Become a Cloud and DevOps Engineer
Cloud and DevOps Engineer
A structured path to entry level cloud and DevOps roles: Linux, networking, AWS fundamentals, containers, CI and CD, and monitoring.
What a Cloud and DevOps Engineer does
A cloud and DevOps engineer builds and maintains the systems that run software: servers, networks, storage, pipelines and monitoring. A typical day includes automating deployments, checking alerts, fixing build failures, managing access and improving reliability.
Many freshers start in cloud support, operations or infrastructure roles and move into DevOps as they gain hands on experience.
Skills and tools
Skills you need
- Linux command line and shell scripting
- Networking basics: IP addressing, DNS, HTTP and load balancing
- Core cloud services for compute, storage, networking and identity
- Containers and container orchestration basics
- CI and CD pipelines
- Infrastructure as code
- Monitoring and logging
Tools you will use
- Linux
- AWS
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Git and GitHub
- A CI tool such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins
- Terraform
Your path, in order
- AWS Cloud Computing: BeginnerBeginner · 8 weeks · CertificateFrom zero to your first live application on AWS: cloud foundations, Linux, IAM, networking, databases, serverless, and a live AI powered deployment.
- Cloud Computing and DevOps: BeginnerBeginner · 8 weeks · CertificateGo from zero to your first automated cloud deployment: Linux, AWS, Docker, CI/CD, and live monitoring.
- AWS Cloud Computing: IntermediateIntermediate · 8 weeks · CertificateGo from cloud user to AWS Solutions Architect: the Well Architected Framework, Terraform, ECS and EKS, event driven architecture, and RAG on Bedrock.
- Cloud Computing and DevOps: IntermediateIntermediate · 8 weeks · CertificateGo from coder to DevOps engineer: advanced AWS architecture, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, GitOps, and observability.
Projects to build
Deploy one app three ways
Deploy the same application on a virtual machine, in a container, and on a managed service, and compare effort and cost.
CI pipeline
Set up a pipeline that runs tests and deploys automatically on every push to the main branch.
Monitoring setup
Add metrics, logs and an alert to a running application, and write a short note on what you would watch in production.
What interviews cover
- Common Linux commands and file permissions
- How DNS and HTTP requests work
- Difference between virtual machines and containers
- IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
- What a CI and CD pipeline does
- How you would troubleshoot a slow or failing application
Not sure where you are on this path?
Tell us your background and an advisor will call you with a plan that starts from what you already know, and the fee details for the options that fit.
Frequently asked questions
Some do, but many start in cloud support or operations roles and move into DevOps after gaining hands on experience.
Yes, at least scripting. Shell scripting and one language such as Python help you automate tasks.
A certification can help, but hands on projects you can explain matter more in interviews.
Search for cloud engineer, cloud support associate, DevOps engineer, site reliability engineer and system administrator roles.