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Cloud Engineer Study Plan

The Cloud Engineer Study Plan outlines a 6-month roadmap for individuals with no cloud experience to become job-ready in AWS and Azure. It includes weekly topics covering cloud foundations, networking, compute, automation, security, and culminates in certification preparation and a final project. Recommended resources and tools are also provided to aid in the learning process.

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Cloud Engineer Study Plan

The Cloud Engineer Study Plan outlines a 6-month roadmap for individuals with no cloud experience to become job-ready in AWS and Azure. It includes weekly topics covering cloud foundations, networking, compute, automation, security, and culminates in certification preparation and a final project. Recommended resources and tools are also provided to aid in the learning process.

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Cloud Engineer Study Plan (AWS & Azure)

Introduction

Background: Networking (Switching & Routing)


Cloud Experience: None
Time Commitment: 5 hrs/week
Target Certifications: AWS Cloud Practitioner & Azure AZ-900
Goal: Become job-ready Cloud Engineer in 6 months

Month 1: Cloud Foundations

Week 1:
- Cloud Computing Basics (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
- AWS Global Infrastructure
- Course: AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

Week 2:
- AWS Core Services (EC2, S3, IAM)
- Hands-on Labs: AWS Console + CLI

Week 3:
- Azure Core Services (VMs, Storage, IAM)
- Platform: Microsoft Learn - Azure Fundamentals

Week 4:
- Practice navigating both platforms
- Set up free-tier accounts

Month 2: Networking in the Cloud

Week 1: AWS VPCs, subnets, route tables, security groups


Week 2: Azure VNets, NSGs, peering, VPN Gateway
Week 3: Load Balancing (AWS ELB, Azure ALB), DNS, NAT
Week 4: Hands-on Project:
- Build a VPC with private/public subnets + EC2
- Document topology

Month 3: Compute, Storage, IAM

Week 1: AWS EC2 & Azure VMs - Linux & Windows


Week 2: AWS S3 / Azure Blob Storage + lifecycle rules
Week 3: IAM Best Practices - Roles, Groups, Policies
Week 4: Mini Project: Host static website + apply IAM rules

Month 4: Automation & Infrastructure as Code

Week 1: Learn Terraform basics (variables, providers)


Week 2: Write Terraform for EC2 + S3 deployment
Week 3: Intro to CI/CD: GitHub Actions or AWS CodePipeline
Cloud Engineer Study Plan (AWS & Azure)

Week 4: Project: Infra + app deployed via GitHub and Terraform

Month 5: Cloud Security, Monitoring & Costs

Week 1: Cloud Security: IAM audits, encryption (KMS), MFA


Week 2: CloudWatch (AWS), Azure Monitor - set alarms
Week 3: Budgets and Cost Monitoring tools
Week 4: Mini Audit: IAM cleanup, cost report generation

Month 6: Certification & Final Project

Week 1-2:
- Review AWS Cloud Practitioner & Azure AZ-900 topics
- Take practice exams (Whizlabs/Udemy)

Week 3:
- Build final project: 3-tier web app on AWS (frontend + backend + DB)
- Configure IAM, monitoring, and backups

Week 4:
- Upload project to GitHub
- Update resume & LinkedIn
- Explore job boards (LinkedIn, JobStreet, Kalibrr)

Recommended Tools & Resources

- AWS Skill Builder: https://skillbuilder.aws


- Microsoft Learn: https://learn.microsoft.com/training
- Terraform: https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform
- GitHub & Git CLI
- FreeCodeCamp, ACloudGuru, ExamPro (YouTube)
- Practice Exams: Whizlabs / TutorialsDojo / Udemy

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