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Cloud Engineer

Run software reliably on cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure.

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About this career

Cloud engineers build the infrastructure that modern software runs on — servers, networks, storage, and the automation that ties them together. The role pays well and is a great launchpad into platform / SRE / DevOps careers. Comfort with the command line and a willingness to read documentation is more important than raw coding skill.

Courses on this path

Skills you'll build

Cloud Fundamentals

Core concepts of cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure): compute, storage, networking, IAM.

Command Line

The terminal — how programmers automate tasks and run tools without a graphical UI.

Networking

How computers talk to each other — TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP. Required for any backend or security role.

Docker

Containerization tool that packages applications so they run the same everywhere.

Security Fundamentals

Authentication, authorization, encryption, common attack patterns. Defense in depth.

Git

The version-control tool every software team uses to track and merge changes.

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