Cloud Engineer Roadmap

Is this for me?

This pathway is designed for:

Career switchers ready for hands-on cloud experience
New graduates seeking structured DevOps & cloud expertise
Tech professionals looking to level up into cloud engineering roles

What will I learn?

You'll build hands-on projects that:

Design and secure cloud infrastructure
Deploy and connect scalable databases
Automate infrastructure and deployments
Containerize and deploy modern applications

What do I get?

NextWork gives you:

Step by step projects for the real world
A supportive community that helps you solve problems
Professional documentation that showcases your skills in real time

Phase 1 2 Projects

AWS Basics

Start your cloud journey by understanding core AWS services and cloud computing fundamentals. Learn to navigate the AWS Console and deploy your first cloud resources.

Phase 2 11 Projects

Networking

Deep dive into VPCs, subnets, routing, and advanced networking concepts for secure and scalable architectures.

Phase 3 5 Projects

Databases

Learn how to work with cloud databases that scale. You'll set up Aurora MySQL for relational data, connect it to real applications, and master DynamoDB for NoSQL operations.

Phase 4 5 Projects

Security

Master AWS security services and best practices. Learn IAM, encryption, threat detection, and secrets management to build secure cloud architectures.

Phase 5 9 Projects

Containers & Compute

Master Lambda for serverless computing and Kubernetes for container orchestration. Build three-tier applications and deploy across multiple AWS services.

Phase 6 10 Projects

DevOps

Master DevOps practices with AWS. Build CI/CD pipelines, manage infrastructure as code with Terraform and CloudFormation, and implement GitOps workflows.

Phase 7 6 Projects

AI on Cloud

Integrate AI and machine learning services into cloud applications. Build chatbots with Amazon Lex and implement AI-powered features like transcription.