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Cloud Engineer Roadmap

 

1️⃣  Core IT Foundations (Must-Have)

Time: 1–2 months

What to learn

Linux basics (files, permissions, processes)

Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, Load Balancers

OS concepts: CPU, memory, disk, logs

Git & GitHub

Outcome

✔ You understand how systems talk, fail, and recover

2️⃣ One Cloud Platform (Go Deep, Not Wide)

Time: 2–3 months

Choose ONE:

Amazon Web Services (AWS) – max jobs in India

Microsoft Azure – strong enterprise demand

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) – data & startup focus

Core services

Compute: EC2 / VM / Compute Engine

Storage: S3 / Blob / Cloud Storage

Networking: VPC, Subnets, NAT, Security Groups

IAM (users, roles, policies)

Monitoring & billing

Outcome

✔ You can deploy and secure a real cloud app

 

3️⃣ Linux + Scripting (Automation Mindset)

Time: 1 month

Skills

Bash scripting

Python (basic automation)

Cron jobs, log parsing

Outcome

✔ You reduce manual work (huge hiring signal)

 

4️⃣ DevOps Essentials (Critical in 2026)

Time: 2 months

Tools

Docker (images, containers)

Kubernetes (pods, services, deployments)

CI/CD: GitHub Actions / GitLab CI

Cloud monitoring (CloudWatch / Azure Monitor)

Outcome

✔ You can build → deploy → monitor automatically

 

5️⃣ Infrastructure as Code (Pro Level)

Time: 1 month

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation / ARM templates

Outcome

✔ You can recreate infra in minutes (production skill)

 

6️⃣ Security, Reliability & Cost (Senior Skills)

Time: 1 month

Focus

Cloud security best practices

Backup & DR strategies

Cost optimization

High availability & scaling

Outcome

✔ You think like a real Cloud Engineer, not a learner

 

7️⃣ Certification + Projects (Job Converter)

Certs

AWS SAA / Azure Administrator / GCP ACE

Projects (mandatory)

Host a web app with auto-scaling

CI/CD pipeline with Docker + Kubernetes

Terraform-based infra deployment

 

Monitoring + alerts setup

Outcome

✔ Resume + GitHub that gets interview calls

 

🕒 Overall Timeline

Level    Duration

Beginner → Intermediate         3–4 months

Job-ready          6 months

Strong / Senior Track 9–12 months

💼 Cloud Engineer Roles You Can Target

Cloud Engineer

DevOps Engineer

SRE (Junior)

Cloud Support / Platform Engineer

 

India salary (2026 realistic)

Fresher: ₹6–10 LPA

2–4 yrs: ₹12–22 LPA

Strong DevOps: ₹30L+



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