AWS Cloud Practitioner
Cloud fluency, shared responsibility, pricing, security basics.
Role alignment: Cloud Support Associate, Junior FinOps
EnrollWhy this pathway helps
| Outcome | What you gain |
|---|---|
| Job readiness | Exam-aligned skills mapped to real roles. |
| Career mobility | Clear steps from foundational to advanced practice. |
| Modern stack | Security, automation, and cloud practices baked in. |
Salary snapshots (US): Beginner $70,000–$110,000 • Intermediate $115,000–$180,000 • Advanced $185,000–$290,000+ (ranges synthesized from BLS OEWS 2024/2025 and Glassdoor 2025).
Beginner
Typical salary: $70,000–$110,000Intermediate
Typical salary: $115,000–$180,000AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
Design secure, resilient, cost-optimized architectures.
Role alignment: Associate Solutions Architect, Cloud Engineer
EnrollAWS Developer – Associate
Serverless, containers, CI/CD, monitoring, security.
Role alignment: Cloud Developer, DevOps Engineer
EnrollAWS SysOps Administrator – Associate
Automation, observability, patching, backup, governance.
Role alignment: Cloud Systems Administrator, SRE Associate
EnrollMicrosoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104)
Manage identities, governance, compute, storage, networking.
Role alignment: Azure Administrator, Cloud Ops Engineer
EnrollAdvanced
Typical salary: $185,000–$290,000+AWS Security – Specialty
Detection, IR, and zero-trust controls on AWS.
Role alignment: Cloud Security Engineer/Architect, SecDevOps Lead
EnrollMicrosoft Azure (Architect/Advanced)
Enterprise-grade Azure design at scale.
Role alignment: Azure Solutions Architect, Senior Cloud Engineer
EnrollVMware VCP-DCV
Virtualization & data-center infrastructure for hybrid cloud.
Role alignment: Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Hybrid Cloud Engineer
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