Cloud Engineer

Design and operate cloud environments that are secure, observable, scalable and cost-aware.

In short— Utaweka systems kwa cloud bila bill ikuje kama plot twist mwisho wa mwezi.

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What you'll learn

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01Stage 01Infrastructure basicsLinux and shell scripting • DNS, subnets, routing and TLS

Build a base in Linux, networking and automation before provider-specific services.

Focus on

  • Linux and shell scripting
  • DNS, subnets, routing and TLS
  • Git and Python basics
Build check: Configure a secure Linux service.

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02Stage 02Choose a cloudAWS, Azure or GCP core services • Identity and access management

Learn one major provider deeply enough to build complete solutions.

Focus on

  • AWS, Azure or GCP core services
  • Identity and access management
  • Compute, storage and managed databases
Build check: Deploy a small three-tier environment.

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03Stage 03Infrastructure as codeTerraform fundamentals • Modules, state and remote backends

Create reviewable and repeatable cloud environments.

Focus on

  • Terraform fundamentals
  • Modules, state and remote backends
  • Configuration and secret management
Build check: Provision the environment entirely from code.

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04Stage 04Containers and serverlessDocker and container registries • Kubernetes or managed containers

Select an execution model based on workload and operational trade-offs.

Focus on

  • Docker and container registries
  • Kubernetes or managed containers
  • Functions and event-driven services
Build check: Deploy both a container and serverless function.

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05Stage 05Security and reliabilityCloud security posture and encryption • Monitoring, logging and alerting

Protect workloads and design recovery before incidents happen.

Focus on

  • Cloud security posture and encryption
  • Monitoring, logging and alerting
  • Backups, availability and disaster recovery
Build check: Run a recovery exercise and document it.

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06Stage 06Architecture and costWell-architected principles • Autoscaling and caching

Balance performance, resilience, simplicity and spend.

Focus on

  • Well-architected principles
  • Autoscaling and caching
  • Cost monitoring and optimization
Build check: Create and defend a cloud architecture diagram.

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Now build kitu real.

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