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Cloud Certs

Cloud Certs

Role-Based Roadmap 2026

1. Cloud DevOps Engineer2. Machine Learning / MLOps3. Cloud Solutions Architect4. Cloud AI Engineer5. Cloud Security Specialist6. Cloud Infra & Operations7. Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)8. Platform Engineer

1. Cloud DevOps Engineer

CertificationProvider
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)CNCF
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)CNCF
HashiCorp Terraform AssociateHashiCorp
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer — ProfessionalAWS
Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer ExpertAzure
Prometheus Certified AssociateCNCF

2. Machine Learning / MLOps

CertificationProvider
Databricks Lakehouse FundamentalsDatabricks
Databricks Certified Associate Developer for SparkDatabricks
AWS Certified Data Engineer — AssociateAWS
NVIDIA Certified Associate — Generative AI LLMsNVIDIA
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer AssociateAzure
AWS Certified AI PractitionerAWS
FinOps Certified PractitionerFinOps

3. Cloud Solutions Architect

CertificationProvider
Google Cloud — Professional Cloud ArchitectGCP
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect ExpertAzure
AWS Certified Solutions Architect — ProfessionalAWS
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)CNCF
HashiCorp Terraform AssociateHashiCorp

4. Cloud AI Engineer

CertificationProvider
NVIDIA Certified Associate — Generative AI LLMsNVIDIA
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer AssociateAzure
AWS Certified AI PractitionerAWS
NVIDIA Certified Associate — AI InfrastructureNVIDIA
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)CNCF

5. Cloud Security Specialist

CertificationProvider
Google Cloud — Professional Cloud Security EngineerGCP
AWS Certified Security — SpecialtyAWS
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)CNCF
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator AssociateAzure
CompTIA Security+CompTIA
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Security ProfessionalOracle

6. Cloud Infra & Operations

CertificationProvider
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator AssociateAzure
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)CNCF
HashiCorp Terraform AssociateHashiCorp
AWS Certified Solutions Architect — ProfessionalAWS
Google Cloud Associate Cloud EngineerGCP

7. Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

CertificationProvider
Google Cloud — Professional Cloud DevOps EngineerGCP
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect ExpertAzure
AWS Certified Solutions Architect — ProfessionalAWS
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)CNCF
HashiCorp Terraform AssociateHashiCorp
Prometheus Certified AssociateCNCF

8. Platform Engineer

CertificationProvider
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator AssociateAzure
Google Cloud Associate Cloud EngineerGCP
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)Red Hat
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)CNCF
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)CNCF
HashiCorp Terraform AssociateHashiCorp
Prometheus Certified AssociateCNCF