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
| Certification | Provider |
|---|---|
| Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) | CNCF |
| Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) | CNCF |
| HashiCorp Terraform Associate | HashiCorp |
| AWS Certified DevOps Engineer — Professional | AWS |
| Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert | Azure |
| Prometheus Certified Associate | CNCF |
2. Machine Learning / MLOps
| Certification | Provider |
|---|---|
| Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals | Databricks |
| Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Spark | Databricks |
| AWS Certified Data Engineer — Associate | AWS |
| NVIDIA Certified Associate — Generative AI LLMs | NVIDIA |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate | Azure |
| AWS Certified AI Practitioner | AWS |
| FinOps Certified Practitioner | FinOps |
3. Cloud Solutions Architect
| Certification | Provider |
|---|---|
| Google Cloud — Professional Cloud Architect | GCP |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert | Azure |
| AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Professional | AWS |
| Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) | CNCF |
| HashiCorp Terraform Associate | HashiCorp |
4. Cloud AI Engineer
| Certification | Provider |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Certified Associate — Generative AI LLMs | NVIDIA |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate | Azure |
| AWS Certified AI Practitioner | AWS |
| NVIDIA Certified Associate — AI Infrastructure | NVIDIA |
| Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) | CNCF |
5. Cloud Security Specialist
| Certification | Provider |
|---|---|
| Google Cloud — Professional Cloud Security Engineer | GCP |
| AWS Certified Security — Specialty | AWS |
| Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) | CNCF |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate | Azure |
| CompTIA Security+ | CompTIA |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Security Professional | Oracle |
6. Cloud Infra & Operations
| Certification | Provider |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate | Azure |
| Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) | CNCF |
| HashiCorp Terraform Associate | HashiCorp |
| AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Professional | AWS |
| Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer | GCP |
7. Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
| Certification | Provider |
|---|---|
| Google Cloud — Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer | GCP |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert | Azure |
| AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Professional | AWS |
| Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) | CNCF |
| HashiCorp Terraform Associate | HashiCorp |
| Prometheus Certified Associate | CNCF |
8. Platform Engineer
| Certification | Provider |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate | Azure |
| Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer | GCP |
| Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) | Red Hat |
| Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) | CNCF |
| Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) | CNCF |
| HashiCorp Terraform Associate | HashiCorp |
| Prometheus Certified Associate | CNCF |