AWS Cloud Engineer Path
Engineers who want to build and operate real workloads on Amazon Web Services.
4 stepsHands-on labsCapstone + portfolioA named role
Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential
What the path adds
Membership covers foundation reading. A path is where the work is assessed and the credential is earned.
- Marked work
- Your written submissions are assessed against a rubric, not ticked off.
- Cumulative assessment
- One exam across the whole path, not a quiz per course.
- Capstone
- A final piece of real work, reviewed.
- Portfolio artefact
- Something you can put in front of a hiring manager.
- Verified credential
- A Professional Path Credential with a public verification page.
By the end, you can
What this path makes you able to do.
- Navigate AWS core services and the global infrastructure
- Build on AWS with compute, storage, networking, and CloudFormation
- Operate AWS workloads with monitoring, security, cost control, and Well-Architected reviews
A guided journey, not a pile of courses
The 4-step path.
- 1View course
AWS Fundamentals
Core services and the console
- 2View course
Building on AWS
Compute, networking, CloudFormation
- 3View course
Operating AWS Workloads
CloudWatch, IAM, cost, scaling
Capstone: build and operate an AWS workload
A CloudFormation-defined AWS environment with networking, monitoring, security, and a cost and Well-Architected review
Every path is backed by
Hands-on labs. A final exam & capstone. A real role.
You finish with a portfolio you can show, a cumulative exam, and the skills to land the AWS Cloud Engineer role.
Not sure this is the one? Take the free fit and aptitude check first: twelve short questions, instant answer.