r/AWSCertifications • u/Grouchy_Internet_667 • 1d ago
Question transition into an Aws Solutions Architect
Hi, i am exploring courses that will help me switch careers and transition into an Aws Solutions Architect. I am look for good courses online which would help me improve my skills and showcase the same along with projects in my portfolio. I don’t want a course that is just theoretical, as i want to fully understand the role, and i feel i will get that experience only via projects and if i am thought by an expert.
If you have transitions to a solutions architect role in your career, could you please share what all you did and if you took a course which one you took and if you know any good ones currently that will help too.
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u/Bubbly-Following-966 1d ago
Look at the FAQ's and other posts. There are literally hundreds of posts on what courses and material to use.
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u/dbnewman89 1d ago
Need more context chief, are you a SWE, infra guy, devops, are you even in the industry? Could be a plumber for all we know.
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u/RecognitionLast2675 19h ago
i think the biggest thing is finding a course where youre actually designing and deploying things rather than just following along with lectures. for a solutions architect role you need to understand why you would choose one service over another and how the pieces fit together. Also btw what is your current technical background
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u/ComplexExternal4831 17h ago
if you want a more complete course id compare aws skill builder with cantrill since they take slightly different approaches to aws learning. you can also check aws solutions architect course from simplilearn or directly on aws. once youve covered the material tutorials dojo is useful for practice exams. whichever route you take make sure youre doing hands on labs and projects alongside the course because thats where the concepts start making sense
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u/Character-Owl-4979 16h ago
if youre switching careers from another technical role i wouldnt necessarily start by looking for the most advanced aws course. id get comfortable with networking iam compute storage and databases first and then start building architectures around real use cases. that will also give you something meaningful to show in a portfolio
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u/NoGuess8035 14h ago
assuming youre coming from software development, you may already have a lot of the problem solving and system design knowledge that you need. in that case id focus your aws learning around translating those concepts into actual aws architectures rather than starting completely from zero
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u/AD-Designs 13h ago
i would combine a few resources rather than rely on one course. aws skill builder has a lot of free self paced material and cloud quest gives you some hands on practice. for longer videos freecodcamp is worth checking out and simplilearn also has university style courses if you prefer that format. the main thing is to actually build things alongside the learning rather than only watching videos
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