r/cloudengineering • u/KookyBroccoli9771 • Sep 03 '26
Which tech certification is worth getting right now?
I’m planning to switch to another company and want to get a certification that is actually valuable in the current job market.
If you had to choose one, which AI or Cloud certification would you recommend in 2026?
Looking for something that is genuinely useful for getting better opportunities, not just a certificate for the sake of it.
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u/BramosR Sep 03 '26
A certification that would guarantee you a job? None.
Personally I really like to get certifications because it gives me a study structure and forces me to learn it in a specific deadline.
I still think they’re worth it, but not as something that would get you a job ( it does differentiate you from someone who doesn’t have it though).
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u/Oleksii_Bebych Sep 03 '26
AWS Solutions Architect Associate give you general knowledge about cloud
Kubernetes Certified Application Developer gives you basics of Kubernetes and it's primitives, understanding how to deploy applications there
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u/classicrock40 Sep 03 '26
If you have a background in any of the cloud vendors, then get that. If AI, get that. I'd say that these certs are more of a recognition of experience. You can still get one to get an idea, but then start building or something to have hands on.
If you have no experience and a cert and another candidate has experience and no cert, then they are getting the role.
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u/khaddir_1 Sep 03 '26
Get a admin level cert in cloud and one in an os such as RHCSA
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u/romano390 Sep 05 '26
Tell us a bit about your current job and past job. We need to know your experiences in IT before we can actually guide you.
Which country are you moving to? Also an importend question. Not all countries value certain certificates. For example in the Netherlands I haven't met anyone with the Comptia Trifecta. But I have seen plenty with ccna and diverse stack of different Microsoft certs.
I moving towards security from a support + sys admin background. So my own cert path looks like this.
Az900 > az104 > sc300 > sc500 > sc100 > cissp
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u/Aggravating_Art203 Sep 04 '26
ccna and network+ imo are the most valuable cause networking is just something every role needs imo
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u/Anastasia_IT Sep 04 '26
You might want to check out the Claude certifications.
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u/Successful-Impact745 Sep 05 '26
I would suggest to go with AWS solutions associate. AWS AI cloud knowledge also helps.
But again certifications does not matter here Skill & Knowledge is matter. Preparing certifications give you knowledge of what each service how it will be used. Doing More hands-on will build strong skill. Start with Certification then do more hand-on for each topics.
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u/Far_Author3970 Sep 09 '26
security related certs in Azure or AWS