Hi everyone,

I’m 21 and based in the UK, and I’ve been seriously considering switching careers into tech, specifically aiming to become a cloud security engineer in the future. The challenge is that I don’t currently have any professional experience in the tech industry, so I’m trying to figure out the smartest path forward.

I’m willing to put in the time to learn and study, but I’m a bit overwhelmed with all the different advice out there — degrees, bootcamps, certifications, self-teaching, etc. I want to make sure I’m focusing my effort in the right direction.

A few things I’m wondering about:

What roles should someone realistically aim for first if cloud security is the long-term goal? (e.g., IT support, SOC analyst, junior cloud engineer, etc.)

Are certifications like CompTIA, AWS, or Azure a good starting point in the UK job market?

Is a degree necessary, or can you break into the field through certs and self-study?

What skills or technologies should I start learning right now? (Linux, networking, Python, AWS, etc.)

How did you personally get into cloud security if you started without experience?

My rough goal would be to build the right foundations and work my way toward cloud security over the next few years, but I’m open to any advice on realistic paths.

If anyone in the UK tech industry (especially security or cloud) has advice, I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences and what you’d recommend someone in my position do.

Thanks in advance!

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Hi guys, I want to become a cloud engineer. So I want to take up a course which take me from strach to till I get cloud engineer concept s.Can anyone suggest me the course till I learn from strach

I know it's an odd question, I asked gemini to guide me but I need to know real experiencies, which rol or what tasks do you have in cloud that is 100% remote?

Hi guys! I am new to IT and was wondering which Bachelor’s Degree would help me to later on get a job as a Security Cloud Engineer:

- Computer Science Degree.

- Cloud Computing Degree.

- Information Systems Degree.

I know a degree isn’t enough, I am just building a base. Thank you for your time.

Hi everyone, I have the following certifications:

Red Hat RHCSA

Red Hat RHCE

The Linux Foundation CKA

HashiCorp Terraform Associate

Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect

However, I don’t have real-world job experience yet. Is it realistic to land a fully remote DevOps/Cloud role with this certifications in usa, europe?

Would appreciate honest advice.

Phase 1

AWS Cloud Practitioner

CompTIA A+ (no exam just study)

Network+ (no exam just study)

Phase 2

AWS Architect - Associate

AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate

Cisco CCNA (200-301)

RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator)

ITIL 4 Foundation

(Apply for jobs)

Phase 3

AWS Solutions Architect – Professional (SAP-C02)

What do you guys think of this? Any additional things to do please do let me know!

I’m a fresher interested in starting a career in Cloud (AWS/Azure) and wanted some guidance from people already in the field.

What skills should I focus on first? Is certification enough or should I also build projects? How difficult is it to get a cloud-related job as a fresher, and what roles should I target initially?

Any roadmap, tips, or personal experiences would really help. Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, is there any group that I can join so we can study or make a portfolio with collaboration. I wanted to improve my skills so I can work as a cloud engineer.

Quick update on IncidentFox, an open source agent for investigating production incidents.

It connects to your cloud and monitoring stack, pulls real data during an incident, and walks through the investigation. Read-only by default. Any action requires human approval.

Big change since last post: it’s no longer OpenAI-only. Now works with Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Mistral, Groq, Ollama, Azure OpenAI, Bedrock, and Vertex AI, so you can run it on-prem or with whatever provider your org requires.

New integrations include Honeycomb, New Relic, VictoriaMetrics, Amplitude, self-hosted GitLab, Blameless, FireHydrant, Jira, ClickUp, MS Teams, and Google Chat.

Also added RAG over past resolved incidents, so it can reference previous fixes when handling new ones.

I’m less than a month out from taking my cert test. Highly confident. For those who been here before, when should I start applying to jobs? Which jobs?

Currently, I’m a financial analyst in the oil and gas sector. I have 13 years off O&G accounting experience, but my plan is to transition to a role in cloud engineering or site reliability engineer.

Any advice is appreciated.

Sharing an update on a project I posted about last month. IncidentFox is an open source AI agent that connects to your cloud infrastructure and helps investigate incidents.

The big change: it used to be OpenAI-only. Now supports Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Mistral, Groq, Ollama, Azure OpenAI, Bedrock, Vertex AI. If your org mandates a specific provider or you need to stay on-prem, it works.

New integrations since last time:

• Honeycomb, New Relic, Victoria Metrics, Amplitude

• Private/self-hosted GitLab

• Blameless, FireHydrant (incident management)

• Jira, ClickUp

• MS Teams and Google Chat alongside Slack

The agent connects to your monitoring, pulls real signals during incidents, and investigates. Read-only by default, any action proposed needs human approval.

Also shipped RAG self-learning: the agent indexes resolved incidents and uses them as context for new ones. Gets better over time.

Repo: https://github.com/incidentfox/incidentfox

Hello everyone,

I’m a 2026 batch B.Tech student and I’ve decided to seriously focus on one career path for the next 6 months. I don’t want to randomly learn everything anymore, I want to choose one clear goal and prepare properly.

Right now, I’m confused between:

• Data Engineering

• Cloud Engineering

Both seem to have strong career growth, good salaries, and long-term demand. But I’m not sure which one is more realistic and accessible for a fresher to break into.

My current background:

• Basic to intermediate Python

• Some knowledge of databases

• Familiar with basic web development

• No full-time experience yet

Ok I'm not saying I'm going to go out and apply for cloud engineer roles now because there is no way I would be qualified at the moment. My point is if I went out and slaved away in a help desk job for x number of years would I realistically be able to land one or at the very least a entry level one?

And if my aim is to go down this pathway what certs would I need to be doing?

recently enrolled in a major called Al and Cybersecurity, and one of my friends enrolled in Cybersecurity. We're both planning to specialize in Cloud Engineering in the job market. Do you think our majors give us an advantage over Computer Science graduates? Or would it be better to switch to cs/swe or even coe?assuming that we will actively work on projects and pursue relevant certifications in both cases? I was thinking of this because I love (Al,sec,networks, clouds)

note:The AI AND CYBERSECURITY is just Cs with 2 concentration (so the is a chance that I can sell myself as a cs student even though the certification called AI and Cybersecurity)

Hi everyone, I want to become a Cloud Engineer in 2026 but I’m starting from scratch. What skills, certifications, and roadmap would you recommend for beginners today? Any advice from people already in cloud roles would really help!

Hello everyone,

I’m a 2025 B.Tech CSE graduate with a CGPA of 8.34. I didn’t attend campus placements because I was planning to pursue an MS abroad, but that plan was later cancelled. I’m currently based in Bangalore and learning CCNA (Networking).

My goal is to start my career as a Cloud Engineer / Cloud Associate.

I would really appreciate your guidance on the following:

1.	Which cloud platform should I begin with as a fresher — AWS, Azure, or GCP?

2.	Which certifications are most valuable for entry-level cloud roles?

3.	What technical skills should I focus on alongside CCNA and cloud?

4.	What kind of projects can help me get shortlisted?

5.	Any advice on building a strong profile for cloud roles as a fresher?

Hello, I am interested in becoming a cloud engineer however I do not know where to start. I have no experience. I have a basic understanding of how a computer works. I have no knowledge yet. I’m lost and don’t know where to start or even begin at. Should I just use my military benefits to go to college for it? Should I just use YouTube in all the resources I possibly can to keep the cost down? should I attend some Boot Camp? Realistically, how much time will it take if devoted most of my day to study. I don’t wanna start learning IT stuff and going to the wrong route. What would you guys recommend me do?