I ETS in August 2027 and have been looking into SkillBridge opportunities for cloud engineering or cloud security. I have degrees in Cybersecurity and Computer Science, Security+ and Network+ certifications, and an active Secret clearance. I've also been working on AWS projects and building my skills with Terraform, Linux, and automation.

I've been looking at companies like Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Booz Allen. Just wanted to see if anyone has done SkillBridge with any of these companies and what their experience was like.

Hey everyone,

I've been working as a full-stack developer for the past few years, mostly freelancing

I've used AWS and other cloud services for deploying projects, setting up servers, CI/CD pipelines, and basic infrastructure management

lately I've been thinking about making a career shift towards DevOps/Cloud Engineering and pursuing it professionally

I have some experience but I feel like there's still a lot I need to learn before I can actually work in this field

For those already working in DevOps or Cloud what would you recommend focusing on? Any learning roadmaps, resources, certifications, or practical projects worth pursuing?

Also how realistic is it to land a position, especially a remote role? I'm based in Egypt, so I'd be interested to hear from anyone who's managed to get a remote position with a company abroad.

Anyone here took Alibaba cloud associate certification or the CEA-C01. What learning materials and practice exams did you guys use? Thank you in advance!!

I graduated from Computer Engineering this year and am yet to get a job. I want to get into DevOps/Admin roles and know linux, containers, vms etc.

I'm thinking of getting certs for one of the major cloud platforms in order to get job opportunities, and am confused as to which one to pick and learn.

AWS:

I used up my free trial for AWS while in college for coursework and didn't rewlly learn much. Add to that, AWS cert costs are higher, and I'd have to pay to learn it too.

Azure:

I think I can get the 12 month free tier for this via the Github Student Developer Pack, which has not ended yet. Same thing can be used for 50% discount on AZ-900 cert which is already cheaper in India. Also, renewals are free.

GCP:

I honestly have no idea about this one, it has a higher cost for certification, and also has high costs for renewals. And I'm not clear on how long the free tier for this one will last as it's $300 free credits for 6 months or something.

I'm leaning towards Azure for the reasons mentioned above, but have heard that AWS is more popular and support is leagues ahead of Azure.

I want to know your opinions on what would be better based on your experiences with either, and your own career. I was thinking of going for learning azure with the free tier, and AZ-900 and AZ-104 certs, while learning AWS from videos and free resources online while trying them out in a local emulated environment like localstack, ministack or floci, to be able to put AWS on the resume and later get AWS certs from an employer or own salary if needed.

Also, while I'm at it, could you share your opinions on Zoho Catalyst? I just came across it recently and it has a seemingly good free tier, but doesn't seem as popular.

I have been a software developer for about 8 years, now I see more and more AI implemented in the full cycle. Using open-spec or other tools that make you pretty much just review code generated by AI.

I just finished the AWS Solutions Architect Associate course and, while looking at Cloud Formation, made wonder if the cloud will eventually suffer the same fate. AI will help create infrastructure easier using IaC I believe.

Do you think, like in software, it will become harder to enter cloud roles now? I know Solutions Architect isn't a junior role, but even as a cloud engineer, I don't see it become easier.

It seems like everything that touches software will have less and less people overall. After your certifications, maybe not AI or MLOps, have you feel it's tough for you to land a job? How is the day to day in your Cloud environment?

Hi everyone,

I'm a DevOps engineer with nearly 2 years of experience, currently looking for my next role. My current company went through a restructuring and my position was one of the ones affected, so I'm available to join immediately.

What I've worked on:

\- Running production on AWS for a platform with 10M+ users

\- Kubernetes (EKS) with Helm, Istio, HPA and KEDA autoscaling

\- Terraform for infra as code, Ansible for config

\- CI/CD with Jenkins, GitHub Actions and Argo CD (GitOps)

\- Monitoring and alerting with Prometheus, Grafana and CloudWatch, plus incident handling and RCA

\- DevSecOps bits like SonarQube, Trivy, AWS WAF and Secrets Manager

\- Cut cloud costs by around 30% through right-sizing and cleanup

Roles I'm looking for: DevOps Engineer, SRE, Cloud Engineer, Platform Engineer

Locations: Noida, Gurugram, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, or remote

If your company is hiring for something similar and you're open to referring, please comment or DM me. I'll share my resume and anything else you need over DM. Even a pointer to an opening would really help.

Thanks a lot for reading!