Reposting for community benefit. Original article written by Lydia Oshodi: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lydia-oshodi-5ba956187_how-to-become-a-devopcloud-engineer-activity-6998636553321201664-nd2w/

How To Become A DevOp/Cloud Engineer

Certifications/skills:

Need to understand cloud storage platforms & Kubernetes
(Have at least cloud certification)

Highly recommend an AWS cert since its more in demand/companies are asking for this knowledge.

• AWS Cloud Practitioner

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer- Professional

Prep course:

AWS:
Best AWS courses on the market
Instructor: Adrian Cantrill

• Hands-on projects to put on a resume.

• Practice tests by Jon Bonso

2. CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer COurse

Understand scripting languages such as (Python, Linux,)

• Python:Beginner lessons to learn python.

• Instructor Nana Janashia
  Beginner lessons to learn python

• 100 Days of Code Angela Yu

• Projects in order to learn python and various frameworks/tools.

• Linux course :

• Learning BASH scripting.

• DevOps tooling 1

• DevOps tooling 2

Training Programs:

1. Booz Allen Hamilton

BAH Tech Excellance Program is offering to train people to become a DevOps/ Cloud Engineer and get them sponsored for a high level clearance to work as a junior/entry level hire on projects in Huntsville, Alabama.
Paid Program
(Must be open to relocate)

Booz Allen Hamilton Program

Huntsville, AL is one of the underrated cities in the south. The government industry is located at Redstone Arsenal (NASA, MDA, AMC, FBI). There is also Research Park where all the Defense Contractors are located. A great location to be for Defense, Aerospace , Engineering, and soon to be Intelligence.

2. Uturn Data Solutions

Paid internship for cloud/devop engineers
Application will be open in Q1 of 2023

Follow & contact: Stephen Sadowski [search on LinkedIn] who will post when the applications are available in 2023

3. AT&T

Technology Development Program
Paid Internship
Sign up to get alerted when its available

Will gain working experience in administering networks, databases and/or operating systems such as Linux, interest in technology architecture, interest with low-code development platforms and scripting languages, as well as current experience in software development languages such as Java, SQL, and HTML/CSS.

AT&T Technology Development Program

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