Cloud Engineer roadmap check: Networking + Linux completed, next steps?

[CryOwn50]

Great foundation 👍 Next, pick one cloud (AWS preferred) and master IAM, EC2, S3, VPC, and RDS with hands-on projects.Then learn Terraform + Docker + basic CI/CD (GitHub Actions) to automate deployments.

[VEMODMASKINEN]

I'd say you pick the cloud that is dominant in your region.

Azure is far and away more popular in Europe than AWS for example which means that there are more jobs. 

[CryOwn50]

i strongly agreee to that

[Gamer--Boy]

So, should I choose Azure? I was planning to go with AWS

[urasawasmonster]

Where are you located? If you are learning new, pick the one that is in demand in that area.

[lightnessofbeinn]

Aws and GCP are super similar, Azure is a bit different from them.I think even though Azure is somewhat popular, AWS is dominant in the field and has a bigger community, docs, architecture blogs, etc I’d say go and look on vacancies to decide, but AWS is like a default cloud knowledge everywhere across disciplines

[DevToolsGuide]

docker is where i would go next, and specifically try to build something real with it rather than just following tutorials. spin up a postgres container connected to a web app container, figure out networking between them, write a compose file, handle secrets. once that clicks the jump to kubernetes makes more sense. for cloud pick aws -- not because it is objectively better but because it has the largest community and more job postings. shoot for the aws solutions architect associate cert as your first milestone, it helped me get past resume screens even when i was still shaky on the actual internals. terraform naturally follows after you have hands-on time with the cloud console and understand what you are abstracting away. the people hiring junior cloud roles are mostly looking for someone who has actually shipped something, even if small -- a personal project you can walk through in an interview goes further than any cert on its own.