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Professional Cloud & DevOps Engineering

The route to cloud and DevOps roles. Start by understanding what a cloud estate costs, how reliable it is and who can access it, using a real company's account data, then learn to build and ship infrastructure as code, automate testing and deployment, and keep systems running. Employers hire cloud engineers who can explain a bill and prevent an outage, not just launch servers.

Self-paced
9 courses
Capstone project
Professional certificate

What you'll be able to do

Cloud services, regions and shared responsibility
Cost analysis, rightsizing and pricing models
Autoscaling and availability design
Access management and security reviews
Infrastructure as code and CI/CD
Monitoring, alerts and incident response

Enrolment opens soon

Enrolment is closed for now.

What's included

9 courses in one structured programme, 4 of them professional-only
Self-paced
Capstone project
Professional certificate included when you earn the programme badge

Programme overview

Professional Cloud & DevOps Engineering covers cloud cost and reliability, Linux and networking, infrastructure as code with Terraform, CI/CD and containers, and observability. The capstone prepares an online business for a big sale: postmortem, plan review, capacity, alerts, cost and a game day.

Professional outcome

Run cloud systems that are affordable, reliable and secure.

Who this is for

Learners moving into cloud or DevOps roles
Developers who want to own how their software runs
IT support staff growing into engineering

Projects you'll build

Cloud & DevOps Capstone
Postmortem, plan review, capacity, alerts, cost and a game day, for an online business before a sale.

Full curriculum, module by module

Free introductions are open to everyone. The professional curriculum goes deeper, with real-world projects and assessments, and unlocks when you enroll.

1Module 1FoundationThe cloud itself, and enough code to analyse it.
Full courseFree introductionLevel 1 · Foundations
Linux and Networking Basics
The command line, permissions, processes, SSH, ports, DNS and HTTP, learned by investigating a real-looking server.
About 7 hours
You'll learn
- The Command Line
- Finding Things in Text
- awk for Columns
- Files and Permissions
- Processes, Memory and Disk
- SSH and the Auth Log
- IP Addresses and Ports
- DNS and HTTP
- Shell Scripts and Cron
- Final Project
Short courseFree introductionLevel 1 · Foundations· Optional
Python for Beginners
Python for the scripts and automation you will write.
5 hr 20 min
You'll learn
- First Steps in Python
- Variables and Data Types
- Numbers and Maths
- Working with Text
- Conditions: if, elif and else
- Lists and Tuples
- Loops: for and while
- Dictionaries and Sets
- Functions and a Mini Project
- Errors, Modules and Next Steps
2Module 2CoreUnderstand, build and ship cloud systems.
Full courseFree introductionLevel 2 · Practical Skills
Cloud Fundamentals: Cost, Scaling and Reliability
Cost, rightsizing, scaling, availability and access, on a real-looking company's cloud account.
About 7 hours
You'll learn
- What the Cloud Is
- Reading the Cloud Bill
- Rightsizing from Utilisation
- Idle and Forgotten Resources
- Schedules and Pricing Models
- Scaling with Demand
- Availability and SLOs
- Security and Access
- Cost Governance and Unit Costs
- Final Project
Full courseProfessional curriculumLevel 3 · Professional
Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
Write and review infrastructure as code: plans, dangerous changes, policy checks, drift and the pipeline.
About 7 hours
You'll learn
- Why Infrastructure as Code
- Providers, Resources and the Workflow
- Variables and Environments
- State and Secrets
- Reading a Plan
- Dangerous Changes
- Policy as Code
- Drift and Imports
- Modules and the Pipeline
- Final Project
Full courseProfessional curriculumLevel 3 · Professional
CI/CD and Containers
Dockerfiles, image scanning, secure pipelines, canary releases and the DORA measures, on six months of delivery data.
About 7 hours
You'll learn
- Why CI/CD
- Containers and Images
- Better Dockerfiles
- Image Vulnerabilities
- Pipelines as Code
- Securing the Pipeline
- Faster Pipelines
- Canary Releases
- Rollbacks and Recovery
- Final Project
3Module 3SpecialistKeep systems running in production.
Full courseProfessional curriculumLevel 3 · Professional
Observability and Site Reliability
Metrics, logs and traces to find a real cause; SLOs, burn-rate alerts, capacity and toil to prevent the next outage.
About 7 hours
You'll learn
- What Observability Is
- Metrics and Percentiles
- Structured Logs
- Distributed Traces
- SLIs and SLOs
- Burn-Rate Alerts
- Alert Quality and On-Call
- Capacity and Saturation
- Toil and Reliability Work
- Final Project
4Module 4CapstoneOne platform, made ready for its biggest day, as a portfolio piece.
CapstoneProfessional curriculumLevel 4 · Career Projects
Cloud & DevOps Engineer Capstone: Ready for the Sale
Postmortem, plan review, capacity, alerts, cost and a game day, for an online shop's sale.
About 12 hours
You'll learn
- The Brief and the Inventory
- Last Year's Outage
- Reviewing the Readiness Plan
- Delivery and the Change Freeze
- Capacity for This Year's Peak
- SLOs and Alerts That Matter
- Cost Before and During the Sale
- Game Day and the Go/No-Go
5Module 5CareerTurn your skills into applications that get interviews.
Short courseFree introductionLevel 1 · Foundations· Optional
Career Essentials
An ATS-friendly CV and a LinkedIn profile recruiters can find.
1 hr 30 min
You'll learn
- Build a CV with AI
- A Professional LinkedIn Profile
- Quick Excel Analysis
Short courseFree introductionLevel 1 · Foundations· Optional
Build Your Student Portfolio
One link that shows your cloud reviews and infrastructure code.
1 hr 25 min
You'll learn
- Plan Your Portfolio
- Show Your Work
- Build Your Portfolio Page
- Share Your Work on LinkedIn

Courses marked "In preparation" join the programme when they're ready. If you've already earned the programme badge by then, you keep it.

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Professional Cloud & DevOps Engineering

Self-paced

9 courses

Capstone project

Professional certificate

What you'll be able to do

Cloud services, regions and shared responsibility
Cost analysis, rightsizing and pricing models
Autoscaling and availability design
Access management and security reviews
Infrastructure as code and CI/CD
Monitoring, alerts and incident response

Enrolment opens soon

Enrolment is closed for now.

What's included

9 courses in one structured programme, 4 of them professional-only
Self-paced
Capstone project
Professional certificate included when you earn the programme badge

Programme overview

Professional outcome

Run cloud systems that are affordable, reliable and secure.

Full curriculum, module by module

Free introductions are open to everyone. The professional curriculum goes deeper, with real-world projects and assessments, and unlocks when you enroll.

1Module 1FoundationThe cloud itself, and enough code to analyse it.

Full courseFree introductionLevel 1 · Foundations

Linux and Networking Basics

The command line, permissions, processes, SSH, ports, DNS and HTTP, learned by investigating a real-looking server.

About 7 hours

You'll learn

The Command Line
Finding Things in Text
awk for Columns
Files and Permissions
Processes, Memory and Disk
SSH and the Auth Log
IP Addresses and Ports
DNS and HTTP
Shell Scripts and Cron
Final Project

Short courseFree introductionLevel 1 · Foundations· Optional

Python for Beginners

Python for the scripts and automation you will write.

5 hr 20 min

You'll learn

First Steps in Python
Variables and Data Types
Numbers and Maths
Working with Text
Conditions: if, elif and else
Lists and Tuples
Loops: for and while
Dictionaries and Sets
Functions and a Mini Project
Errors, Modules and Next Steps

2Module 2CoreUnderstand, build and ship cloud systems.

Full courseFree introductionLevel 2 · Practical Skills

Cloud Fundamentals: Cost, Scaling and Reliability

Cost, rightsizing, scaling, availability and access, on a real-looking company's cloud account.

About 7 hours

You'll learn

What the Cloud Is
Reading the Cloud Bill
Rightsizing from Utilisation
Idle and Forgotten Resources
Schedules and Pricing Models
Scaling with Demand
Availability and SLOs
Security and Access
Cost Governance and Unit Costs
Final Project

Full courseProfessional curriculumLevel 3 · Professional

Infrastructure as Code with Terraform

Write and review infrastructure as code: plans, dangerous changes, policy checks, drift and the pipeline.

About 7 hours

You'll learn

Why Infrastructure as Code
Providers, Resources and the Workflow
Variables and Environments
State and Secrets
Reading a Plan
Dangerous Changes
Policy as Code
Drift and Imports
Modules and the Pipeline
Final Project

Full courseProfessional curriculumLevel 3 · Professional

CI/CD and Containers

Dockerfiles, image scanning, secure pipelines, canary releases and the DORA measures, on six months of delivery data.

About 7 hours

You'll learn

Why CI/CD
Containers and Images
Better Dockerfiles
Image Vulnerabilities
Pipelines as Code
Securing the Pipeline
Faster Pipelines
Canary Releases
Rollbacks and Recovery
Final Project

3Module 3SpecialistKeep systems running in production.

Full courseProfessional curriculumLevel 3 · Professional

Observability and Site Reliability

Metrics, logs and traces to find a real cause; SLOs, burn-rate alerts, capacity and toil to prevent the next outage.

About 7 hours

You'll learn

What Observability Is
Metrics and Percentiles
Structured Logs
Distributed Traces
SLIs and SLOs
Burn-Rate Alerts
Alert Quality and On-Call
Capacity and Saturation
Toil and Reliability Work
Final Project

4Module 4CapstoneOne platform, made ready for its biggest day, as a portfolio piece.

CapstoneProfessional curriculumLevel 4 · Career Projects

Cloud & DevOps Engineer Capstone: Ready for the Sale

Postmortem, plan review, capacity, alerts, cost and a game day, for an online shop's sale.

About 12 hours

You'll learn

The Brief and the Inventory
Last Year's Outage
Reviewing the Readiness Plan
Delivery and the Change Freeze
Capacity for This Year's Peak
SLOs and Alerts That Matter
Cost Before and During the Sale
Game Day and the Go/No-Go

5Module 5CareerTurn your skills into applications that get interviews.

Short courseFree introductionLevel 1 · Foundations· Optional

Career Essentials

An ATS-friendly CV and a LinkedIn profile recruiters can find.

1 hr 30 min

You'll learn

Build a CV with AI
A Professional LinkedIn Profile
Quick Excel Analysis

Short courseFree introductionLevel 1 · Foundations· Optional

Build Your Student Portfolio

One link that shows your cloud reviews and infrastructure code.

1 hr 25 min

You'll learn

Plan Your Portfolio
Show Your Work
Build Your Portfolio Page
Share Your Work on LinkedIn

Courses marked "In preparation" join the programme when they're ready. If you've already earned the programme badge by then, you keep it.