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Online Instructor-led Course Schedule: Nine weeks full-time | 3 hours of live expert instruction
and support, 3-4 hours of self-paced study
Courses Starting Monthly
Enrollment Deadline: Enrollments must be submitted before 10:00 AM EST on the Thursday prior to the beginning of the course. Enrollments received after this time will begin the following week.
Beginner Level: While no previous experience is required, we recommend having general IT business and technical knowledge. As well as a basic understanding of IT services, such as CPUs, RAM, disk, databases, networking, servers, etc.
What You’ll Learn: The Cloud Engineering course will provide you with the essential knowledge and skills to succeed in AWS cloud roles while preparing you for both the Cloud Practitioner (CCP) and Solutions Architect Associate (SAA) certifications. This track validates your understanding of cloud fundamentals and expands into architect-level design and implementation. Throughout the course, you will explore topics such as AWS global infrastructure, security and compliance, billing and cost management, compute, storage, networking, databases, and identity services. You will also gain experience in designing resilient and high-performing architectures, implementing secure applications, and optimizing workloads for cost and performance. By completing this course, you will be equipped with the expertise to confidently discuss AWS features, design cloud solutions, and contribute to scalable cloud initiatives.
Careers you can land with an AWS Cloud Practitioner and Solutions Architect certification: Cloud Support Associate | Cloud Support Engineer | Solutions Architect | Cloud Consultant | Systems Administrator (Cloud) | Technical Account Manager (TAM) | Cloud Project Manager
Certifications: AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect Associate
What’s included:
- Hands-on training, labs, materials, and curriculum directly from AWS
- 15 hours of instructor contact/week with AWS certified instructors
- On-demand office hours & full-time access to an AI-powered tutor
- Certification exam vouchers - 1 per exam
Course modules will cover:
Week 1:
- AWS Storage Services
- Database Services
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Monitoring & Logging
Week 2:
- EC2 & Instance Management
- AWS Storage Solutions
- Relational Database Services
- Auto Scaling & Load Balancing
- CloudFormation Basics
Week 3:
- Microservices Architecture
- Containers (ECS & EKS)
- Serverless Workflows
- Edge Services (CloudFront, Route 53)
- Disaster Recovery
Week 4:
- Serverless Applications (Lambda, API Gateway)
- Well-Architected Framework
- Advanced RDS & Redshift
- Elastic Beanstalk Deployment
- DNS & Routing with Route 53
Week 5:
- Advanced IAM
- AWS Direct Connect
- Trusted Advisor
- AWS Shield & DDoS Protection
Week 6:
- CloudWatch & CloudTrail
- AWS Shared Responsibility Model
- Encryption & KMS
- Cost Explorer & Budgets
Week 7:
- Hybrid Cloud Architecture
- Storage & Data Migration (DataSync, Snowball, Storage Gateway)
- Transit Gateway & Outposts
- AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
Weeks 8–9:
- Capstone Project – Multi-Tier Web Application
- Core AWS Services (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, VPC)
- Architecture Design with Well-Architected Framework
- Deployment, Monitoring & Troubleshooting