☁️ Cloud Security
Cybersecurity career path
Secure workloads, identities and data in AWS, Azure, GCP and Kubernetes.
Typical roles
- Cloud Security Engineer
- Cloud Security Architect
- Platform Security
Suggested certifications, by phase
Foundation
- AWS CP Amazon Web Services Certified Cloud Practitioner
- AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
- Security+ CompTIA Security+
- KCSA Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate
Core
- CSA CCSK Cloud Security Alliance Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge
- SC-500 Microsoft Certified: Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate
- AWS CSS Amazon Web Services Certified Security - Specialty
- Google PCSE Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer
Advanced
- CCSP (ISC)2 Certified Cloud Security Professional
- CKS Cloud Native Computing Foundation Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
- GPCS GIAC Public Cloud Security
- GCSA GIAC Cloud Security Automation
Mastery
- AWS SAP Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
- SC-100 Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect
- GCPN GIAC Cloud Penetration Tester
A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.