The industry
Cloud roles are the most in demand within the tech industry, and the sector is now worth an estimated £60 billion. Taking advantage of the current surge in cloud roles means this career path will be extremely rewarding.
Advanced Cloud Pathway
Designing and implementing solutions in cloud infrastructure
Why choose the Advanced Cloud Pathway?
Opportunities
According to LinkedIn, demand for cloud engineers has grown by 21% since 2023. The value of the global cloud market has grown by a massive 19% in just the last 12 months, and UK vacancies currently stand at 10,400*. (Adzuna)
Job insights
Here are some potential job roles you could pursue after completing this pathway:
Junior Cloud Engineer
Assists in deploying, managing, and troubleshooting cloud-based systems under the guidance of senior engineers.
Cloud Engineer
Designs, implements, and maintains cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability of cloud services.
Cloud Solutions Architect
Develops comprehensive cloud strategies, designs high-level cloud solutions, and collaborates with stakeholders to meet business and technical needs.
Accreditors
We make sure we provide our students with the most relevant, industry standard content, which is why this course is made up of material accredited by the following education leaders.
AWS
Amazon Web Services is a subsidiary of Amazon providing on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis.
Microsoft
Microsoft Azure, commonly referred to as Azure, is a cloud computing service created by Microsoft for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services through Microsoft-managed data centers.
Google Cloud
Google Cloud is a suite of cloud computing services that runs on the same infrastructure that Google uses internally for their own consumer products, such as Google Search, Gmail, and YouTube.
ISC2
ISC2’s cybersecurity certifications enable professionals to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities to employers. They also provide confidence to organizations and government agencies around the world that individuals earning our certifications have what it takes to secure their critical assets.
Modules breakdown
- Architecture & Tools
- Data Storage Service
- Managing S3 Buckets
- Managing Network Infrastructure
- Connectivity & Name Resolution
- Managing EC2 Instances
- Compute & Data Analysis Services
- Network Architectures
- Resources, and Compute Solutions
- AWS Resources and Secure Workloads and Applications
- Fault-tolerant Architectures and Cost Management
- Data & Service Availability
- App & Coding Services
- Security & Data Privacy
- AWS Cryptography & PKI
- Identity & Access Management
- Directory Services Authentication
- Network Security Services
- Active Directory
- Authentication
- Policy & Monitoring
- Migrating to Azure
- Policy and Monitoring
- Cloud Storage
- Blob Management
- Data Solutions
- Files Share
- Protecting Data at Rest
- Virtual Networks
- Network Security
- Managing Azure Web Apps
- Application Containers
- Developer Solutions
- Business Continuity
- Google Cloud Overview
- Google Cloud Management
- Managing Google Cloud Projects
- Planning & Configuring Network Resources
- Compute Options & Organization Policy
- Users, Roles, & Groups
- Cloud Storage
- Data & Storage Management
- Google Cloud Compute Engine
- Working with Compute Engine
- Working with Virtual Machines (VMs)
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Management
- Google Cloud Run and App Engine
- Working with Cloud Run and App Engine
- Google Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
- Managing Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Service Accounts & IAM
- Monitoring & Alerts
- Logging & Error Reporting in Google Cloud
- Cloud Computing Concepts & Reference Architectures
- Cloud Security Concepts & Design Principles
- Cloud Data Security
- Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Components
- Data Center Design & Risk Analysis
- Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Components
- Data Center Design & Risk Analysis
- Planning & Implementing Security Controls
- Software Assurance & Validation
- Identity & Access Management Solutions
- Application Security Awareness & Life Cycles
- Cloud Business Continuity Planning
- Build & Implement a Physical & Logical Cloud Infrastructure
- Legal Requirements, Privacy Issues, & Risk Management in the
- Cloud
- Cloud Audits, Methodologies, & Contracts
Exams
Upon completion of your pathway, you'll have gained these four, industry recognised certifications.
AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
1 x 130 minute exam, featuring 65 multiple-choice and multiple-response questions
Azure Solutions Architect Expert
1 x 120 minute exam featuring 40–60 multiple-choice questions
Associate Google Cloud Engineer
1 x 120 minute exam featuring 40–60 multiple-choice questions
Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
Up to 4-hour exam, 150 questions
Future proof your career with AI certification:
AWS Certified AI Practitioner, is a course designed to provide a strong foundation in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and generative AI within the AWS Cloud ecosystem and is provided as standard with our tech career pathways*.
This certification validates your ability to understand AI concepts, identify practical business use cases, and leverage AWS services to build smarter, more efficient solutions without requiring a programming background.
By earning the AIF-C01 certification, you position yourself as a forward-thinking professional who can bridge the gap between technical teams and business strategy. You’ll gain the language, tools, and frameworks needed to guide AI initiatives, communicate with stakeholders, and ensure projects deliver measurable impact.
Course modules:
- AWS Certified AI Practitioner Modules Breakdown:
- Basic AI Concepts and Terminologies
- Practical Use Cases for AI
- The ML Development Lifecycle
- ML Operations (MLOps)
- Basic Concepts of Generative AI
- Capabilities and Limitations of Generative AI
- Building Generative AI Applications with AWS
- Design Factors for Applications Using Foundation Models
- Effective Prompt Engineering Techniques
- Training, Fine-Tuning, and Evaluating Foundation Models
Study time: 10 learning hours
Exam: 1 x 90 minute exam, 65 multiple choice and multiple response questions
*content is made available once your first core pathway certification has been passed
Boost your employability with our career booster course:
Your pathway also includes our communications skills and critical thinking course. While technical skills are important, communication and critical thinking skills are often the distinguishing factor that sets successful businesses and professionals apart. They enable individuals to effectively navigate the complexities of the business world, build strong relationships, and drive innovation and growth. Once our students pass their first certification and gain access to our Career Services team, we unlock access to this two-part course designed to refine your communication abilities and critical thinking skills.
- Communication essentials: This part of the course helps you build the skills to connect, influence, and lead with confidence. You'll cover topics such as AI-powered communication tools, intentional messaging, nonverbal techniques, technical communication strategies, and the power of effective writing to help you to convey ideas with clarity and impact in any professional setting.Critical thinking: Strengthen your ability to analyse, evaluate, and lead with clarity. This course covers challenging assumptions, investigating arguments, drawing sound conclusions, leveraging analogical thinking, overcoming cognitive biases, and applying critical thinking to leadership giving you the tools to make smarter decisions and guide teams with confidence.
