Certification Roadmaps

Cross-vendor career paths for cloud, DevOps, security, AI, and data engineering. Each roadmap shows you the certifications to take, in what order, and how AWS, Azure, GCP, and vendor-neutral certs compare.

10 roadmapsPhased paths from beginner to senior

Cloud Fundamentals Certification Roadmap

New to cloud? Start here. The fastest path to your first cloud certification on AWS, Azure, or GCP.

AWSMicrosoftGoogleCompTIA

3 phases · 13 certs2–6 mo

CompTIA IT Career Certification Roadmap

The vendor-neutral path from entry-level IT to cloud and security roles — CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, Linux+, and Cloud+.

5 phases · 10 certs6–18 mo

Cloud Architect Certification Roadmap

Become a cloud solutions architect on AWS, Azure, or GCP — with the cross-cloud and platform skills that get you to senior.

AWSMicrosoftGoogleHashiCorp+1

5 phases · 14 certs12–24 mo

Cloud Application Developer Certification Roadmap

Build and ship cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP — from your first developer cert to senior with CI/CD and security.

AWSMicrosoftGoogleGitHub+1

5 phases · 16 certs8–16 mo

DevOps Engineer Certification Roadmap

A step-by-step path from cloud fundamentals to senior DevOps, covering AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, and GitHub Actions.

AWSMicrosoftGoogleHashiCorp+2

5 phases · 18 certs9–18 mo

Cloud Native & Kubernetes Specialist Roadmap

Master the CNCF ecosystem — Kubernetes, service mesh, GitOps, observability, and platform engineering — from associate to specialist.

Linux FoundationHashiCorpMirantisGitHub

6 phases · 17 certs10–20 mo

Cloud Security Engineer Certification Roadmap

Move from general IT security into senior cloud security on AWS, Azure, or GCP — backed by vendor-neutral foundations.

CompTIAAWSMicrosoftGoogle+1

5 phases · 15 certs9–18 mo

AI / ML Engineer Certification Roadmap

From AI fundamentals to production GenAI and ML engineering — covering AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, and GitHub Copilot.

AWSMicrosoftGoogleDatabricks+2

5 phases · 18 certs9–18 mo

Data Engineer Certification Roadmap

Build a data engineering career on AWS, Azure, GCP, or Databricks — with the cross-vendor data skills senior roles require.

AWSMicrosoftGoogleDatabricks

4 phases · 15 certs9–18 mo

ServiceNow Career Certification Roadmap

From ServiceNow System Administrator to Certified Technical Architect — the complete career path for the ServiceNow platform.

5 phases · 16 certs6–24 mo

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