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Target Role: Solutions Architect / Enterprise Architect

Cloud Architect Path Blueprint

Synthesize infrastructure, networking, identity, security, disaster recovery, hybrid connectivity, and governance into resilient enterprise architecture blueprints.

Who is this for: Experienced engineers designing resilient, secure, cost-optimized enterprise cloud solutions.

What You Will Learn

Multi-region Disaster Recovery & High Availability
ExpressRoute & Virtual WAN hybrid interconnectivity
Cloud Landing Zones & Policy governance frameworks
Enterprise security posture & cost optimization

Where This Path Can Take You

Enterprise Cloud Architect
Azure Solutions Architect
Principal Cloud Engineer
Infrastructure Architect

Recommended Courses in this Blueprint

Sequential course roadmap to achieve mastery in this role.

FLASHCARDBeginner to Intermediate
8 Weeks (Live weekend batches)

Azure Infrastructure Engineering

Build, secure and operate enterprise Azure infrastructure.

Master Azure core services, virtual networking, compute scale sets, hybrid identity, storage redundancy, and governance for enterprise roles.

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AzureEntra IDVNetVMSSAzure Firewall+2
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
FLASHCARDBeginner to Intermediate
8 Weeks (Live weekend batches)

AWS Infrastructure Engineering

Engineer resilient, secure AWS cloud environments.

Architect Amazon VPC, EC2 scale groups, IAM security policies, S3 lifecycle, Application Load Balancers, and CloudWatch operational monitoring.

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AWSVPCEC2IAMS3+2
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)
FLASHCARDIntermediate to Advanced
6 Weeks

Azure Networking Specialist

Deep dive into enterprise routing, firewalls, and hybrid connectivity.

Specialized deep-dive into Azure VNet architecture, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall Premium, User-Defined Routes, Private Link, and Network Watcher.

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Azure FirewallExpressRouteVirtual WANPrivate LinkDNS+1
Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700)
FLASHCARDIntermediate to Advanced
10 Weeks

DevOps & Terraform Engineering

Automate infrastructure deployment and delivery pipelines.

Master Linux administration, Git version control, PowerShell, Terraform IaC, Docker containerization, and Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines.

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TerraformGitDockerGitHub ActionsAzure DevOps+2
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
FLASHCARDIntermediate to Advanced
8 Weeks

Cloud Security Engineering

Protect identity, workloads, and cloud infrastructure with Zero Trust.

Implement Microsoft Entra ID Protection, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel SIEM, key vaults, network isolation, and threat hunting.

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Defender for CloudSentinelEntra IDZero TrustKey Vault+1
Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)