Description
The Cloud Technician’s role is to create, provision, scale, monitor and manage, “virtualize,” and secure cloud services to provide the durable infrastructure upon which AI solutions are built. Cloud Technicians will be trained in Microsoft Azure specific and general cloud administrator fundamentals that will prepare them to create, maintain and secure cloud services in various environments.
Core Skills
- cloud administration
- virtualization management
- infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provisioning
- identity and access management
- monitoring and logging in cloud environments
- basic scripting and automation
- security configuration in cloud platforms
- backup and recovery in cloud
- troubleshooting cloud services
- documentation and change management
- collaboration with developers and data teams
Common Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Network+
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
Civilian Career Paths
- CLOUD ENGINEERING
- SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION
- HELP DESK SUPPORT
- IT MANAGEMENT
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