Cloud Engineer
Build the foundation for AWS, Azure or Google Cloud roles through Linux, networking, IAM, cloud architecture and infrastructure as code.
FocusLinux, networking, IAM, AWS/Azure/GCP, Terraform
1:1 career mentorship
Cloud, DevOps and SRE career mentorship built around you.
Get a practical career roadmap grounded in CloudForge production engineering practice. Whether you are starting from zero, changing careers or aiming for your next senior role, each session turns scattered learning into focused next steps.
Productionpractical guidance
AWS, Azure, GCPmulti-cloud experience
Live 1:1advice for your situation
Find your direction
Start with where you are, not somebody else’s roadmap
We use your background, target role and available time to decide what deserves attention now.
Built for
- Career-changers moving into tech from another field
- Junior and self-taught engineers who want a clear roadmap
- Bootcamp grads and students deciding what to learn next
- IT support, sysadmin and network professionals moving into cloud
- Working engineers aiming for DevOps, SRE, platform or senior roles
Career paths
Choose the work you want to be trusted with
Each path combines technical foundations, proof of work and interview preparation.
DevOps Engineer
Learn how source control, automated testing, CI/CD, containers and observability fit together in a production delivery system.
FocusGit, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, monitoring
Site Reliability Engineer
Move beyond tool collecting into systems thinking, service-level objectives, incident response, automation and production reliability.
FocusSLOs, observability, incident response, automation, capacity
Platform or DevSecOps Engineer
Develop the judgment to build secure delivery paths, reusable platforms and guardrails that help other engineers move safely.
FocusPlatform engineering, GitOps, policy as code, supply-chain security
Use the session well
What we can work on together
- A realistic cloud or DevOps career roadmap for your timeline
- Which skills, tools and certifications actually matter, and which to skip
- Honest review of your resume, LinkedIn, GitHub and portfolio
- Interview prep, including hands-on and system design rounds
- Building production-style projects that demonstrate real ability
- Thriving in your first 90 days and growing once you land the role
A focused session
Leave with decisions you can act on
Good mentorship turns uncertainty into a small number of concrete priorities.
A prioritized roadmap
A 30-, 60- and 90-day plan based on your current skills, available time and target role.
A focused learning plan
Clear guidance on what to learn now, what can wait and which certifications are worth your effort.
A stronger proof of work
Specific improvements for your GitHub, portfolio projects, resume and LinkedIn positioning.
Concrete next actions
Practice tasks, interview topics and application steps you can start the same week.
How it works1 2 3 4
One clear process from booking to action
Pay securely
Complete the $90 Stripe checkout for your 45-minute Career Advisory Call.
Choose your time
After payment, select an available Saturday or Sunday appointment from the calendar.
Share your priorities
Use the booking questions to describe your background, target role and the decisions slowing you down.
Join the session
Calendly sends the invitation and meeting details, and you leave the call with clear next actions.
CloudForge mentorship
Production-grounded guidance, with honest boundaries
Mentorship is delivered through CloudForge and follows the same practical standards used across the company’s cloud consulting work.
CloudForge Engineering
Cloud, DevOps, SRE and FinOps consulting practice
CloudForge brings cloud architecture, delivery engineering, reliability and cost management into one accountable consulting practice. Engagements are documented, measurable and designed for a clean handover to the client team. Mentorship draws on the same architecture, delivery, reliability and cost methods used in CloudForge client work.
- AWS Certified
- Microsoft Azure Certified
- Google Cloud Certified
- Kubernetes (CKA / CKAD)
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate
- FinOps Certified Practitioner
What mentorship includes
- Direct feedback grounded in real production engineering
- A plan tailored to your experience, schedule and target role
- Honest prioritization instead of an endless tool checklist
- Accountability and course correction when you choose the monthly track
What it does not include
- A guaranteed job, salary or interview outcome
- Recruiting, job placement or applications submitted for you
- A prerecorded course or one-size-fits-all certification path
- Someone else doing the projects and practice that build your skill
Mentorship FAQ
Questions before you book
Stripe returns you to a secure CloudForge scheduling page. Choose an available Saturday or Sunday time there, and Calendly sends the calendar invitation and meeting details to the email used at checkout.