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Cloud Architecture & FinOps — Skills Plan

Planned skill map for Cloud Architecture & FinOps. The curriculum will be developed and released in stages.

23 planned skills October 2026
Dedicated track in progress. This map is a plan, not a claim that every lesson is published. Existing live learning tracks remain available while this path is developed.

Compare AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud architecture choices for identity, networking, compute, storage, resilience, governance, migration, and cost.

Potential roles: Cloud Engineer · Cloud Architect · FinOps Analyst · Solutions Architect

Before you start

  • Networking, Linux, and identity basics
  • Compute, storage, and database concepts
  • One cloud provider fundamentals

What you’ll build

  • Design a secure multi-environment cloud landing zone
  • Migrate a workload with a rollback plan
  • Analyze and optimize a cloud cost report

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23skills mapped
6learning stages
0published lessons

Prerequisites

PLANNED
  • Networking, Linux, and identity basics

    Build the Networking, Linux, and identity basics knowledge needed to follow the Cloud Architecture & FinOps foundations.

  • Compute, storage, and database concepts

    Build the Compute, storage, and database concepts knowledge needed to follow the Cloud Architecture & FinOps foundations.

  • One cloud provider fundamentals

    Build the One cloud provider fundamentals knowledge needed to follow the Cloud Architecture & FinOps foundations.

Foundations

PLANNED
  • Cloud regions, zones, and shared responsibility

    Explain how Cloud regions, zones, and shared responsibility works and where it fits in the Cloud Architecture & FinOps learning path.

  • Identity, roles, and least privilege

    Explain how Identity, roles, and least privilege works and where it fits in the Cloud Architecture & FinOps learning path.

  • Virtual networks and private connectivity

    Explain how Virtual networks and private connectivity works and where it fits in the Cloud Architecture & FinOps learning path.

  • Compute, storage, and managed data services

    Explain how Compute, storage, and managed data services works and where it fits in the Cloud Architecture & FinOps learning path.

Core Skills

PLANNED
  • AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud service mapping

    Use AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud service mapping to implement a working capability and verify its behavior in Cloud Architecture & FinOps.

  • Infrastructure as Code and reusable modules

    Use Infrastructure as Code and reusable modules to implement a working capability and verify its behavior in Cloud Architecture & FinOps.

  • Resilience, backup, and disaster recovery

    Use Resilience, backup, and disaster recovery to implement a working capability and verify its behavior in Cloud Architecture & FinOps.

  • Cloud security posture and policy

    Use Cloud security posture and policy to implement a working capability and verify its behavior in Cloud Architecture & FinOps.

  • Architecture diagrams and decision records

    Use Architecture diagrams and decision records to implement a working capability and verify its behavior in Cloud Architecture & FinOps.

Advanced / Production

PLANNED
  • Multi-account and landing-zone design

    Evaluate Multi-account and landing-zone design trade-offs against the performance, reliability, and safety needs of Cloud Architecture & FinOps systems.

  • Hybrid and multi-cloud trade-offs

    Evaluate Hybrid and multi-cloud trade-offs trade-offs against the performance, reliability, and safety needs of Cloud Architecture & FinOps systems.

  • Cost allocation, budgets, and unit economics

    Evaluate Cost allocation, budgets, and unit economics trade-offs against the performance, reliability, and safety needs of Cloud Architecture & FinOps systems.

  • FinOps optimization and commitment models

    Evaluate FinOps optimization and commitment models trade-offs against the performance, reliability, and safety needs of Cloud Architecture & FinOps systems.

  • Cloud governance and operational readiness

    Evaluate Cloud governance and operational readiness trade-offs against the performance, reliability, and safety needs of Cloud Architecture & FinOps systems.

Real-World Projects

PLANNED
  • Design a secure multi-environment cloud landing zone

    Deliver a working outcome with Design a secure multi-environment cloud landing zone, then test it against the project requirements.

  • Migrate a workload with a rollback plan

    Deliver a working outcome with Migrate a workload with a rollback plan, then test it against the project requirements.

  • Analyze and optimize a cloud cost report

    Deliver a working outcome with Analyze and optimize a cloud cost report, then test it against the project requirements.

Career / Interview Preparation

PLANNED
  • Cloud architecture review

    Explain your approach to Cloud architecture review, defend key trade-offs, and discuss what you learned.

  • Well-Architected trade-off discussion

    Explain your approach to Well-Architected trade-off discussion, defend key trade-offs, and discuss what you learned.

  • Cost and reliability scenario walkthrough

    Explain your approach to Cost and reliability scenario walkthrough, defend key trade-offs, and discuss what you learned.

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