Cloud Computing Certifications

In today's digital landscape, cloud computing has become the backbone of modern IT infrastructure, offering scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. My cloud computing certifications reflect my expertise in designing, deploying, and managing cloud-based solutions on leading platforms like AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. These credentials validate my ability to help organizations leverage cloud technologies to drive innovation and achieve business goals.

These certifications have been sorted in order of recency, showcasing my most recent accomplishments first.

Professional Cloud Security Engineer

  • A Cloud Security Engineer allows organizations to design and implement secure workloads and infrastructure on Google Cloud. Through an understanding of security best practices and industry requirements, this individual designs, develops, and manages a secure solution by using Google security technologies. A Cloud Security Engineer is proficient in identity and access management, defining the resource hierarchy and policies, using Google Cloud technologies to provide data protection, configuring network security defenses, monitoring environments for threats, configuring security automation, securing AI workloads, securing the software supply chain, and enforcing regulatory controls.

    • Configure access.

    • Ensure data protection.

    • Support compliance requirements.

    • Secure communications and establish boundary protection.

    • Manage operations.

  • December 21, 2024

  • December 21, 2026

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

  • Earners of this certification have a comprehensive understanding of AWS services and technologies. They demonstrated the ability to build secure and robust solutions using architectural design principles based on customer requirements. Badge owners are able to strategically design well-architected distributed systems that are scalable, resilient, efficient, and fault-tolerant.

    • Architecting Secure Applications

    • Automating Deployment and Operations

    • Cloud Security Best Practices

    • Cost Management and Optimization

    • Designing High-Availability Architectures

    • Disaster Recovery Planning

    • Implementing Elasticity and Scalability

    • Infrastructure Monitoring and Troubleshooting

    • Integration of AWS Services

    • Knowledge of AWS Storage Options

    • Migration Strategies to AWS

    • Networking in AWS

    • Performance Optimization

    • Understanding AWS Service Offerings

    • VPC Design and Management

  • September 22, 2020

  • September 22, 2023

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

  • Earners of the Azure Fundamentals certification have demonstrated foundational level knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure.

    • Cloud Data

    • Cloud Networking

    • Cloud Security

    • Cloud Services

    • Cloud Storage

    • Virtualization

  • August 05, 2020

  • This certificate does not expire.

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

  • Earners of this certification have a fundamental understanding of IT services and their uses in the AWS Cloud. They demonstrated cloud fluency and foundational AWS knowledge. Badge owners are able to identify essential AWS services necessary to set up AWS-focused projects.

    • AWS Cloud Economics

    • AWS Global Infrastructure

    • Basic Security and Compliance

    • Billing and Pricing Models

    • Cloud Concepts

    • Core AWS Services

    • Deployment and Operation in the AWS Cloud

    • Fundamental Cloud Architecture Principles

    • Identity and Access Management

    • Key Cloud Technology Concepts

    • Monitoring and Reporting

    • Shared Responsibility Model

    • Understanding of AWS Documentation and Technical Support

  • July 27, 2020

  • September 22, 2023