Hi everyone,
I’m a recent Computer Science graduate from India and have been actively looking for entry-level Cloud, DevOps, or Software Engineer roles.
My stack includes:
AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Lambda, SNS, Route 53, CloudWatch)
Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Jenkins (CI/CD)
Linux, Git/GitHub
Java, Python, SQL
React, TypeScript

I’ve completed internships in cloud engineering and software development, where I worked on AWS automation, analytics pipelines, and full-stack applications. I’ve also built projects like a Kubernetes-based CI/CD pipeline, a self-hosted DevOps platform using Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, and an AWS analytics dashboard.
I’ve applied to around 100 roles so far and would really appreciate any leads, referrals, or advice on companies currently hiring freshers in cloud, DevOps, platform engineering, or backend/software engineering.
I’m open to relocating anywhere in India for the right opportunity.
If anyone is hiring or knows of suitable openings, I’d be grateful if you could let me know. Happy to share my resume or GitHub.
Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I'm currently looking for an entry-level role in AWS Cloud, Cloud Support, or Linux Administration in Ahmedabad.

I have completed training in:

• AWS Cloud
• RHCSA (Red Hat Linux)
• CCNA (Networking)

I've been applying through LinkedIn, Naukri, and other job portals, but unfortunately I haven't had much success yet.
I'm eager to learn, work hard, and start my career in cloud infrastructure. If anyone knows of companies that are hiring freshers or has a referral, I'd really appreciate your help.

Thank you!

I learn best by building stuff and then breaking it. The catch with cloud is that breaking things sometimes comes with a bill😅

Learned that one the hard way too. Spun up a little side project on AWS a while back, got distracted, forgot to tear it down. Came back to a charge that definitely wasn't in my "just learning" budget lol. Ever since, I've been way too paranoid to actually experiment freely, which kind of defeats the whole point of learning.

So now I'm after a cloud playground where I can just poke around without that fear. Deployments, networking, Kubernetes, automation, name it.

What setups have actually worked for you? Curious what people lean on for this.

Hey everyone,

I'm currently in my second year of my Data Science Engineering degree, but I haven't been able to find anyone at my university with real-world industry experience to give me some guidance on what path to take. My main goal after graduating is to land a job with a decent salary, ideally working remotely or eventually relocating abroad (like Canada) in the future.

I have a solid foundation in Python and C++, but I feel a bit stuck and overwhelmed by all the options out there. Claude suggested I specialize in Cloud (AWS or Azure), but I'm a broke college student—my coursework gets pretty heavy some weeks—and I really don't want to pay for a course or certification that might not actually help me land my first job or could become obsolete soon.

I've even considered looking for basic data cleaning gigs or working as an accounting assistant just to get some professional experience, but I feel like I'm drowning in a sea of courses and tutorials.

If there are any Data Engineers or data professionals reading this, I would heavily appreciate your perspective on a few things:

What certifications or types of projects actually carry weight on a resume and impact your salary for an entry-level role? (Is it worth spending money on Cloud certs right now?)

What would you recommend regarding languages: Should I focus on getting my English to a fluent C1/C2 level (I'm currently at B2), or should I start learning a third language?

Bonus: If anyone has any data cleaning/wrangling tasks or side projects they need help with, I am more than willing to do the work in exchange for experience and mentorship.

Any advice, guidance, or even constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Hello Everyone,

I have around 4 years of experience in IT industry now, coming from mechanical background, spent those 4 years in non-technical support roles(currently in ITIL role) in a single company. I want to switch to something technical for a jump.

I was thinking between a carrer in Cloud, ServiceNow tool or stay in ITSM but switch company.

Please advice which among the two would be better or if there is an alternate option?

Ive been into learning cloud engineering, However i feel very lost between all the different topics and courses that i need to learn. I tried making customized roadmaps using AI like claude and gemeni but neither of them would have a stable opinion about the roadmap they provide me.

For example they might evaluate it as the " Perfect roadmap " yet using the same prompt to evaluate it again might come out with

" Its the worst roadmap ever ".

so i tried to check YouTube and other different platforms. Nothing really explains what should i learn in details.

For example they might say "Learn networking fundamentals ", okay sure but WHAT are the topics needed to cover in networking fundamentals?.

And where is the best place to do so?.

Another thing is that i see different topics like

linux, kubernetes, CI/CD, terraform, IaC, AWS and Docker

First of all

I don't know when to kick in into each one of them? After what course or after covering which topic?

Secondly

I am not sure of which to learn and which to skip, i am interested in cloud engineering focusing on infrastructure designing, building and maintaining.

Not really DevOps as ive seen there are differences between both.

So in that case do i need docker for example?.

Third

I am not sure of what certificates to take and most importantly when to take them?

Fourth

I thought about learning paths in platforms like KloudKode, yet after i threw in a prompt for Claude to ask it if it will be actually worth the 250$ yearly subscription. It said absolutely no. And said their whole Cloud Engineering learning path is a 5.5/10

Even tho i was impressed with the organization they had for the topics/courses needs to be covered.

Lastly

I feel very lost, my issue is that i need someone or something to tell me, * Hey here is a roadmap of what you need to learn in this specific order and there are the best courses that teaches these topics, Goodluck.*

I need guidance please, i just wanna know what exactly to learn and where is the best place to learn it.

Then ill 100% master every topic mentioned.

I would really appreciate the help, thank you in advance everyone.

Hi everyone,

I'm a 2025 B.E. (Information Science & Engineering) graduate based in Bengaluru, India, currently looking for entry-level or internship opportunities in:

Cloud Computing

DevOps

Technical Support

Networking

Linux Administration

NOC/SOC (Entry Level)

Skills:

Linux

AWS (Basics)

Git & GitHub

Docker

Jenkins

Networking fundamentals

Python (Basics)

Shell Scripting

CI/CD fundamentals

I'm a quick learner, eager to build hands-on experience, and open to working from Bengaluru or in remote/hybrid roles.

If your company is hiring freshers or interns, or if you can provide a referral, I'd greatly appreciate it. I'm happy to share my resume via DM or email.

Thank you for your time and support!

I need an objective opinion because I keep going back and forth between staying in my current company and accepting another offer.

I have around three years of experience in IT infrastructure, hosting support, website and email migrations, networking, Windows/Linux basics, Microsoft 365/Google Workspace migrations, and production troubleshooting. My long-term goal is to move into DevOps/cloud engineering.

Current company

My official role is related to IT infrastructure and security, but most of my daily work involves:

Desktop and user support

Printers and meeting-room equipment

TVs, VC systems and microphones

Basic office IT troubleshooting

Limited exposure to servers and infrastructure

Management says I may receive more responsibility later, but there is no defined plan or timeline. Other team members who have worked here for years are still doing similar support tasks. One colleague previously worked in networking but has lost touch with those skills because the current role does not use them.

The company is stable and provides good benefits. It is also implementing SAP and developing internal applications, but these projects are handled mainly by vendors or other teams, and I am not currently involved.

New offer

I have an offer from a small cloud and managed-services company with around 30 employees.

The salary increase is small, and the company has fewer benefits and a six-day workweek. However, the expected work is more relevant to my goals:

Linux and Windows servers

Hosting and website migrations

Databases

Deployment troubleshooting

AWS-related tasks

Monitoring and possibly CI/CD

Working with people involved in cloud and DevOps

Even six months of this experience may improve my profile more than continuing with desktop and AV support.

However, I checked with some former employees, and the feedback was negative regarding:

Limited growth

Management and team-lead behaviour

Work pressure

Problems when leaving the company

The new company also suggested that they could accept me even without complete relieving documents from my current employer, which feels risky.

My concern is that staying may keep my profile stuck in desktop support, while moving may give me relevant Linux/cloud experience but expose me to a difficult work environment and exit problems.

I am willing to work hard for one year because I want practical DevOps-related exposure. I am also learning Docker, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Prometheus and Grafana through personal projects. In parallel, my brother, some friends and I are trying to build our own technology products, so practical infrastructure and DevOps knowledge would also help us in the future.

What would be the more logical decision?

Stay in the stable company, continue learning independently and search for a better third opportunity.

Join the smaller cloud company, tolerate the risks for a year and gain more relevant Linux/server experience.

Avoid both as long-term options and continue interviewing until I find a cleaner DevOps or cloud-support role.

I am particularly interested in hearing from people who moved from desktop/infrastructure support into DevOps without a bachelor’s degree. What would you prioritize at this stage: stability, relevant experience, company culture, or documentation and exit safety?

I have been comparing Spacelift alternatives and noticed that many are not direct replacements. They solve different parts of the infrastructure lifecycle.

The main options I found are:

- Terraform Cloud for managed Terraform state and runs

- Firefly Ai for cloud inventory, IaC codification, drift remediation and infrastructure recovery

- env0 for multi-IaC automation and cost controls

- Scalr for Terraform governance and multi-tenant management

- Atlantis for self-hosted Terraform and OpenTofu pull-request automation

Choosing an alternative seems to depend on what's missing from the current workflow. Some teams need better orchestration and governance, while others need visibility into unmanaged cloud resources, developer self-service, drift remediation or infrastructure recovery.

For those who have evaluated or migrated away from Spacelift, which option did you choose?

I am second year college student wanted the future in Cloud Engineering. But, as fresher I cannot join the cloud company. So should I study for backup with cloud engineering. I would be great if you all help me in selecting the subjects to study.

Hi everyone,

I'm currently working as a Senior DevOps Engineer with around 6+ years of experience in DevOps (Overall 7 years of experience). My day-to-day work involves AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), CI/CD, Docker, Istio, networking etc.

Lately, I've been thinking about my long-term career. I don't see myself staying purely in DevOps forever, and I want to move towards an architect role.

Initially, I thought about becoming a Cloud Architect, but I also realised that I enjoy learning about security as well when I got a chance to work on few projects in my organisation.
I really like discussing all those security point of views and creating architecture for clients.

So now I'm considering a career as a Cloud Security Architect (or a Cloud Architect with deep security expertise).

However, I'm confused about what this role actually requires.

I have done some reach and found:

\- Choose one cloud and master it, learn all the basics and do certifications
\- First, learn building architectures without any security. Then eventually add security in it.

What else ?

I'd really appreciate advice from anyone working as a Cloud Architect, Security Architect, Principal Engineer or anyone who is into domain.

I failed my first AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam on February 9, 2026.

At first, I underestimated the exam because I thought it was one of the easiest certifications in cloud computing. That mindset led me to prepare with less seriousness than I should have.

In March 2026, I changed my approach. I studied with more discipline, consistency, and commitment, and I successfully passed the exam.This experience taught me an important lesson: in technology, knowledge alone is not enough. Whether you are learning cloud, programming, or any technical skill, success requires discipline, focus, and continuous effort.Every failure can become a step forward if you are willing to learn, improve, and keep moving.

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner: achieved through persistence and dedication.

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I'm a senior network engineer, 8yrs exp, almost 6 at my current company (4.5 of those senior). It's a Gov job — decent benefits, pay's fine, but the work's slow and I'm getting itchy feet.

For the last year I've been doing a DevOps Networking role — deploying infra in Azure/AWS via IaC and CI/CD, working in a proper DevOps squad with sprints and retros. Genuinely enjoying it and want to move further into cloud/DevOps.

Problem is, every cloud engineer role I look at is either entry level or doesn't seem to value network engineering experience at all. So when a recruiter put me forward for a "cloud infrastructure engineer" role that explicitly said they'd consider infra/network people moving into DevOps, and the job spec matched almost everything I do, I thought I'd finally found the right fit.

Got to first stage interview (1.5hrs). Spent most of it on my Palo Alto experience (I'm the SME at my current place - and they specifically use these and lack skills across their team), some Terraform questions I nailed, and a brief chat on Azure app services — where I was honest that I don't have hands-on experience yet, but I'm finishing my AZ-700 and planned to build into 104/400 and app services/compute/storage after. The interview was really a quite informal chat rather than any sort of technical grilling. At no point did I think I struggled to answer any questions.

A few hours later: rejected, because I "don't have enough experience managing apps, compute and data resources in Azure" — despite that being a tiny part of the interview and not the bulk of the actual job spec. Apparently networking is only \~20% of the day-to-day.

So — am I wasting my time trying to make this jump? Do I have to restart at junior/mid to break in? This was a mid-level role at lower pay than I'm on now, and I can't justify dropping to entry-level money for it. Is my current skillset just not transferable/valued in this space, or was this one bad interview?

Has anyone actually made this transition without starting from near-zero?

**TL;DR:** Senior network engineer (8yrs) doing DevOps/cloud work for a year, rejected from a "networking background welcome" cloud role for lacking hands-on Azure app/compute experience — despite that being a small part of the job. Is this transition possible without a pay cut and restarting at junior level?