Career Roadmap

AI Platform Engineer Path

A 17-month certification and build sequence - Claude, AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes - with a small project locking in every step.

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Phase 1 · Now – Month 3 Claude Certified Architect

    Claude 101

    Step 1
      Project

        AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations

        Step 2
          Project

            Building with the Claude API

            Step 3
              Project

                Claude with Bedrock / Vertex

                Step 4
                  Project

                    Introduction to Model Context Protocol

                    Step 5
                      Project

                        Claude Code in Action

                        Step 6
                          Project

                            Partner Network & Certification Exams

                            Step 7
                              Project

                                Agent Policy Firewall

                                Phase 1 Capstone
                                  Project
                                  Phase 2 · Months 4 – 6 Cloud Foundations

                                    AWS Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)

                                    Step 1
                                      Project

                                        AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)

                                        Step 2
                                          Project

                                            Workflow Diagnostics CLI

                                            Phase 2 Capstone
                                              Project
                                              Phase 3 · Months 7 – 9 Infrastructure as Code

                                                Terraform Associate (003)

                                                Step 1
                                                  Project

                                                    Multi-Tenant AI Gateway

                                                    Phase 3 Capstone
                                                      Project
                                                      Phase 4 · Months 10 – 13 Containers, GitOps & Zero-Trust

                                                        CKAD

                                                        Step 1
                                                          Project

                                                            GitHub Actions (GH-200)

                                                            Step 2
                                                              Project

                                                                AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02)

                                                                Step 3
                                                                  Project

                                                                    Zero-Trust GitOps Pipeline

                                                                    Phase 4 Capstone
                                                                      Project
                                                                      Phase 5 · Months 14 – 17 Positioning & Market Entry

                                                                        Case Studies & Market Entry

                                                                        Deliverable
                                                                          Project

                                                                          18 steps · 5 phases · Now → Feb 2028