AWS Career Growth & Certifications: Your Path to Success

This deck is based on a community-led talk I delivered at multiple in-person events, focused on helping beginners and early-career professionals understand career paths in AWS and the value of certifications.

It covers AWS role options, certification roadmaps, practical preparation tips, and how certifications can support long-term career growth in cloud and DevOps. The goal of this session was to simplify the AWS journey and help attendees make informed decisions based on real-world experience.

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1. AWS Career Growth & Certifications – Your Path to Success WL
2. WL Warda is a Cloud DevOps Engineer with hands-on experience managing AWS, Azure and VMware environments, Active Directory, and backup infrastructures like Veeam. She’s an AWS Certified Solutions Architect and Terraform Certified professional who actively contributes to the AWS community through talks and workshops on AWS, DevOps, and generative AI. Passionate about empowering WOMEN IN TECH, Warda leads initiatives that bridge technical learning with real-world impact. Consultant Cloud Services –Systems Limited AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-03) Warda Liaqat warda-liaqat She.talks_tech LinkedIn: Instagram:
3. Start with a Resilient Mindset Unexpected Challenges Netflix's Chaos Monkey deliberately breaks systems System Resilience Forces engineers to build stronger infrastructure Career Parallel AWS certs prepare you for real-world challenges
4. Why Choose AWS? Market Leader ~30% cloud market share 1 Universal Adoption From startups to enterprises 2 Salary Premium Higher earnings for certified professionals 3 Innovation Pace Continuous service expansion 4 Warda Liaqat
5. Certification Pathway 1 Specialty Security, ML, Data Analytics 2 Professional Solutions Architect Pro, DevOps Pro 3 Associate Solutions Architect, Developer, SysOps 4 Foundational Cloud Practitioner Warda Liaqat
6. What is the Perfect Time To get Certified ????? Warda Liaqat
7. Certification Impact • Better Job • Increased Salary • Confidence & Skills Boost • No Significant Impact Warda Liaqat
8. Certification Impact Warda Liaqat
9. Certification Resources Bonus Tip: Connect with your Favorite people online and learn from them Warda Liaqat
10. Your Next Steps Choose Your Path Select certification aligned with career goals Schedule Learning Commit to regular study sessions Get Hands-On Practice with real AWS services Test Your Knowledge Schedule your exam Warda Liaqat
11. Connect With Me Have questions about AWS & your AWS certification journey? Let's connect! Reach out on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/warda-liaqat/