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Would an AWS certificate be worth my time? (self.cs_career_questions)

submitted 1 year ago by chrischryse to c/cs_career_questions

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As a recent grad in Computer Science I recently ggot a job as a Deployment Enginneer.

My end game is to be a DevOps engineer. I am interested in cloud computing and would like to learn more with AWS.

That being said would getting an AWS certificate be worth it? If so which Associate ones would align with my goals. If not is there any other certificates (non AWS) but DevOps or cloud related that would be recommended?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have mixed feelings. I spent 4 years working at AWS, was an original member of the SDK/CLI team, and I regularly work across the spectrum of AWS services on a daily basis. Is it worth the effort to get a (virtual) piece of paper with my name on it? Maybe, maybe not.

But if you lack the experience/reputation and are trying to build it, I think it could be useful. But it only matters if you're actually doing the things that you get certified on. Because learning for real is more important than a (virtual) piece of paper with your name on it.