SkillChirp
CAREER PATH · Cloud / AWS Engineer

Prove you can connect cloud services into reliable systems.

Build deployable AWS projects spanning hosting, networking, serverless, databases, monitoring, security and cost control.

AWSNetworkingServerlessIAMMonitoringCost control
RECOMMENDED PROJECTS

Build evidence, not filler.

Choose one project you can finish, deploy and explain deeply. Quality of proof matters more than collecting ten unfinished repos.

Beginner1 weekend

AWS Static Site + Global CDN

Host a static site with S3, CloudFront, Route 53 and TLS while documenting caching and deployment.

S3CloudFrontRoute 53ACMCaching
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Intermediate2 weekends

AWS Cloud Resume Application

Turn a resume into a full cloud application with frontend hosting, API, database and CI/CD.

S3CloudFrontLambdaDynamoDBCI/CD
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Intermediate1 weekend

AWS Serverless API

Build a REST API with API Gateway and Lambda, least-privilege IAM and CloudWatch logs.

API GatewayLambdaIAMCloudWatchREST
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Intermediate1–2 weekends

AWS Event-Driven Image Pipeline

Process uploaded images with S3 events and Lambda while handling permissions and failures.

S3LambdaEventsIAMObject storage
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Beginner1 weekend

AWS EC2 Web Server Deployment

Deploy and secure a Linux web server on EC2 so you understand the infrastructure behind running an application.

EC2LinuxSSHSecurity groupsNetworking
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Intermediate1–2 weekends

AWS VPC Public + Private Network

Design a VPC with public and private subnets, route tables, internet access and controlled outbound connectivity.

VPCSubnetsRoute tablesInternet gatewayNATSecurity groups
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Intermediate1–2 weekends

AWS RDS-Backed Web App

Connect a deployed application to a managed relational database with backups, access controls and recovery thinking.

RDSRelational databasesBackupsSecurity groupsApp/database connectivity
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Intermediate1 weekend

AWS CloudWatch Monitoring Dashboard

Instrument an AWS workload with logs, metrics, dashboards, alarms and SNS notifications so failures become visible.

CloudWatchLogsMetricsAlarmsSNSSystem health
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Beginner1 weekend

AWS Cost Monitoring + Alert System

Build budget thresholds and notifications that make cloud spend visible before it becomes a surprise.

AWS BudgetsSNSBilling alertsCost controlAutomation
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Intermediate1–2 weekends

AWS Serverless URL Shortener

Build a deployable redirect service with API Gateway, Lambda and DynamoDB, then measure latency and failure behavior.

API GatewayLambdaDynamoDBIAMServerless designRedirects
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Advanced2–3 weekends

AWS VPC + RDS Web Application

Deploy an app across public/private subnets with controlled networking and an RDS database.

VPCSubnetsRDSSecurity groupsNetworking
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Intermediate1 weekend

AWS Monitoring + Cost Guardrails

Create CloudWatch dashboards, alarms, SNS notifications and budget alerts for an existing workload.

CloudWatchSNSAWS BudgetsAlarmsCost control
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Advanced2 weekends

AWS Step Functions Workflow

Orchestrate a multi-step serverless workflow with retries, branching, failure handling and observable execution history.

Step FunctionsLambdaEventBridgeRetriesWorkflow orchestration
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Advanced2 weekends

AWS ECS Container Service

Containerize an application and operate it on ECS with load balancing, health checks, secrets and rolling deployments.

ECSDockerLoad balancingIAMHealth checksDeployments
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Make the project visible.

After you ship it, use the rest of SkillChirp to get discovery, validation and feedback instead of leaving the work hidden in a repository.

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