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Become a job-ready Cloud & AI Platform Security Engineer

Twenty weeks. Thirty-six shipped projects. A defended capstone reviewed by senior engineers, plus a deliberate path through the five certifications hiring managers actually look for.

20
Weeks
36
Projects
5
Certifications
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Week 12 of 20

Detection engineering, control plane

Live
Progress60%

Projects shipped

21of 36

Labs completed

48

AI modules

6of 8

Badges earned

12

Capstone draft approved by mentor
2h ago
Stacks we ship
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • HashiCorp
  • Snyk
  • Wiz
  • CrowdStrike

What you get

Four pillars, one outcome

Community holds you accountable, the classroom builds the mental model, the projects build the portfolio, and the certifications path proves it.

Pillar 01

Live community

Daily standups, study groups, and weekly office hours with senior engineers who have shipped at scale.

Live standupIn session
  • AT

    Aaliyah T.

    Shipped detection #14, false positives down 60%.

  • MR

    Marco R.

    VPC Service Controls perimeter, ready for review.

  • JK

    Jamie K.

    Capstone draft 2 posted, ping for feedback.

02

Classroom and study guide

Structured lessons with checklists, reading lists, and labs you can replay until the concept sticks.

03

36 real projects plus capstone

Ship production-grade projects and a defended capstone you can put on your resume and walk through in interviews.

04

Certifications path

A clear ladder from AWS Cloud Practitioner and Security Plus to SC-100, AZ-500, CCSP, and Google Pro Cloud Security.

Curriculum

Twenty weeks. Six phases. One defended capstone.

Read the full syllabus
  1. 01

    Weeks 1 to 4

    Foundations

    Cloud, networking, IAM, and cloud security first principles across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

  2. 02

    Weeks 5 to 10

    Multi-cloud security

    AWS, Azure, and GCP security services in depth, with hardening labs on every platform.

  3. 03

    Weeks 11 to 12

    Security operations

    Detection engineering, SIEM tuning, incident response runbooks, and forensics in cloud.

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Projects

Thirty-six projects. Shipped. Reviewed. Defended.

Every project ships to a real environment, gets a written review, and lands on your portfolio. A preview of six you will build.

  • AWSWk 03

    Landing zone with guardrails

    Control Tower · SCP · GuardDuty

    Open project
  • AzureWk 06

    Conditional access policy pack

    Entra ID · Intune · Defender

    Open project
  • GCPWk 08

    VPC Service Controls perimeter

    VPC-SC · Org Policy · IAM

    Open project
  • Multi-cloudWk 09

    KMS key lifecycle and rotation

    KMS · HSM · Terraform

    Open project
  • AIWk 13

    Prompt injection defense layer

    Bedrock · Guardrails · WAF

    Open project
  • AIWk 14

    Bedrock and Vertex access boundary

    IAM · ABAC · OPA

    Open project

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Certifications

Beginner exams to expert credentials.

See the full path
Inside the program01 / 02
  • 01AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • 02CompTIA Security Plus
Expert track02 / 02
  • 01ISC2 CCSP
  • 02Microsoft SC-900 to AZ-500 to SC-100
  • 03Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer

By the numbers

Built by engineers, graded by the market.

4,200+

Active members

36

Hands-on projects

94%

Placement at six months

20

Weeks to job-ready

Pricing

One program. Two ways to pay.

Tuition covers the live cohort, every project, every cert prep, and lifetime access to the community. Mentorship is optional, cancel anytime.

The program

Cloud & AI Platform Security Engineer

Cohort 13 · Aug 2026

$250/ mo

4 monthly payments · $900 paid in full

  • Complete study guide and lecture notes
  • 36 hands-on projects plus defended capstone
  • Live cohorts, weekly office hours, and async review
  • Resume, LinkedIn, and mock-interview coaching
  • Job placement support after graduation

Add-on

1-on-1 mentorship

Weekly working sessions with a principal engineer. Pair on your capstone, review code, and rehearse interviews.

$99/ mo

Cancel anytime. No long-term contract.

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Your next job sits on the other side of this program.

Reserve your seat, work the program, and graduate with a portfolio that opens interviews.

20
Weeks
36
Projects
5
Certifications