Program · Cloud Operator

Launch a six-figure multi-cloud career in 6 months.

In 6 months, become the cloud operator companies fight to hire. Eight industry certifications across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, hands-on reps in live cloud environments, and a placement team that doesn't stop until you're in the role.

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Duration
6 months
Format
Live + Labs
// Roles you unlock

Where multi-cloud operators land — and what they earn.

The eight certifications in this program span the foundational security baseline (CompTIA Security+) plus the architecture and security tracks across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Together they map to a stack of in-demand roles across cloud security, architecture, and operations. Salary ranges are US market estimates for mid-level practitioners; senior and staff roles routinely exceed the top of each range.

Cloud Security Engineer

$125k – $175k

Own the security posture of cloud workloads end-to-end. Design identity, harden services, run detection, and respond to incidents across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Certs that unlock it
  • AWS Security Specialty
  • AZ-500
  • GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer
  • Security+

Cloud Solutions Architect

$135k – $185k

Design resilient, cost-aware multi-cloud architectures. Translate business requirements into reference architectures teams can ship.

Certs that unlock it
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate
  • AZ-104
  • GCP Associate Cloud Engineer
  • Security+

SOC Analyst (Cloud)

$85k – $120k

Triage and respond to cloud-native threats. CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Defender, Sentinel, SCC, and Chronicle are your daily tools.

Certs that unlock it
  • Security+
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate
  • AZ-104
  • GCP Associate Cloud Engineer

GRC / Cloud Compliance Analyst

$95k – $135k

Map cloud controls to frameworks (FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001) across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Translate audits into engineering work.

Certs that unlock it
  • Security+
  • AWS Security Specialty
  • AZ-500
  • GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer

DevSecOps Engineer

$130k – $180k

Bake security into CI/CD across clouds. IaC guardrails, image scanning, secrets management, and pipeline policy.

Certs that unlock it
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate
  • AZ-104
  • GCP Associate Cloud Engineer
  • AWS Security Specialty

Cloud Incident Responder

$140k – $190k

Lead investigations across AWS accounts, Azure tenants, and GCP projects. Forensics, containment, and post-incident hardening at production scale.

Certs that unlock it
  • AWS Security Specialty
  • AZ-500
  • GCP Professional Cloud Security Operations Engineer
  • Security+

Salary ranges are illustrative US market estimates aggregated from public job-board data and offers seen across the Cyber6 network. Actual compensation varies by location, employer, and experience.

// What's included

Everything included — training, credentials, and placement.

Every piece below is included in your tuition. No upsells, no add-on packages, no surprise fees at the end. This is the full system that takes you from "interested in cloud" to "hired cloud operator."

Live & self-paced training

A blended learning model built for working adults. Weekly live cohort sessions with senior cloud operators give you reps on real-world problems — incidents, design reviews, identity debates — not slide-deck lectures. Between live sessions, the self-paced library lets you re-watch, drill, and review at your speed. Every minute of content is mapped to one of eight industry certifications so nothing you learn is wasted.

  • CompTIA Security+
    The foundational security cert hiring teams screen for. Covers threats, architecture, identity, risk, and operations. This is the cert that gets your resume past the first filter for ~70% of cybersecurity roles in the US.
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate
    The AWS architecture standard. Design resilient, cost-aware, secure workloads on AWS. This is the credential hiring managers look for when they need someone who can actually build on AWS, not just describe it.
  • AWS Security Specialty
    The specialist track for AWS security. Identity, detection, data protection, incident response, and governance at scale. Specialty-level holders consistently command 15–25% salary premiums over Associate-only peers.
  • Azure Administrator (AZ-104)
    The Azure operations standard. Manage identities, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks. This is the credential hiring managers look for when they need someone who can actually run Azure, not just describe it.
  • Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500)
    The specialist track for Azure security. Identity, platform protection, security operations, data and applications across the Microsoft cloud stack. AZ-500 holders consistently command 15–25% salary premiums over AZ-104-only peers.
  • GCP Associate Cloud Engineer
    The Google Cloud operations standard. Deploy applications, monitor operations, and manage enterprise solutions on GCP. This is the credential hiring managers look for when they need someone who can actually run GCP, not just describe it.
  • GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer
    The specialist track for Google Cloud security. Identity, access management, data protection, network security, and compliance at scale. Professional-level holders consistently command 15–25% salary premiums over Associate-only peers.
  • GCP Professional Cloud Security Operations Engineer
    The advanced track for cloud security operations. Threat detection, investigation, and response across Google Cloud with Chronicle, SCC, and Security Operations tooling. Built for the engineers who own the SOC.

Hands-on labs in live cloud environments

Every concept is reinforced in live AWS accounts, Azure tenants, and GCP projects your cohort spins up and tears down. No simulators, no toy environments, no "imagine you're in the console" PowerPoints. You'll write real IAM policies, configure real networks, deploy real workloads, and break (then fix) real systems. Labs progress from guided walkthroughs to open-ended scenarios where you debug and defend production-style workloads under pressure — the same way you'll work on the job.

Certification vouchers (all eight)

Exam vouchers for CompTIA Security+, AWS Solutions Architect Associate, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Administrator (AZ-104), Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500), GCP Associate Cloud Engineer, GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer, and GCP Professional Cloud Security Operations Engineer are all included. We schedule them with you, time them to your readiness, and pay for them up front so the cost of the credential is never a barrier. If you need a retake, we cover that too — provided you're engaged with the program.

Dedicated Technical Program Advisor

One advisor — a working cloud practitioner, not a sales rep — is assigned to you from day one. They know your background, your goals, your timeline, and your blockers. Weekly 1:1 check-ins keep you on pace. When labs get hard, they unblock you. When life gets busy, they hold you accountable. As you progress, they introduce you to the right operators inside our network. You will not be a face in a Slack channel — you'll have a coach.

End-to-end career services

Certifications open the door. Career services walk you through it. Our placement team builds the full kit needed to convert your new skills into a real offer — positioning, outreach, interviews, and negotiation — and works the network on your behalf until you sign.

  • Job placement services
    Direct introductions to hiring partners, cohort-only job boards, and warm referrals from our operator network. We work the phones — you don't apply into the void.
  • Resume services
    1:1 resume rebuilds tailored to cloud operator and security roles. Written by people who've sat on hiring panels, optimized to pass both ATS filters and human reviewers in under 10 seconds.
  • LinkedIn services
    Full profile rewrite, keyword optimization, headline strategy, and content guidance so recruiters DM you instead of you cold-applying. We routinely see 5–10x increases in recruiter outreach within 30 days.
  • Mock interviews
    Live technical and behavioral interviews with senior practitioners. Each session is recorded, debriefed line by line, and iterated until you walk into the real interview already knowing the answers to the hard questions.

Masterclasses with senior operators

Recurring live sessions with senior operators on the topics that don't fit neatly into a curriculum but absolutely matter on the job. These are the conversations you'd normally only get from a great mentor inside a great team — brought directly to your cohort.

  • Technical masterclasses
    Hands-on deep dives on the tools and platforms operators actually use on the job — Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub Actions, Artificial Intelligence and LLM-assisted operations, and more. Each session is led by a senior practitioner working with these tools in production.
  • Career masterclasses
    Salary negotiation tactics that add five figures to offers, interview strategy from people who've conducted hundreds of them, navigating your first 90 days, and building long-term leverage in your cybersecurity career.
Founders Guarantee

If you put in the work, we stand behind your outcome.

Show up, complete the labs, and engage with your advisor — we'll keep working with you until you're placed.

Seats are limited

Six months from now, you can be the cloud operator companies are fighting to hire.

Eight industry certifications across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Live labs in real cloud environments. A dedicated advisor. End-to-end career services. And the Founders Guarantee that we stay with you until you're placed. The only thing left is the decision to start.

Cohorts are capped to protect the quality of live sessions and advisor time. Applications are reviewed in the order received.