These FREE Certs Helped Me Land a Senior Cloud / Infrastructure Engineer Job
🎓 Free Certifications That Can Actually Move Your IT Career Forward
“If I take these free IT certifications… will they really help me get a better job?”
That’s the question I’m answering in today’s episode of The Career Podcast — based on my own journey from mid-level IT support to Senior Infrastructure Engineer (L3).
In this video, I’ll walk you through 7 high-value, free certifications that helped me build real, marketable skills in cloud, networking, firewalls, and cybersecurity.
These aren’t fluffy resume fillers — they come with verifiable Credly badges and are 100% free to start today.
✅ Perfect for:
Helpdesk Technicians
Cloud Support Engineers
Junior System Admins
Aspiring Cybersecurity Analysts
Infrastructure Specialists
Network Admins
🔥 Every course in this video is linked in the description.
💡 Take action, apply what you learn, and take one step closer to your dream role.
🔗 Course Links:
✅ 1. AWS Cloud Quest – Cloud Practitioner
-https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/lear...
✅ 2. Cisco – IT Essentials
https://skillsforall.com/course/it-es...
✅ 3. Microsoft & freeCodeCamp – Foundational C# Certification
https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/fo...
✅ 4. Fortinet – FortiGate 7.4 Operator
✅ 5. Fortinet – Certified Associate in Cybersecurity
-https://www.credly.com/org/fortinet/b...
✅ 6. Cisco – Ethical Hacker
-https://skillsforall.com/course/ethic...
✅7. Cisco – Meraki Network Engineer: Fundamental (CMNE F)
https://community.meraki.com/t5/Cisco...
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