Infrastructure Engineer
- ✓ Operate core services safely
- ✓ Troubleshoot common failures
- ✓ Automate repeatable work
- ✓ Escalate with useful evidence
Terraform Academy · Role-based paths
Terraform Academy role-based paths
Different roles require different depth. Do not study every topic equally; study to the decisions and failures your target role owns.
DevOps Engineer
- ✓ Operate core services safely
- ✓ Troubleshoot common failures
- ✓ Automate repeatable work
- ✓ Escalate with useful evidence
Platform Engineer
- ✓ Design standards and guardrails
- ✓ Evaluate trade-offs
- ✓ Control organisational risk
- ✓ Mentor teams and govern exceptions
IaC Lead
- ✓ Design standards and guardrails
- ✓ Evaluate trade-offs
- ✓ Control organisational risk
- ✓ Mentor teams and govern exceptions
Completion standard
Produce evidence, not a completion claim.
Save diagrams, code, decisions, test output, failure recovery and a concise explanation of what you would improve. That evidence becomes your interview story and portfolio.