Cloud IAM Engineer
Secure access across Azure, AWS and GCP with one identity provider.
6
skills
46
labs
~60h
total
- 1IAMIAM Fundamentals
Identities, authentication vs authorization, least privilege, RBAC vs ABAC and the identity lifecycle.
- 2EIDMicrosoft Entra ID Fundamentals
Tenants, users, groups, licenses, admin roles and app registrations in Microsoft Entra ID.
- 3OIDCOAuth 2.0 & OpenID Connect
Tokens, flows and scopes — decode real JWTs and integrate an app with Entra ID.
- 4RBACAzure RBAC & Managed Identities
Scopes, built-in and custom roles, ABAC conditions, managed identities and workload identity federation.
- 5AWSAWS IAM & IAM Identity Center
Policies, roles, SCPs, permission boundaries and SSO into AWS from Entra ID.
- 6GCPGoogle Cloud IAM
Resource hierarchy, roles, service accounts and workforce identity federation.
- ✓Outcome
Ready for Cloud Security / Cloud IAM roles and the AWS Security Specialty exam.
Certifications this roadmap prepares you for
SC-900 · Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity FundamentalsSC-300 · Microsoft Identity and Access AdministratorSC-500 · Implementing End-to-End Security Controls for Cloud and AI WorkloadsSC-100 · Microsoft Cybersecurity ArchitectAZ-104 · Microsoft Azure AdministratorAZ-305 · Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure SolutionsMD-102 · Managing and Securing Microsoft 365 Endpoints by using IntuneOCD · Okta Certified Developer (Workforce Identity Cloud)ACD · Auth0 Certified DeveloperCLF-C02 · AWS Certified Cloud PractitionerSAA-C03 · AWS Certified Solutions Architect - AssociateSOA-C03 · AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - AssociateSCS-C03 · AWS Certified Security - SpecialtySY0-701 · CompTIA Security+ (V7)SY0-801 · CompTIA Security+ (V8)CISSP · Certified Information Systems Security ProfessionalCCSP · Certified Cloud Security ProfessionalPAM-DEF · CyberArk Defender - PAMSP-ISL · SailPoint Identity Security LeaderGCP-ACE · Associate Cloud EngineerGCP-PCSE · Professional Cloud Security Engineer