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Cloud Engineer Resume Examples

A strong cloud engineer resume leads with architecture and cost outcomes, not a service checklist: workloads migrated, cloud spend saved, uptime, and provisioning time cut. Keep it to one clean column so Applicant Tracking Systems parse every field, and mirror the exact platform and services — AWS, VPC, IAM, Terraform — named in the job description. Below is a complete, ATS-friendly cloud engineer resume example you can open in the free builder, plus the skills and keywords to include.

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Daniel Okafor

Cloud Engineer

daniel.okafor@email.com · (404) 555-0132 · Atlanta, GA · github.com/danielokafor

Experience

Cloud Engineer, Peachtree DigitalSep 2021 – Present

Atlanta, GA

  • Migrated 120 on-premise VMs to AWS with zero downtime, decreasing resource waste 35%.
  • Reduced monthly cloud spend $42K (28%) via EC2 rightsizing, Savings Plans, and idle-resource cleanup.
  • Architected a multi-account landing zone in Terraform that onboarded 25 teams under consistent IAM and tagging.
  • Achieved SOC 2 compliance by enforcing KMS encryption, least-privilege IAM, and GuardDuty across all accounts.
Cloud Support Engineer, Beltline SystemsMay 2019 – Aug 2021

Atlanta, GA

  • Built reusable Terraform modules that cut environment provisioning time from 2 days to 4 hours.
  • Designed VPC networking and security groups for 15 AWS accounts, cutting connectivity tickets 50%.
  • Automated nightly backups and DR failover drills, consistently meeting a 15-minute recovery objective.

Projects

aws-landing-zone-tf — Opinionated multi-account AWS landing zone in Terraform
  • Published a Terraform framework that stands up a governed multi-account AWS org with SSO, tagging, and budget alarms.
  • Adopted by 200+ GitHub users and cut a reference environment's setup from days to under an hour.

Skills

  • Cloud & IaC: AWS, Azure, Terraform, CloudFormation, VPC, IAM
  • Containers & automation: Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, CloudWatch, Python, Bash

Education

B.S. Information Technology, Georgia State UniversityAug 2014 – May 2018

Atlanta, GA · 3.5 GPA

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Writing "Cloud" or "AWS" alone with no services named — ATS keyword filters look for EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, and the like.
  • Describing duties ("managed cloud infrastructure") instead of outcomes ("migrated 120 VMs, cut spend $42K/year").
  • Leaving out cost numbers on a role where FinOps and savings are a primary hiring signal.
  • Listing three clouds at equal depth when you only know one well; name a primary cloud and mark the others honestly.
  • Using a two-column template that hides half your experience from ATS parsers.

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Frequently asked questions

How long should a cloud engineer resume be?

One page for most engineers; two only if you have roughly 8+ years or led large migrations. Recruiters skim for a few seconds, so front-load cost, migration, and reliability numbers and keep it single-column so ATS parses cleanly.

Which cloud certification should I get first?

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate is the most widely recognized starting point and maps to the largest share of job postings. If your target employer runs Azure or GCP, earn that platform's associate-level cert instead, and add the HashiCorp Terraform Associate to signal IaC skill.

Do I need to know more than one cloud?

One deep beats three shallow. Name a primary cloud with specific services you have operated, then list a secondary cloud honestly if you have real exposure. Most job descriptions screen for depth in their platform, not a checklist of every provider.

How do I show cloud experience without a cloud job title?

Deploy something real and quantify it. A 3-tier app provisioned with Terraform, a personal project on EC2 with auto-scaling, or a public IaC repo all demonstrate the core skills. Pair the work with an entry-level certification and put both directly under your summary.