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Certifications that raise your pay

• Solutions Architect, associate level

  The Amazon Web Services certification most often named in job postings.

• A professional-level cloud certification

  Harder, more expensive, and the one that separates senior candidates.

• Security certifications

  Cloud security roles pay more than general cloud work almost everywhere.

• Kubernetes and container credentials

  The skill most commonly missing from otherwise strong candidates.