Build Your Cloud Portfolio: 10 Projects That Will Land You The Interview.

Don't run after certifications, build these projects.

The biggest gap in resumes today is the difference between knowing a service (passing a cert) and building with it (solving a problem).

This week, I am sharing the 10 best hands-on cloud projects I recommend. I have structured these by difficulty level and, crucially, included “Resume Gold,” a specific bullet points you can copy-paste to describe your work professionally in your resume.

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Level 1: The Foundation (Beginner)

Focus: Core services, static hosting, and basic networking.

#1. The “Cloud Resume Challenge.”

This is the gold standard for a reason. You host your resume as a static site, but with a twist: it must use HTTPS, a custom domain, and a visitor counter stored in a database, updated via an API triggered by a script.

• The Architecture: S3 (Frontend) → CloudFront/CDN → API Gateway → Lambda/Functions → DynamoDB.

• Tech Stack: HTML/CSS, Python/Node.js, Terraform/SAM (Infrastructure as Code).

• Sample Solutions:

  • https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/WebsiteHosting.html

  • https://dev.to/gbenga700/hosting-your-static-website-on-aws-s3-using-terraform-iac-11hh

• Resume Gold:

  • Designed and deployed a static web application on AWS.

  • Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to provision resources, eliminating manual configuration.

If you need any help with any of the projects, reach out to me via chat.