Cloud Resume Challenge

The cloud resume challenge is a fun project-oriented way to get hands-on skills and experience working in the cloud. The end product is you hosting your resume on a cloud platform and showcasing your journey to potential employers. The challenge is more of a suggested approach, not a how-to guide. You get pointed in the direction of travel, but it’s up to you to figure out how to implement a solution.

I wanted to expand my current knowledge from a fresh perspective and pick up some new skills I do not use in my daily jobs, such as full-stack development, CSS, or Python. I targeted both Azure and AWS cloud platforms as this is my area of expertise, and I was interested in working with the similarities and differences between the two platforms.

The challenge is made up of a numer of different systems to learn and implement as detailed below, plus “mods” which are optional but provide a deeper understanding or add extra learning opportunities, such as DNSSEC.

Skills experienced

Chunk 0 | certification

(Step 1)

1. Get certified in the cloud foundation certificates in Azure and AWS

Chunk 1 | front-end

(Steps 2-6)

2. Create a website: Create a website in HTML
3. Style the website: Add style with CSS
4. Host the Website: Publish the website on a static website service in the cloud
5. Secure it with HTTPS: Secure the website URL with HTTPS
6. Custom Domain Name: Publish the URL on a domain you own yourself

[Security Mod] Protect the DNS configuration from “man in the middle attacks”

Chunk 2 | back-end

(Steps 8-10, 13)

8. Create a database: to store the visitor counter data using Azure CosmosDB or AWS DynamoDB

9. Create an API: to communicate between the JavaScript and the database using Azure Functions or AWS API Gateway and Lambda written in Python and include code testing.

10. Create a GitHub repository to store the front-end and back-end code and use automation to create a CI/CD pipeline whenever there are changes

Chunk 3 | Front-end / back-end integration

(Steps 7,11)

7. Javascript: create a visitor counter on the website
8. Test: create tests for the code

Chunk 4 | Automation / CI

(steps 12,14,15)

12. Infrastructure as Code: create the entire stack as IaC
13. CI/CD (backend:)