HashiCorp Cloud Engineer (HCE) Learning Path
Prepare for the emerging HashiCorp Cloud Engineer certification by mastering infrastructure automation, GitOps workflows, and secure provisioning across multiple cloud providers.
Phase 1: GitOps and CI/CD Foundations
Phase 2: Reusability and Modular Infrastructure
- Use of
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for scaling patterns - Terraform Module Lab: Define and consume reusable modules
- Dynamic blocks, inputs/outputs, data sources
Phase 3: Secrets and Security
- Key Vault Integration Lab — Store and retrieve secrets using Azure Key Vault
- Secure Terraform Configs: Sensitive variables and secure state
- Preparation for integrating Vault (HashiCorp) for advanced secrets mgmt
Phase 4: Scenario-Based Application
- Deploy and destroy workflows with checks and audit trails
- Real-time infrastructure changes with state comparison
- Multi-cloud planning with abstracted provider modules