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From on-premise sysadmin to cloud data-platform engineer

Priya Raman · Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Employed, seeking a change · Manchester, UK

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Career objective

Move from on-premise systems administration into a cloud data-platform role.

The story

Nine years keeping physical infrastructure running for an NHS trust. The work is being migrated to Azure and the new roles all ask for certifications I have the skills for but not the paperwork. My employer will not fund exams for a role I am moving out of, so I am funding the transition myself.

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Exam vouchers only. Any surplus is returned or passed to the next candidate.

Verification

  • Identity checkedVerified Jul 3, 2026

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  • Prep evidence reviewedVerified Jul 3, 2026

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  • Résumé reviewedVerified Jul 3, 2026

    An administrator reviewed the résumé and found it consistent with the campaign.

Certification plan

  • DP-750 — Azure Databricks Data Engineer Associate Passing practice exams

    Microsoft

    79% practice score

    Target exam date: Sep 15, 2026

    Official exam page

  • SAA-C03 — AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Studying

    Amazon Web Services

    Working through labs

    Official exam page

Progress updates

  1. Two weeks into the Databricks labs. Delta Lake tuning is the weak spot; redoing the medallion-architecture exercises.

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