Need Career Guidance – Transitioning to Cloud

Hello grapes

I’m a fresher currently working as a Data Analyst at a product-based company. My work mostly involves tools like Jira, Postman, and Excel. I've also:

• Built BI dashboards for internal teams

• Written Python automation scripts using Selenium (with a bit of help from AI)

However, my current role feels more semi-technical and I’m not getting much exposure to deep technical or scalable systems work.

I’m very interested in transitioning to cloud computing and have started learning via YouTube and Udemy (through my company). I’m still early in the journey and would love advice from anyone in cloud roles.

Need help with:

• What are the essential skills and certifications/projects needed for an entry-level cloud role?(have started with Azure)

• Are there any real-world projects I could build to show recruiters I’m serious?

• Would appreciate any help or direction you can share!

Thanks in advance!