(SCTP) Advanced Professional Certificate in Cloud Infrastructure Engineering
The (SCTP) Advanced Professional Certificate in Cloud Infrastructure Engineering seeks to equip you with basic infrastructure knowledge, cloud computing technologies, suites of cloud products and the modern deployment strategy with containerisation orchestrated through Kubernetes. With these knowledge and skills, you will be well equipped to pursue careers in the areas of Infrastructure and Cloud. Throughout the course, you will learn the critical aspects of software deployments and cloud infrastructure needs. The continuous hands-on approach of this course will equip you with confidence in transferring cloud knowledge from one platform to another. By the end of the course, you will be ready to undertake cloud certifications.
This is a part-time train-and-place programme facilitated over a period of 6 months.
Course Date
15 August 2026 to 27 February 2027
Registration Closing Date
25 July 2026
Who Should Attend
A background in IT is not necessary but preferable. This course is designed to cater to the intricacies of cloud technologies. Hence, individuals with a background in this discipline bring valuable prior knowledge that will enhance their learning experience and understanding of the curriculum.
Applicants will be required to undergo a shortlisting process where they must share their résumé and complete a pre-course assessment. Our instructors and career consultants will review applicants to assess their suitability before deciding whether to shortlist them for the course.
Venue
Virtual (Zoom), NTU e-Learning Platform & NTU@one-north Executive Centre
- Stand out from the crowd: Not only will you be well-sought after as an effective cloud engineer who maintains cloud applications and servers, but you will also be the person to demonstrate how information technology works in our society. You’ll learn to design, plan, and execute the setup of infrastructure for projects, apply best practices in deployment, monitoring and bring real value to cloud engineer roles
- Experienced Instructor Team: Our talented instructors, mentors, coaches, and industry subject matter experts equip you with the essential knowledge, tools, resources and critical/creative thinking needed to be ready for a tech role. We also cover crucial softer skills like collaboration, presentation, agile methodology, and leadership.
- Networking & Mentoring: Our network of domain experts and speakers include professionals from some of the most recognised tech companies and consulting agencies. We organise ongoing networking events for alumni, ensuring you get the necessary support and connection to launch and expand your career!
- Get Job-Ready: We have designed your learning journey to equip you with the skills most important to your future employers. Today's companies are looking for cloud engineers who are DevOps-enabled. This is why our curriculum ensures you graduate with these technologies: AWS, Docker, Git, and DevOps CICD with CircleCI.
Fee & Funding
| Course Fee payable after SSG funding, if eligible under various schemes | ||||
| Modules | Full Course Fee payable before funding | ¹ SCs and PRs (Up to 70% Funding) | ² SCs aged 40 and above (Up to 90% funding) | ³ AFS (Up to 95% funding) |
| IT Infrastructure Essentials | $3,924 | $1,177.20 | $457 | $277.20 |
| Cloud Technologies Essentials and Architectural Design + Preparing for Cloud Certification | $6,213 | $1,863.90 | $723.90 | $438.90 |
| DevSecOps Essentials & System Monitoring Strategies | $6,213 | $1,863.90 | $723.90 | $438.90 |
| Total Programme Fee | $16,350 | $4,905 | $1,905 | $1,155 |
- Fees listed above are inclusive of 9% GST.
Funding Eligibility
1 Eligible Singapore Citizens (SCs) aged 39 years and below and Permanent Residents (PRs) must attain at least 75% training attendance and passed all associated assessments to be eligible for funding up to 70% of the course fee. Learners will have to bear the full courses fee upon failure to meet either one of the requirements.
2 Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) - SCs aged 40 and above must attain at least 75% training attendance and passed all associated assessments to be eligible for funding up to 90% of the course fee. Learners will have to bear the full courses fee upon failure to meet either one of the requirements.
³ Additional Course Fee Funding Support - Individuals must be Singapore Citizens and meet one of the following eligibility criteria:
a) Long-term unemployed individuals (unemployed for six months or more);or
b) Individuals in need of financial assistance – ComCare Short-to-Medium Term Assistance (SMTA) recipients or Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) recipients; or
c) Persons with disabilities.
Other Funding Support
- NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.
- Eligible for a SkillsFuture Mid-Career Course Credits top-up of $4,000 to offset out-of-pocket fees for SkillsFuture Career Transition Programmes (SCTP).
- SkillsFuture Mid-Career Training Allowance is available for the SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme in full-time and part-time.
Course Withdrawal and Refund Policy
Refunds requested prior to course commencement date may be subjected to an administrative fee and the deduction of any non-refundable pre-paid amounts. No refunds will be granted upon course commencement.
 | Upon successful completion of this course, learners will be awarded an Advanced Professional Certificate by NTU |
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Modules
Trainers
Delfrinando Pranata
Del is an experienced Software Engineer, with advanced knowledge of JavaScript TypeScript, Node.js, PHP Lumen Framework, microservices architecture, AWS cloud technologies, databases, cloud optimization, cloud performance, MySQL, Redis, ElasticSearch, RabbitMQ, DynamoDB, Terraform and CloudFormation.
He has a strong track record in SEEK (previously) optimising email alerts sent to 22M users on the cloud platform, and has taught in SGUS Software Development Immersive Programme with NTU. Del co-developed the Cloud Infrastructure and Software Engineering curriculum, leveraging on his expertise in backend software development and cloud space.He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering and is currently an instructor with Skills Union.
Luqman Tajuddin
Luqman is an experienced engineer and possesses advanced knowledge of AWS, GCP, cloud migration, containerization, Kubernetes, Spark, Terraform, DevOps, Java, Python, JavaScript, shell script, PHP Laravel, New Relic, PostgreSQL, Terraform, Vault, DynamoDB and MongoDB.
Luqman holds a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems with a second major in Banking Processes and Technology.
Jesstern Rays
Jesstern is an engineering leader and agile practitioner with a decade of experience as a Staff Software Engineer. He has a proven track record of driving digital transformation for organisations in the financial, oil and gas, and real estate sectors. He possesses deep technical expertise in cloud infrastructure, the modernisation of legacy monoliths into microservice architectures, and the optimisation of CI/CD pipelines.
Also, he is a dedicated educator who has led software development training at Thoughtworks and General Assembly. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science.