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Network diagram
Make this concrete enough that another engineer can understand what you built and why.
CAREER PROJECT · Intermediate · 1–2 weekends
AWS VPC Public + Private Network
Design a VPC with public and private subnets, route tables, internet access and controlled outbound connectivity.
VPCSubnetsRoute tablesInternet gatewayNATSecurity groups
DEFINITION OF DONE
Leave artifacts a reviewer can inspect.
02
Route-table matrix
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03
Connectivity tests
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04
Security notes
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05
Cost estimate
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RESUME / PORTFOLIO FRAMING
Describe what you actually did.
Designed an AWS VPC with segmented public/private subnets, explicit routing and controlled internet connectivity.
Use this as a starting structure, then replace it with your real implementation details, metrics and constraints. Do not claim outcomes you did not measure.
STRETCH GOALS
Go deeper if the core is already solid.
VPC endpoints
Add only if it strengthens the engineering story instead of delaying a finished, deployable core.
Flow Logs
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Network ACL comparison
Add only if it strengthens the engineering story instead of delaying a finished, deployable core.