Cloud Engineer Challenge Part 4 | Infrastructure as Code with Terraform

In part 4 of the Cloud Engineer Challenge, I stop clicking around the AWS Console and start deploying infrastructure entirely using code.

This week focuses on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, a core skill for modern cloud and DevOps engineers.

Timeline:

00:00 Intro
00:43 DELIVERABLE 1 — Deploy Backend from Scratch Using Code
01:10 DELIVERABLE 2 — Destroy and Recreate Safely
01:41 DELIVERABLE 3 — At Least One Meaningful Test
02:12 DELIVERABLE 4 — Understanding the Deployment Flow
03:00 WHY IaC matters
03:47 Demo
07:02 Outro

In this video, I answer key real-world questions every hiring manager cares about:
• Can I deploy an AWS backend from scratch using code?
• Can I safely destroy and recreate infrastructure?
• Do I understand my deployment flow?
• Can I verify my infrastructure actually works?

🧠 Why this matters:

Infrastructure as Code enables repeatable, predictable, and scalable cloud environments.
It’s how production infrastructure is built in real engineering teams.

If you’re learning AWS, Terraform, DevOps, or Cloud Engineering, this video shows how to move from manual setups to professional grade automation.

🔔 Follow the Cloud Engineer Challenge:

This is part of a multi-week challenge covering:
• AWS fundamentals
• Serverless backends
• Frontend ↔ backend integration
• Infrastructure as Code
• Automation and production best practices

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