It took about 4 months after I completed the AWS Solutions Architect Professional exam, but I got hired on with a large consulting company as a member of the infrastructure group, and I am working with an information security group with a large media company. Luckily, I was able to impress during my in-person technical interview, so I got hired even though I didn't get the role for which I interviewed at first. A month later, and I am fully immersed in augmenting and tuning a business application that leverages several AWS technologies. The learning curve is nearly vertical, so much to learn now that I know that I really know nothing, when it comes to applying AWS. My humble four EC2 instances and a database are nothing compared to the scale I am working in now. So, hitting the tutorials hard to learn the details of the parts I only knew at a 10,000 foot level. Lots of late nights and early mornings studying before I go to work, and then an hour or two of work before my head hits the pillow. Still, nice to work on one problem instead of several, so I can focus. I've been using the pomodoro method to stay focused and take breaks to keep my brain fresh. This is the most I've had to use my brain in while, and I turn off all the distractions (except my new company email, can't escape the leash!).

Got to get some rest before I attack my DynamoDB problem, my first!