Postgraduate Diploma in On-Prem/Cloud Deployment and Monitoring
Online 800-hour Postgraduate Diploma in On-Prem/Cloud Deployment and Monitoring. 8 modules covering ISO/IEC 27001 (information security management), Esquema Nacional de Seguridad (Royal Decree 311/2022) and Terraform. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.
Postgraduate Diploma in On-Prem/Cloud Deployment and Monitoring — studying from the United States
Health technology and biomechanics form a significant sector in the United States, anchored by medical device hubs in Minnesota, Massachusetts, California and New Jersey. Companies develop implants, diagnostic equipment, rehabilitation devices and wearable sensors under strict regulatory oversight. Engineers apply biomechanical modeling, human factors and operational safety analysis to improve device performance and worker well-being. Careers often involve close collaboration with clinicians and regulatory affairs teams.
Fees for the United States: US$1,670 (US Dollars), with instalments and employer sponsorship available.
Relevant bodies in the United States
Typical roles
Questions from the United States
Which professional bodies in the United States relate to this area, and does a SEIUM qualification make me a licensed engineer?
In the US, the Professional Engineer (PE) license is issued by state licensing boards and generally requires an ABET-accredited engineering degree, supervised experience, and passing the FE and PE exams. Biomedical and safety work also connects to bodies such as ASME and IEEE EMBS. A SEIUM qualification is a private qualification, not a state degree, and does not itself grant PE licensure. Recognition is decided by employers or the relevant licensing body.
Where do people with this training typically work in the United States?
Careers in this area commonly appear in medical device companies, wearable technology firms, hospitals and research institutions, and occupational safety departments in industrial employers. Hiring decisions depend on each employer's requirements and how they value private, non-accredited training, so you should check specific job postings and speak with target employers before enrolling.
Can I study this programme while working full time in the US?
The programmes are 100% online and taught in English, so you can study from home and no student visa is needed. Master's programmes total 1,900 hours, postgraduate diplomas 800 hours, and specialist courses 300 hours, so you should plan your weekly hours realistically. Fees are payable in instalments, and some employers offer sponsorship, which you can ask your employer about directly.
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What you will be able to do
Compare on-premise, cloud and hybrid deployment models.
Define infrastructure as code with Terraform.
Deploy applications in containers orchestrated with Kubernetes.
Build reliable and reproducible CI/CD pipelines.
Implement observability with metrics, traces and logs.
Apply SRE reliability practices and incident management.
Ensure regulatory compliance and deployment security.
Who it's for
- DevOps engineer looking to specialise in On-Prem/Cloud Deployment and Monitoring.
- Site reliability engineer (SRE) looking to specialise in On-Prem/Cloud Deployment and Monitoring.
- Cloud architect looking to specialise in On-Prem/Cloud Deployment and Monitoring.
- Kubernetes platform administrator looking to specialise in On-Prem/Cloud Deployment and Monitoring.
- Observability engineer looking to specialise in On-Prem/Cloud Deployment and Monitoring.
- DevSecOps engineer looking to specialise in On-Prem/Cloud Deployment and Monitoring.
- Graduates in engineering or sciences seeking to enter technology and software.
What you'll work with
- ISO/IEC 27001 (information security management)
- Esquema Nacional de Seguridad (Royal Decree 311/2022)
- Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2)
- ISO/IEC 27017 (security for cloud services)
- ISO/IEC 20000-1 (IT service management)
- CIS Benchmarks
- Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)
8 modules · 800 h
1.1On-premise, public, private and hybrid cloud1.2Shared responsibility model1.3Decision criteria: cost, latency and sovereignty1.4Healthcare data requirements1.5ENS- and ISO 27001-certified clouds1.6Multi-region architecture1.7TCO costs1.8Vendor lock-in1.96R migration strategies1.10Case study: on-prem versus cloud decision for a hospital
2.1Principles of immutable infrastructure2.2Terraform and state management2.3Ansible for configuration2.4Reusable modules2.5Secrets management2.6Infrastructure testing2.7Development, testing and production environments2.8Version control2.9GitOps2.10Laboratory: deploying a virtual network with Terraform
3.1Docker containers3.2Secure images and scanning3.3Kubernetes: pods, services and deployments3.4Configuration and secrets management3.5Persistent storage3.6Autoscaling3.7On-prem Kubernetes with OpenShift and Rancher3.8Managed services: EKS, AKS and GKE3.9Helm3.10Workshop: deploying an application on Kubernetes
4.1Continuous integration pipelines4.2Automated testing4.3Blue-green and canary deployments4.4Rollback4.5Validation in regulated environments4.6Version traceability4.7Artefact signing4.8Pipeline security4.9DORA metrics4.10Practical: pipeline with GitLab CI
5.1Metrics, logs and traces5.2Prometheus and Grafana5.3OpenTelemetry5.4ELK stack and Loki5.5Distributed tracing5.6Synthetic monitoring5.7Useful dashboards5.8Event correlation5.9Observability of AI models5.10Laboratory: monitoring with Prometheus
6.1SLI, SLO and SLA6.2Error budgets6.3Actionable alerts6.4On-call duties and escalation6.5Incident management6.6Blameless postmortems6.7Chaos engineering6.8Capacity and performance6.9Backups and recovery6.10Case study: postmortem of a service outage
7.1System hardening7.2Cloud identity management7.3Network segmentation7.4Encryption and KMS7.5Configuration auditing (CSPM)7.6GDPR and ENS compliance7.7Audit logging7.8Vulnerability management7.9Cloud incident response7.10Practical: configuration review with CIS Benchmarks
8.1Service requirements8.2Choosing the deployment model8.3Infrastructure as code8.4Orchestration8.5Delivery pipeline8.6Observability and SLOs8.7Security plan8.8Operations plan8.9Report and presentation8.10Final review with the tutor
How you'll learn
100 % online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetables: students progress at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine study with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Prometheus and Grafana, GitLab CI/CD, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Tests are studied on real deployment procedures on a laboratory cluster, continuous integration and delivery pipelines, and incident and recovery simulations. Assessment is continuous per module plus the final integrating project.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Compare on-premise, cloud and hybrid deployment models.
Define infrastructure as code with Terraform.
Deploy applications in containers orchestrated with Kubernetes.
Build reliable and reproducible CI/CD pipelines.
Implement observability with metrics, traces and logs.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. No university degree is required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient Spanish to follow technical regulatory reading.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme is 800 hours in total, spread over 6 to 8 months. That is between 10 and 15 hours per week on average, compatible with a full-time job.
You work with Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Prometheus and Grafana, GitLab CI/CD. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.
A SEIUM own diploma upon passing the continuous assessment and the integrating project. It is in-house training, not an official Ministry qualification.
Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area can be credited towards the advanced programme. Check the credit transfer policy when you enrol.
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