AWS Certifications
Worth pursuing eventually, not the first thing to chase.
As you get further into AWS, certifications can validate what you know to an employer who's never seen your work.
Entry-level. Covers cloud concepts, AWS services, pricing, and security fundamentals. The usual first step.
The most popular AWS cert. Covers designing distributed systems, high availability, cost optimization, and security.
Don't rush into a certification before you've actually used the services it tests. Hands-on experience first, the cert follows naturally once the concepts are real to you instead of memorized.
Cloud Practitioner is the entry point. Solutions Architect: Associate is the one employers recognize most. Either is more useful after hands-on practice than before it.