Am I on the right path..? (cloud, devops)

I am in my 3rd year working as a ERP programmer at a higher ed. My daily task is supporting the lead programmer resolving the tickets, using mainly SQL, SQR and App Designer. Recently, we are shifting

I am in my 3rd year working as a ERP programmer at a higher ed. My daily task is supporting the lead programmer resolving the tickets, using mainly SQL, SQR and App Designer. Recently, we are shifting from PeopleSoft to OCI (ERP, HCM). The migration is done by the consulting firm so I feel like I am not growing here at all, especially since the work is very slow. However, instead of feeling down everyday, I try to spend a lot of time planning on my long time career by picking up the essential skills in cloud and DevOps. I have passed OCI Foundations Associate and AI Foundations Associate so far. I am currently taking Oracle Linux: System Administration on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure then Network+ next, and so on. OCI will go live this summer so I am hoping to get some real hand-on experience on it then look for a new job after 2-3 years. Am I doing the right thing? I am also open to jump into AWS and Azure because they are more demanding than OCI in job market. Do you recommending getting Associate certs on those as well? Do you have any advices on side projects to stand out to the recruiters in 2-3 years?