AWS Certifications recognize IT professionals with the technical skills and expertise to design, deploy, and operate applications and infrastructure on AWS. Exams are offered in multiple languages at testing centers around the world.
AWS Certification is an industry-recognized credential that shows you have the expertise to design, deploy, or operate applications and infrastructure on AWS.
AWS Certification shows customers, employers, and recruiters that you have the skills and knowledge to build AWS solutions.
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Roadmap
Earn your Associate level certification and then advance to Professional level within a given role.
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Associate Exams
What it tests:
Your technical expertise in designing and deploying scalable, highly available, and fault tolerant systems on AWS.
Who it's for:
Anyone with experience designing distributed applications and systems on the AWS platform.
What it tests:
Your technical expertise in deployment, management, and operations on the AWS platform.Who it's for:
Anyone with one or more years of hands-on experience operating AWS-based applications.
What it tests:
Your technical expertise in developing and maintaining applications on the AWS platform.Who it's for:
Anyone with one or more years of hands-on experience designing and maintaining an AWS-based application plus in-depth knowledge of at least one high-level programming language.
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Professional Exams
What it tests:
Your advanced technical skills and experience in designing distributed applications and systems on the AWS platform.Who it's for:
An AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate with two or more years hands-on experience designing and deploying cloud architecture on AWS.
What it tests:
Your technical expertise in provisioning, operating, and managing distributed application systems on the AWS platform.
Who it's for:
Achieved AWS Certified Developer - Associate or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate. Two or more years’ experience provisioning, operating, and managing AWS environments.
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