AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
Operations exams validate technical knowledge for SysOps administrators, system administrators and those in a DevOps role who create automatable and repeatable deployments of applications, networks and systems on the AWS platform.
Overview of AWS SysOps Administrator – Associate Certification
The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate exam validates technical expertise in deployment, management and operations on the AWS platform. Exam concepts you should understand for this exam include:
- Deploying, managing and operating scalable, highly available and fault-tolerant systems on AWS
- Migrating an existing on-premises application to AWS
- Implementing and controlling the flow of data to and from AWS
- Selecting the appropriate AWS service based on compute, data, or security requirements
- Identifying appropriate use of AWS operational best practices
- Estimating AWS usage costs and identifying operational cost-control mechanisms
The basic knowledge and skills required at this level should include all of the areas and objective components given below:
AWS Knowledge
- Minimum one year of hands-on experience with the AWS platform
- Professional experience managing/operating production systems on AWS
- A firm grasp of the seven AWS tenets – architecting for the cloud
- Hands-on experience with the AWS CLI and SDKs/API tools
- Understanding of network technologies as they relate to AWS
- Good grasp of fundamental Security concepts with hands-on inexperience in implementing Security controls and compliance requirements
General IT Knowledge
- 1-2 years’ experience as a system’s administrator in a systems operations role
- Experience in understanding virtualization technology
- Monitoring and auditing system’s experience
- Knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP and Firewalls)
- Ability to collaborate with developers
Intended Audience
Eligible candidates for this exam must have:
- One or more years of hands-on experience in operating AWS-based applications
- Experience in provisioning, operating and maintaining systems running on AWS
- Ability to identify and gather requirements to define a solution to be built and operated on AWS
- Capabilities to provide AWS operations and deployment guidance and best practices throughout the life cycle of a project
Course Outline
The table below lists the main content domains and their weightings on the exam.
Domain | % of Examination | |
Domain 1 | Monitoring and Metrics | 15% |
Domain 2 | High Availability | 15% |
Domain 3 | Analysis | 15% |
Domain 4 | Deployment & Provisioning | 15% |
Domain 5 | Data Management | 12% |
Domain 6 | Security | 15% |
Domain 7 | Networking | 13% |
Total | 100% |
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