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AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Credential: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate  GI Bill resource
Credentialing Agency: Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Renewal Period: 3 years

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification is intended for individuals who perform a Solutions Architect role. The exam validates an examinee's ability to effectively demonstrate knowledge of how to architect and deploy secure and robust applications on AWS technologies. It validates a candidate's ability to define a solution using architectural design principles based on customer requirements and provide implementation guidance based on best practices to the organization throughout the lifecycle of the project. Eligible candidates should have one year of hands-on experience designing available, cost-efficient, fault-tolerant, and scalable distributed systems on AWS, in-depth knowledge of at least one high-level programming language, ability to identify and define requirements for an AWS-based application, experience with deploying hybrid systems with on-premises and AWS components, and capability to provide best practices for building secure and reliable applications on the AWS platform.

More information can be found on the certifying agency's website.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

 

Eligibility Requirements 

  • Credential Prerequisite
  • Experience: 1 year recommended
  • Education
  • Training
  • Membership
  • Other
  • Fee

Note: This credential may have multiple options for becoming eligible. Listed are the minimum requirements based on the minimum degree required.

Exam Requirements (View Details)

  • Exam
  • Written Exam
  • Oral Exam
  • Practical Exam
  • Performance Assessment

RECERTIFICATION SUMMARY

Renewal Period: 3 years

  • Continuing Education
  • Exam
  • Continuing Education OR Exam
  • Fee
  • Other

AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

410 Terry Avenue North
Seattle, WA  98109

Phone: 2062661000

Fax: 2062664952
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Written Exam SAA-C01

  • Domain 1: Design Resilient Architectures (34%)
    • 1.1 Choose reliable/resilient storage.
    • 1.2 Determine how to design decoupling mechanisms using AWS services.
    • 1.3 Determine how to design a multi-tier architecture solution.
    • 1.4 Determine how to design high availability and/or fault tolerant architectures.
  • Domain 2: Define Performant Architectures (24%)
    • 2.1 Choose performant storage and databases.
    • 2.2 Apply caching to improve performance.
    • 2.3 Design solutions for elasticity and scalability.
  • Domain 3: Specify Secure Applications and Architectures (26%)
    • 3.1 Determine how to secure application tiers.
    • 3.2 Determine how to secure data.
    • 3.3 Define the networking infrastructure for a single VPC application.
  • Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures (10%)
    • 4.1 Determine how to design cost-optimized storage.
    • 4.2 Determine how to design cost-optimized compute.
  • Domain 5: Define Operationally Excellent Architectures (6%)
    • 5.1 Choose design features in solutions that enable operational excellence.

Exam Preparation Resources

There are a number of resources available to help you prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate examination:

RECERTIFICATION

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Renewal Period: 3 years

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate credential has the following recertification information:

  • AWS certifications are valid for 3 years. Certification holders may recertify by taking the current Associate-level exam for the certification already held or by passing either the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional exam for the Architect path or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional exam for the Developer or Operations path.

Additional considerations for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate include:

  • It is recommended that candidates have one year of hands-on experience designing available, cost-efficient, fault-tolerant, and scalable distributed systems on AWS.

In Demand

This certification is considered in demand

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Early Career

1-3 years experience; Enlisted E1 through E4

Mid Career

4-10 years experience; Enlisted E5 through E6

Late Career

10+ years experience; Enlisted E7 and Above

Early Career

1-3 years experience; Enlisted “A” School through E5

Mid Career

4-10 years experience; Enlisted E6 through E7

Late Career

10+ years experience; Enlisted E8 and Above

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Updated: October 16, 2019
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