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AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

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

Renewal Period: 3 years

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect–Professional certification is intended for individuals who perform a Solutions Architect–Professional role. This certification validates advanced technical skills and experience in designing distributed applications and systems on the AWS platform. It is recommended that candidates have two or more years of hands-on experience designing and deploying cloud architecture on AWS.

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

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

 

Eligibility Requirements 

  • Credential Prerequisite
  • Experience: 2 years 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

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Seattle, WA  98109

Phone: 2062661000

Fax: 2062664952
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Written Exam SAP-C01

  • Design for Organizational Complexity (12.5%)
    • Determine cross-account authentication and access strategy for complex organizations (for example, an organization with varying compliance requirements, multiple business units, and varying scalability requirements)
    • Determine how to design networks for complex organizations (for example, an organization with varying compliance requirements, multiple business units, and varying scalability requirements).
    • Determine how to design a multi-account AWS environment for complex organizations (for example, an organization with varying compliance requirements, multiple business units, and varying scalability requirements).
  • Design for New Solutions (31%)
    • Determine security requirements and controls when designing and implementing a solution.
    • Determine a solution design and implementation strategy to meet reliability requirements.
    • Determine a solution design to ensure business continuity.
    • Determine a solution design to meet performance objectives.
    • Determine a deployment strategy to meet business requirements when designing and implementing a solution.
  • Migration Planning (15%)
    • Select existing workloads and processes for potential migration to the cloud.
    • Select migration tools and/or services for new and migrated solutions based on detailed AWS knowledge.
    • Determine a new cloud architecture for an existing solution.
    • Determine a strategy for migrating existing on-premises workloads to the cloud.
  • Cost Contro (12.5%)
    • Select a cost-effective pricing model for a solution.
    • Determine which controls to design and implement that will ensure cost optimization.
    • Identify opportunities to reduce cost in an existing solution.
  • Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions (29%)
    • Troubleshoot solution architectures.
    • Determine a strategy to improve an existing solution for operational excellence.
    • Determine a strategy to improve the reliability of an existing solution.
    • Determine a strategy to improve the performance of an existing solution.
    • Determine a strategy to improve the security of an existing solution.
    • Determine how to improve the deployment of an existing solution.

Exam Preparation Resources

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

RECERTIFICATION

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

Renewal Period: 3 years

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

  • AWS certifications are valid for 3 years. Certification holders may recertify by taking the current Professional-level exam for the certification already held.

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

  • It is recommended that candidates have two or more years of hands-on experience designing and deploying cloud architecture on AWS.

In Demand

This certification is considered in demand

COOL Bucks

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Some

Credential is related to some tasks associated with the duties of the military occupation (at least one critical task but less than 80%)

Most

Credential is directly related to most of the major duties associated with the military occupation (at least 80%)

Other

Credential is related to this military occupation, but is more advanced or specialized and therefore will likely require additional education, training, or experience

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Star

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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

LaDR

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ANSI

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ICAC

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NCCA

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IAS

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Low

May be difficult to attain: minimum education requirement is a Bachelor's degree, and/or minimum experience is 10 or more years.

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Medium

Moderate ease of attainment: minimum education requirement = Associate's and/or prerequisite and/or minimum experience = more than 2 years and less than 10 years of experience.

Note: In some cases “years of experience” refers to time actively on duty or while holding a certain occupation or prior certification and not always in consecutive calendar years. Additional years required for certain preliminary stages may not be included in this classification. For requirements measured in hours, 1080 hours was considered a year. For days, 365 days was considered a year. Please review all prerequisites and requirements for eligibility, and additional information for details.

High

Highly attainable: mimum education requirement = HS or less and/or minimum experience = 2 years or less experience and no additional requirements.

Note: In some cases “years of experience” refers to time actively on duty or while holding a certain occupation or prior certification and not always in consecutive calendar years. Additional years required for certain preliminary stages may not be included in this classification. For requirements measured in hours, 1080 hours was considered a year. For days, 365 days was considered a year. Please review all prerequisites and requirements for eligibility, and additional information for details.

MOS is Military Occupational Specialty
ASI is Additional Skill Identifier
WOMOS is Warrant Officer Military Occupational Specialty

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Updated: October 16, 2019
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