AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

Exam cost

$300 USD (historical estimate)

Questions · time · passing score

75 questions, multiple choice or multiple response, 180 minutes, 750/1000 passing score

Prerequisites

While there are no formal prerequisites to sit for the exam, AWS recommends candidates have at least two years of hands-on experience designing and deploying cloud architecture on AWS. This includes evaluating cloud application requirements, architecting solutions for deployment, implementation, and provisioning applications on AWS, and guiding best practices for architectural design across enterprise applications. Candidates should also be familiar with AWS APIs, CLI, CloudFormation templates, AWS Management Console, AWS Billing Console, Windows and Linux environments, and a scripting language.

Estimated salary premium

Not established by comparable evidence

Renewal requirements

3-year cycle · CPE/CEU requirement not verified

Difficulty

Not rated

Domains covered

• ** Designing a hybrid solution architecture on AWS using technologies like AWS Direct Connect and VPN.
• Evaluating cloud application requirements and architecting solutions for AWS deployment.
• Guiding architectural design best practices across enterprise applications and projects.
• Mapping business objectives to architecture or application requirements.
• Proficiency with AWS APIs
• CLI
• and CloudFormation templates.
• Understanding of AWS Management Console and AWS Billing Console.
• Familiarity with Windows and Linux environments and scripting languages.
• Making informed decisions on using AWS Services for computing
• storage
• database

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