AWS Certified Developer - Associate Level

Achieving the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Developer – Associate Level exam validates technical expertise in developing and maintaining applications on the AWS platform.

Below are the areas which you will require knowledge and understand to pass the exam:

• Picking the right AWS services for the application
• Leveraging AWS SDKs to interact with AWS services from your application
• Writing code that optimizes performance of AWS services used by your application
• Code-level application security (IAM roles, credentials, encryption, etc.)

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Knowledge

• Professional experience using AWS technology
• Hands-on experience programming with AWS APIs
• Understanding of AWS Security best practices
• Understanding of automation and AWS deployment tools
• Understanding storage options and their underlying consistency models
• Excellent understanding of at least one AWS SDK

General IT Knowledge

• Understanding of stateless and loosely coupled distributed applications
• Familiarity developing with RESTful API interfaces
• Basic understanding of relational and non-relational databases
• Familiarity with messaging & queuing services

Required Training and Exam

The AWS Certified Solutions Developer - Associate Level exam includes multiple-choice and multiple-answer questions. You will have 80 minutes to complete it.