AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Level
Learn to design highly available systems.
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification is intended for individuals who perform a Solutions Architect role. The exam validates your ability to effectively demonstrate your knowledge to architect and deploy secure and robust applications on AWS technologies.
It validates the following capabilities:
- Knowledge to architect and deploy secure and robust applications on AWS technologies
- Ability to define a solution using architectural design principles based on customer requirements
- Ability to provide implementation guidance based on best practices to the organization throughout the life cycle of a project
Recommended Prerequisites
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (GK4534) or AWS Technical Essentials (GK4501)
Recommended AWS Knowledge:
- One year of hands-on experience designing available, cost-efficient, fault-tolerant, and scalable distributed systems on AWS
- Hands-on experience using compute, networking, storage, and database AWS services
- Hands-on experience with AWS deployment and management services
- Ability to identify and define technical requirements for an AWS-based applications
- Ability to identify which AWS services meet a given technical requirement
- Knowledge of recommended best practices for building secure and reliable applications on the AWS platform
- An understanding of the basic architectural principles of building on the AWS cloud
- An understanding of the AWS global infrastructure
- An understanding of network technologies as they relate to AWS
- An understanding of security features and tools that AWS provides and how they relate to traditional services
Required Training and Exam
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Level exam includes multiple-choice and multiple-answer questions. You will have 80 minutes to complete it
| Required Exam | Recommended Training | Exam Prep |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Level exam (SAA-C02) | AWS Technical Essentials (GK4501) Architecting with Amazon Web Services (GK4502) or Architecting on AWS Accelerator (GK4533) | Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (GK7389) or Exam Readiness Intensive Workshop: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (GK4502-ER) |
Follow-on Courses
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
Recertification
AWS Certifications are valid for 3 years. To maintain your AWS Certified status, you are required to periodically demonstrate your continued expertise by recertifying. Recertification helps strengthen the overall value of your AWS Certification and shows individuals and employers that your credential covers the latest AWS knowledge, skills, and best practices. Learn more at the AWS webs
