Course description
In this intermediate-level course from Amazon Web Services (AWS), you learn how to assess your preparedness for the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (DOP-C02) exam. The AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (DOP-C02) exam validates a learner’s technical expertise in provisioning, operating, and managing distributed systems and services built on AWS.
Learn how to prepare for the exam by exploring the exam’s topic areas and how they align to developing on AWS and to specific areas of study. Gauge your understanding of topics and concepts from each task statement grouped by domain. Reinforce your knowledge and identify learning gaps with hands-on exercises and explanations of exam-style questions. Explore learning strategies to identify incorrect responses by interpreting the concepts that are being tested in the exam using the question explanations. Then, determine your readiness to take the exam with the Official Practice Exam.
Course level: Intermediate
Duration: 12 hours
Activities
This course includes the following:
- Videos by an expert instructor who delivers presentations and reviews exam-style questions.
- Hands-on exercises (builder labs) that help validate skills readiness.
- Official Practice Questions (Question Set, Bonus Questions, and a Practice Exam) written in same style as AWS Certification exams. All questions include detailed feedback and recommended resources to help you prepare for the exam.
Course objectives
In this course, you will do the following:
- Understand the knowledge tested by the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (DOP-C02) exam.
- Evaluate your gaps in knowledge of the exam topics.
- Validate your readiness to take the exam.
Intended audience
This course is intended for individuals who have the following:Â
- Two or more years of experience in provisioning, operating, and managing AWS environments; and
- Experience with the software development lifecycle and programming and/or scripting.
Prerequisites
Learners should have the following:
- Experience in building highly automated infrastructure;
- Experience in administering operating systems;
- Experience with modern development and operations processes and methodologies; and
- Experience in securing AWS infrastructure.
Recommended courses
We recommend that learners take the following courses (or similar courses) before taking this course:
- Advanced Testing Practices Using AWS DevOps Tools
- Advanced CloudFormation: Macros
- DevOps Engineering on AWS (paid classroom training)
Course outline
Module 1: Get to know the exam
- Introduction to The AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (DOP-C02)
- Overview: The AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (DOP-C02)
- Exam guide: The AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (DOP-C02)
Module 2: Get to know exam-style questions
- Introduction to exam-style questions
- Overview and Instructions: Official Practice Question Set
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional Official Practice Question Set (DOP-C02 - English)
Module 3: Learn about exam topics
- AWS training suggestions
- Whitepapers and FAQs
Module 4: Prepare for the exam
Domain 1: SDLC Automation
- Lesson 0: Domain 1 – SDLC Automation introduction
- Lesson 1: Implement CI/CD pipelines
- Lesson 2: Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
- Lesson 3: Build and manage artifacts
- Lesson 4: Implement deployment strategies for instance, container, and serverless environments
- Lesson 5: Walkthrough question 1
- Lesson 6: Walkthrough question 2
- Lab assessment: Building a CI/CD Pipeline to Deploy a Web Application to Amazon EC2
- Additional resources
- Flashcards
Domain 2: Configuration Management and IaC
- Lesson 0: Domain 2 – Configuration Management and IaC introduction
- Lesson 1: Define cloud infrastructure and reusable components to provision and manage systems throughout their lifecycle
- Lesson 2: Deploy automation to create, onboard, and secure AWS accounts in a multi-account/multi-Region environment
- Lesson 3: Design and build automated solutions for complex tasks and large-scale environments
- Lesson 4: Walkthrough question 3
- Lesson 5: Walkthrough question 4
- Additional resources
- Flashcards
Domain 3: Resilient Cloud Solutions
- Lesson 0: Domain 3 – Resilient solutions introduction
- Lesson 1: Implement highly available solutions to meet resilience and business requirements
- Lesson 2: Implement solutions that are scalable to meet business requirements
- Lesson 3: Implement automated recovery processes to meet RTO/RPO requirements
- Lesson 4: Walkthrough question 5
- Lesson 5: Walkthrough question 6
- Additional resources
- Flashcards
Domain 4: Monitoring and Logging
- Lesson 0: Domain 4 - Monitoring and Logging introduction
- Lesson 1: Configure the collection, aggregation, and storage of logs and metrics
- Lesson 2: Audit, monitor, and analyze logs and metrics to detect issues
- Lesson 3: Automate monitoring and event management of complex environments
- Lesson 4: Walkthrough question 7
- Lesson 5: Walkthrough question 8
- Additional resources
- Flashcards
Domain 5: Incident and Event Response
- Lesson 0: Domain 5 – Incident and Event Response introduction
- Lesson 1: Manage event source to process, notify, and take action in response to events
- Lesson 2: Implement configuration changes in response to events
- Lesson 3: Troubleshoot system and application failures
- Lesson 4: Walkthrough question 9
- Lesson 5: Walkthrough question 10
- Lab assessment: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Application Failures
- Additional resources
- Flashcards
Domain 6: Security and Compliance
- Lesson 0: Domain 6 – Security and Compliance introduction
- Lesson 1: Implement techniques for identity and access management at scale
- Lesson 2: Apply automation for security controls and data protection
- Lesson 3: Implement security monitoring and auditing solutions
- Lesson 4: Walkthrough question 11
- Lesson 5: Walkthrough question 12
- Additional resources
- Flashcards
Module 5: Determine exam readiness
- Overview: Bonus questions and practice exam
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional Bonus Questions (DOP-C02)
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional Official Practice Exam (DOP-C02 - English)
