AWS Exam Catalog
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Foundational certifications
Learn AWS Cloud fundamentals and core concepts. No prior experience needed.
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Ideal for individuals who want to demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the AWS Cloud platform, including cloud concepts, security, technology, billing, and pricing.
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
Designed for individuals to demonstrate a fundamental understanding of AI/ML concepts, Generative AI foundation models, security guidelines, and responsible AI practices on AWS.
Associate certifications
Validate core AWS skills. Prior cloud or IT experience recommended.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Designed for individuals who perform a solutions architect role. Validates the ability to design secure, resilient, high-performing, and cost-optimized architectures on AWS.
AWS Certified Developer - Associate
Validates technical expertise in developing, testing, deploying, and debugging AWS Cloud-based applications.
AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate
Validates core data engineering skills including data ingestion, transformation, pipeline design, security, and optimization.
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate
Designed for engineers focusing on scaling, deploying, monitoring, and operating machine learning pipelines on AWS.
AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate
Validates technical proficiency in deploying, managing, and operating scalable, highly available systems on the AWS platform.
Professional certifications
Master advanced AWS architecture and solutions. 2+ years AWS experience required.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
Validates advanced technical skills and experience in designing distributed applications and systems on the AWS platform.
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
Validates technical expertise in provisioning, operating, and managing distributed application systems on the AWS platform.
AWS Certified Generative AI Developer - Professional
Validates advanced expertise in building, fine-tuning, evaluating, deploying, and operating generative AI systems using Bedrock and SageMaker.
Specialty certifications
Demonstrate expertise in specific AWS technologies and services.
AWS Certified Security - Specialty
Validates advanced technical skills in securing the AWS platform, covering data protection, encryption, infrastructure security, and incident response.
AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty
Validates complex scaling and connectivity design skills, cloud routing protocols, hybrid network architecture, and security.
AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty
Validates technical skills in building, training, tuning, and deploying machine learning models on AWS.