AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate is intended for system administrators in cloud operations roles who have at least one year of hands-on experience with deployment, management, networking, and security on AWS. This credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical skills for implementing cloud initiatives. By earning AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate, builders can highlight their experience using AWS optimization strategies, network configuration, and security implementation and compliance policies.

1. Deploy, manage, and operate scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS
2. Implement and control the flow of data to and from AWS
3. Select the appropriate AWS service based on compute, data, or security requirements
4. Identify appropriate use of AWS operational best practices
5. Estimate AWS usage costs and identify operational cost control mechanisms
6. Migrate on-premises workloads to AWS

1. Understanding of the AWS tenets – architecting for the cloud
2. Hands-on experience with the AWS CLI and SDKs/API tools
3. Understanding of network technologies as they relate to AWS
4. Understanding of security concepts with hands-on experience in implementing security controls and compliance requirements
5. Understanding of virtualization technology
6. Monitoring and auditing systems experience
7. Knowledge of networking concepts (e.g., DNS, TCP/IP, and firewalls)
8. Ability to translate architectural requirements

1. Monitoring and Reporting
2. High Availability
3. Deployment and Provisioning
4. Storage and Data Management
5. Security and Compliance
6. Networking
7. Automation and Optimization