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AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

Showcase advanced skills in bridging software development and cloud operations

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AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional showcases advanced technical expertise in provisioning, operating, and managing distributed application systems on AWS, giving you increased confidence and credibility with peers, colleagues, and customers. Organizations with these qualified professionals can ensure speedy delivery of secure and compliant systems that are highly available and scalable.","itemMediaAltText":"Missing alt text value","itemOption":"left","itemMediaURL":"https://d1.awsstatic.com/onedam/marketing-channels/website/aws/en_US/certification/approved/images/certification-badges/dop-badge-resized.3c0f93f6f99b2baa1eed84813f2fbac054339f15.png","id":"ams#c1","itemCTALabel":"Schedule your exam","itemHeading":"AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional","itemBoolean":"false"},"metadata":{"tags":[]}}]},"metadata":{"auth":{},"testAttributes":{}},"context":{"page":{"pageUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-devops-engineer-professional/"},"contentType":"page","environment":{"stage":"prod","region":"us-west-2"},"sdkVersion":"2.0.20"},"refMap":{"manifest.js":"47864e0370","rt-text-media-collection.js":"5f8c30dd7a","rt-text-media-collection.rtl.css":"b2534e3522","rt-text-media-collection.css.js":"f9a71a0905","rt-text-media-collection.css":"e7560f3e19","rt-text-media-collection.rtl.css.js":"1085459731"},"settings":{"templateMappings":{"hyperlinkText":"itemCTALabel","hyperlinkUrl":"itemCTAURL","heading":"itemHeading","dark":"itemBoolean","mediaAltText":"itemMediaAltText","mediaPosition":"itemOption","mediaUrl":"itemMediaURL","subheader":"itemTextLoc","bodyContent":"itemLongLoc","videoThumbnailUrl":"itemMediaURL2","videoOverlayTitle":"itemMediaAltText2","videoPlayButtonText":"itemTextLoc2"}}}

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional showcases advanced technical expertise in provisioning, operating, and managing distributed application systems on AWS, giving you increased confidence and credibility with peers, colleagues, and customers. Organizations with these qualified professionals can ensure speedy delivery of secure and compliant systems that are highly available and scalable.

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Key FAQs to help you get started

Per the exam guide, the recommended experience prior to taking this exam is 2 or more years of experience in provisioning, operating, and managing AWS environments. The ideal candidate also has experience with the software development lifecycle and programming and/or scripting.

This certification ranks among the list of 20 top-paying certifications of 2023 in North America per Skillsoft’s IT Skills and Salary Report. DevOps, in addition to streamlining software delivery, plays a critical role in enhancing cybersecurity within cloud environments. DevOps will continue to remain a high-demand function with increased focus on security, threat detection, and compliance. Certified individuals report increased confidence as a result of earning this industry-recognized certification and increased credibility with technical colleagues and customers.

The AWS Certified Security - Specialty is a certification that other cloud professionals have earned to advance further in roles such as DevOps Engineer. View AWS Certification paths to learn more and plan your AWS Certification journey.

This certification is valid for 3 years. Before your certification expires, you can recertify by passing the latest version of this exam. Learn more about recertification options for AWS Certifications.

Yes. Once you earn one AWS Certification, you get 50% discount on your next AWS Certification exam. You can sign in and access this discount in your AWS Certification Account.