AWS Certification Exam Guides
AWS Certification validates cloud expertise to help professionals highlight in-demand skills and organizations build effective, innovative teams for cloud initiatives using AWS.
Select an exam guide below to view detailed information about the certification exam, including target candidate description, exam content outline, and in-scope AWS services.
For Arabic exam guides: AWS documentation is not offered in Arabic. Please refer to the Arabic Exam Guides in PDF.
For Spanish exam guides: AWS Certification exam guides are presented in Spanish (Latin America) for any exam offered in Spanish (Latin America) or Spanish (Spain). The following exams are available in Spanish (Latin America): AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified AI Practitioner, AWS Certified Developer - Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, and AWS Certified Security - Specialty. The following exams are available also in Spanish (Spain): AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified AI Practitioner, and AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate.
Foundational Level Certifications
Foundational certifications are designed for individuals who are seeking to build and validate overall understanding of the AWS Cloud.
- AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01)
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Validate foundational AI and ML knowledge for business professionals. This exam is intended for individuals who want to demonstrate their ability to understand AI, ML, and generative AI concepts and use cases.
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)
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Validate overall understanding of the AWS Cloud. This exam is intended for individuals who can effectively demonstrate overall knowledge of the AWS Cloud, independent of a specific job role.
Associate Level Certifications
Associate certifications are designed for individuals who perform specific technical roles and want to validate their technical skills and knowledge.
- AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate (SOA-C03)
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Validate technical skills in deployment, management, and operations on AWS. This exam is intended for individuals who perform a systems administrator role and validates the ability to deploy, manage, and operate workloads on AWS.
- AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate (DEA-C01)
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Validate technical skills in implementing data pipelines and data stores on AWS. This exam is intended for individuals who perform a data engineer role and validates the ability to implement data pipelines and optimize cost and performance.
- AWS Certified Developer - Associate (DVA-C02)
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Validate technical skills in developing and maintaining applications on AWS. This exam is intended for individuals who perform a developer role and validates proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications.
- AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate (MLA-C01)
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Validate technical skills in implementing ML solutions on AWS. This exam is intended for individuals who perform an ML engineer role and validates the ability to implement, deploy, and maintain ML solutions.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C03)
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Validate technical skills in designing distributed systems on AWS. This exam is intended for individuals who perform a solutions architect role and validates the ability to design solutions based on the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
Professional Level Certifications
Professional certifications are designed for individuals who perform complex technical tasks and want to validate advanced technical skills and experience.
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (DOP-C02)
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Validate technical skills in provisioning, operating, and managing distributed application systems on AWS. This exam is intended for individuals who perform a DevOps engineer role with two or more years of experience.
- AWS Certified Generative AI Developer - Professional (AIP-C01)
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Validate advanced technical skills and experience in designing, implementing, and deploying AI solutions on AWS. This exam is intended for individuals who perform an AI practitioner role with hands-on experience.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (SAP-C02)
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Validate advanced technical skills and experience in designing distributed applications and systems on AWS. This exam is intended for individuals who perform a solutions architect role with two or more years of hands-on experience.
Specialty Certifications
Specialty certifications are designed for individuals who want to validate technical skills and expertise in a specific technical domain.
- AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (ANS-C01)
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Validate advanced technical skills and experience in designing and implementing AWS and hybrid IT network architectures. This exam is intended for individuals who perform complex networking tasks and validates the ability to design and implement AWS and hybrid network architectures at scale.
- AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty (MLS-C01) (Last day to test: March 31, 2026)
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Validate expertise in building, training, tuning, and deploying ML models on AWS. This exam is intended for individuals who perform a development or data science role and validates the ability to design, implement, deploy, and maintain ML solutions.
- AWS Certified Security - Specialty (SCS-C03)
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Validate expertise in securing AWS workloads and applications. This exam is intended for individuals who perform a security role and validates the ability to demonstrate knowledge of specialized data classifications and AWS data protection mechanisms.
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