AWS Certified Developer – Associate (Developing on AWS)

Module 1: Introduction to Development on AWS

• AWS development fundamentals
• AWS Management Console
• AWS CLI
• AWS SDKs
• AWS developer tools
• AWS development environments
• Application architecture on AWS
• AWS service selection
• Development best practices

Module 2: Build Applications Using AWS SDKs

• AWS SDK fundamentals
• Programmatic access to AWS services
• SDK authentication
• AWS credentials
• API requests and responses
• Error handling
• Retry strategies
• AWS SDK for Python, Java, and .NET
• Application development patterns

Module 3: Develop Solutions Using Amazon S3

• Amazon S3 fundamentals
• Buckets and objects
• S3 permissions
• Bucket policies
• Object operations
• CRUD operations using AWS SDKs
• S3 versioning
• Lifecycle management
• Static website hosting
• Secure application access to S3

Module 4: Develop Solutions Using Amazon DynamoDB

• DynamoDB fundamentals
• Tables, items, and attributes
• Primary keys
• Query and Scan operations
• CRUD operations
• DynamoDB SDK integration
• Secondary indexes
• DynamoDB Streams
• Application data modeling
• Performance considerations

Module 5: Develop Application Logic with AWS Lambda

• AWS Lambda fundamentals
• Lambda functions
• Lambda execution environment
• Event-driven applications
• Lambda triggers
• Environment variables
• IAM execution roles
• Lambda integrations
• Function deployment
• Testing and troubleshooting

Module 6: Develop APIs with Amazon API Gateway

• API Gateway fundamentals
• REST APIs
• HTTP APIs
• API resources and methods
• Request and response handling
• Authentication and authorization
• Lambda integration
• API deployment
• API stages
• API monitoring

Module 7: Build Event-Driven and Decoupled Applications

• Event-driven architecture
• Amazon SQS
• Amazon SNS
• Amazon EventBridge
• AWS Step Functions
• Message queues
• Pub/sub architectures
• Application decoupling
• Event processing
• Workflow orchestration

Module 8: Implement Application Authentication

• AWS Identity and Access Management
• IAM users and roles
• IAM policies
• Temporary credentials
• Amazon Cognito
• User pools
• Identity pools
• Application authentication
• Application authorization
• Secure user access

Module 9: Develop Serverless and Microservices Applications

• Serverless architecture
• Microservices fundamentals
• AWS Lambda
• API Gateway
• Amazon DynamoDB
• Amazon S3
• Event-driven microservices
• Service integration
• Application scalability
• Serverless best practices

Module 10: Deploy Applications on AWS

• AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM)
• AWS CloudFormation
• Application packaging
• Deployment automation
• AWS Elastic Beanstalk
• Application configuration
• Deployment environments
• Version management
• Infrastructure as Code fundamentals

Module 11: Implement DevOps and CI/CD

• DevOps fundamentals
• Continuous Integration
• Continuous Delivery
• AWS CodePipeline
• AWS CodeBuild
• AWS CodeDeploy
• Source control
• Automated testing
• Deployment strategies
• Release automation

Module 12: Monitor and Troubleshoot Applications

• Amazon CloudWatch
• CloudWatch Logs
• CloudWatch Metrics
• CloudWatch Alarms
• AWS X-Ray
• Application tracing
• Debugging
• Performance monitoring
• Error analysis
• Application troubleshooting
• Operational best practices

Module 13: Application Security and Optimization

• Secure application development
• IAM best practices
• Encryption
• AWS Key Management Service
• Secrets management
• Secure API development
• Dependency management
• Application performance optimization
• Scalability
• Cost optimization

• Software Developers
• AWS Developers
• Cloud Developers
• Application Developers
• Backend Developers
• Full-Stack Developers
• Software Engineers
• Cloud Engineers
• DevOps Engineers
• Solution Architects
• Application Architects
• IT Professionals developing applications on AWS
• Professionals preparing for the AWS Certified Developer – Associate certification

• Develop cloud applications using AWS SDKs and AWS CLI.
• Build applications using Amazon S3 and DynamoDB.
• Perform CRUD operations programmatically using AWS SDKs.
• Develop event-driven applications using AWS Lambda.
• Build and manage APIs using Amazon API Gateway.
• Implement application authentication and authorization using Amazon Cognito.
• Build scalable serverless and microservices architectures.
• Integrate applications using SQS, SNS, EventBridge, and Step Functions.
• Implement secure application access using AWS IAM.
• Deploy applications using AWS SAM, CloudFormation, and Elastic Beanstalk.
• Implement CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Monitor and troubleshoot applications using CloudWatch and AWS X-Ray.
• Apply AWS development best practices for security, scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Develop practical skills aligned with the AWS Certified Developer – Associate examination.

• Working knowledge of AWS core services.
• Experience with at least one high-level programming language, such as:
  • Python
  • Java
  • C#/.NET
• Basic understanding of cloud computing.
• Familiarity with application development concepts.
• Basic understanding of APIs and web applications.
• Familiarity with databases and data storage.
• Understanding of basic networking and security concepts.
• AWS Technical Essentials or equivalent AWS knowledge is beneficial.

Certification: AWS Certified Developer – Associate
Exam: DVA-C02
Exam Duration: 130 Minutes
Number of Questions: 65
Question Types: Multiple-choice and multiple-response
Passing Score: 720 out of 1000