AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (Cloud Operations on AWS)

Module 1: AWS Cloud Operations Fundamentals

• AWS Cloud operations concepts
• AWS global infrastructure
• AWS Management Console
• AWS CLI
• AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Operational excellence
• Reliability and availability
• AWS Shared Responsibility Model
• Cloud operations best practices

Module 2: AWS Identity and Access Management

• AWS IAM
• Users and groups
• Roles and policies
• Permissions
• IAM best practices
• Multi-factor authentication
• Identity federation
• AWS Organizations
• Service Control Policies
• Least-privilege access

Module 3: Compute and Instance Management

• Amazon EC2
• EC2 instance types
• Amazon Machine Images
• Instance lifecycle
• EC2 purchasing options
• Instance configuration
• Auto Scaling
• Launch templates
• Elastic Load Balancing
• Instance monitoring
• Troubleshooting EC2 workloads

Module 4: Storage and Data Management

• Amazon S3
• S3 storage classes
• S3 lifecycle policies
• S3 versioning
• S3 replication
• Amazon EBS
• EBS snapshots
• Amazon EFS
• Storage monitoring
• Storage optimization
• AWS Storage Gateway

Module 5: AWS Networking and Connectivity

• Amazon VPC
• Subnets
• Route tables
• Internet Gateway
• NAT Gateway
• Security Groups
• Network ACLs
• VPC endpoints
• VPC Peering
• AWS Transit Gateway
• Route 53
• VPN connectivity
• Network troubleshooting

Module 6: Monitoring and Observability

• Amazon CloudWatch
• CloudWatch Metrics
• CloudWatch Logs
• CloudWatch Alarms
• Dashboards
• Log analysis
• Application monitoring
• Infrastructure monitoring
• AWS CloudTrail
• AWS Config
• Event-driven monitoring

Module 7: Security and Compliance

• AWS security fundamentals
• IAM security
• AWS CloudTrail
• AWS Config
• Amazon GuardDuty
• AWS Security Hub
• AWS Key Management Service
• Encryption
• Security monitoring
• Compliance
• Security best practices

Module 8: Resource Deployment and Automation

• AWS CloudFormation
• Infrastructure as Code
• AWS Systems Manager
• Systems Manager Parameter Store
• Systems Manager Automation
• AWS CLI automation
• Resource configuration
• Patch management
• Operational automation
• Configuration management

Module 9: Reliability, Scaling, and High Availability

• High availability
• Fault tolerance
• Auto Scaling
• Elastic Load Balancing
• Multi-AZ architectures
• Health checks
• Scaling strategies
• Resilient infrastructure
• Disaster recovery concepts
• Business continuity

Module 10: Backup and Disaster Recovery

• AWS Backup
• Amazon EBS snapshots
• S3 backup strategies
• Database backups
• Backup policies
• Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
• Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
• Disaster recovery strategies
• Failover
• Recovery testing

Module 11: Troubleshooting AWS Environments

• Operational troubleshooting
• EC2 troubleshooting
• Network connectivity issues
• IAM permission issues
• Storage issues
• Application performance problems
• CloudWatch investigation
• Log analysis
• Configuration troubleshooting
• Incident response

Module 12: Cost and Performance Optimization

• AWS pricing fundamentals
• AWS Cost Explorer
• AWS Budgets
• AWS Trusted Advisor
• Resource utilization
• Right-sizing
• Cost allocation
• Performance optimization
• Resource scheduling
• Operational cost optimization

Module 13: Cloud Operations Workshop

• Deploy an AWS environment
• Configure IAM
• Deploy EC2 workloads
• Configure VPC networking
• Implement monitoring
• Configure CloudWatch alarms
• Automate operational tasks
• Implement backup and recovery
• Troubleshoot simulated incidents
• Optimize AWS resources

• AWS SysOps Administrators
• Cloud Operations Engineers
• AWS Cloud Engineers
• Cloud Administrators
• System Administrators
• IT Operations Professionals
• Infrastructure Engineers
• DevOps Engineers
• Site Reliability Engineers
• Technical Support Engineers
• Network Administrators
• Cloud Support Engineers
• Professionals responsible for monitoring, managing, and operating AWS environments
• Professionals preparing for the AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate certification

• Deploy and manage AWS infrastructure and workloads.
• Monitor AWS resources using Amazon CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrail.
• Configure and manage EC2 instances, Auto Scaling, and Elastic Load Balancing.
• Manage AWS storage using Amazon S3, EBS, and EFS.
• Configure VPC networking, routing, security groups, and network connectivity.
• Implement identity and access controls using AWS IAM.
• Automate cloud operations using AWS Systems Manager and CloudFormation.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational visibility.
• Troubleshoot compute, networking, storage, security, and application issues.
• Implement backup, recovery, and high-availability strategies.
• Apply AWS security and compliance best practices.
• Optimize AWS environments for performance, reliability, and cost.
• Manage operational incidents and improve cloud reliability.
• Develop practical skills aligned with the AWS CloudOps Engineer – Associate role.
• Prepare for the SOA-C03 certification examination.

• Basic understanding of AWS Cloud services.
• Familiarity with AWS Management Console and AWS CLI.
• Knowledge of networking concepts, including IP addressing, DNS, routing, and firewalls.
• Understanding of operating systems and server administration.
• Familiarity with compute, storage, and database concepts.
• Basic understanding of IAM and cloud security.
• Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting IT environments.
• Familiarity with scripting or automation is beneficial.
• Hands-on AWS administration experience is strongly recommended.

Certification: AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate
Exam: SOA-C03
Exam Duration: 130 Minutes
Number of Questions: 65
Question Types: Multiple-choice and multiple-response
Passing Score: 720 out of 1000