• Analyze cloud models and design solutions to meet business requirements for effective cloud architecture.
• Execute workload migrations, implement infrastructure as code (IaC), and provision cloud resources to support deployment.
• Manage and optimize cloud environments by scaling, performing backups, and ensuring recovery operations.
• Implement security measures, address vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with standards like PCI DSS and ISO 27001.
• Apply DevOps fundamentals, including source control, CI/CD pipelines, automation, system integration, and DevOps tools.
• Diagnose and resolve deployment, network, and security issues to troubleshoot cloud environments effectively.

• Cloud Architecture
• Deployment
• Operations
• Security
• DevOps Fundamentals
• Troubleshooting

• Systems Analyst
• Cloud Architect
• Systems Engineer
• IT Manager

Topics expected:

• Cloud Architecture (23%): design and optimize cloud solutions.
• Deployment (19%): migrate workloads and implement IaC.
• Operations (17%): manage scaling, lifecycle, and backups.
• Security (19%): ensure compliance and manage vulnerabilities.
• DevOps Fundamentals (10%): understand CI/CD and DevOps tools.
• Troubleshooting (12%): resolve deployment, network, and security issues.

• Exam version: V4
• Number of questions: Maximum of 90
• Types of questions: Multiple choice and performance-based
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Passing score: 750 (on a scale of 100–900)
• Recommended experience: 2–3 years of hands-on experience as a systems administrator or cloud engineer
• Languages: English