AWS_certified_solutions_architect_associate_blueprint

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Level

Exam Blueprint

Introduction

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Level exam is intended for individuals who perform a Solutions

Architect role. This exam validates an examinee’s ability to:

 Identify and gather requirements in order to define a solution to be built using architecture best practices

 Hands-on experience using compute, networking, storage, and database AWS services

 Professional experience architecting large scale distributed systems

 Understanding of Elasticity and Scalability concepts

 Understanding of network technologies as they relate to AWS

 A good understanding of all security features and tools that AWS provides and how they relate to

traditional services

 A strong understanding on how to interact with AWS (AWS SDK, AWS API, Command Line Interface,

AWS CloudFormation)

 Hands-on experience with AWS deployment and management services

General IT Knowledge

 Experience with CDN, and performance concepts

 Network experience with route tables, access control lists, firewalls, NAT, HTTP, DNS, IP and OSI

Network

 Knowledge of RESTful Web Services, XML, JSON

 Familiarity with the software development lifecycle

 Work experience with information and application security including public key encryption, SSH, access

credentials, and X.509 certificates

These training courses or other equivalent methodologies will assist in exam preparation:

o Storage Options in the Cloud

o Architecting for the AWS Cloud: Best Practices

 Experience deploying hybrid systems with on-premise and AWS components

 Utilization of the AWS Architecture Center website (aws.amazon.com/architecture)

Note: This examination blueprint includes weighting, test objectives, and example content. Example topics and

concepts are included to clarify the test objectives; they should not be construed as a comprehensive listing of all

of the content of this examination.