What will you learn in AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional Exam Course
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Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using AWS Developer Tools (CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline)
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Automate infrastructure provisioning with AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK
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Containerize applications with Amazon ECS/EKS and deploy serverless workloads with AWS Lambda
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Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting using Amazon CloudWatch, X-Ray, and AWS Config
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Secure DevOps practices: IAM roles, KMS encryption, and vulnerability scanning
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Prepare for the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional exam
Program Overview
Module 1: DevOps Fundamentals & AWS Overview
⏳ 1 week
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Topics: DevOps culture, AWS shared responsibility, key services
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Hands-on: Set up IAM roles and a baseline VPC for DevOps workflows
Module 2: Source Control & CodeCommit
⏳ 1 week
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Topics: Git basics, CodeCommit repositories, branch strategies
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Hands-on: Migrate a local Git repo to CodeCommit and configure triggers
Module 3: Build & Test with CodeBuild
⏳ 1 week
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Topics: Buildspec files, managed vs. custom images, test integration
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Hands-on: Create a CodeBuild project to compile and unit-test a sample app
Module 4: Deployment Automation
⏳ 1 week
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Topics: CodeDeploy blue/green and canary deployments, AWS Lambda deployments
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Hands-on: Deploy to EC2 Auto Scaling groups and a Lambda function via CodeDeploy
Module 5: CI/CD Orchestration with CodePipeline
⏳ 1 week
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Topics: Pipeline stages, approvals, cross-account pipelines
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Hands-on: Build an end-to-end pipeline integrating CodeCommit → CodeBuild → CodeDeploy
Module 6: Infrastructure as Code
⏳ 1 week
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Topics: CloudFormation templates, stacks, change sets, drift detection
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Hands-on: Write and deploy a multi-tier CloudFormation stack
Module 7: Container & Serverless Deployments
⏳ 1 week
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Topics: Amazon ECS/EKS, Fargate, ECR, Lambda packaging best practices
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Hands-on: Containerize a microservice, push to ECR, and deploy on ECS Fargate
Module 8: Monitoring, Logging & Security
⏳ 1 week
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Topics: CloudWatch metrics/logs/alarms, X-Ray tracing, AWS Config rules, KMS, Secrets Manager
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Hands-on: Instrument an application for tracing and set up compliance checks
Module 9: Exam Prep & Capstone Project
⏳ 1 week
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Topics: Exam blueprint review, sample scenario questions, study strategies
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Hands-on: Design, build, and present a full DevOps solution on AWS
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Job Outlook
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AWS DevOps Engineers are highly sought after to streamline delivery and operations in cloud environments
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Roles include DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud Automation Engineer
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Average salaries range from $115,000 to $160,000+ depending on experience and region
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Skills are applicable across startups, enterprises, and consulting firms adopting AWS
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