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AWSAWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
The AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional certification validates advanced expertise in provisioning, operating, and managing distributed application systems on AWS. It is designed for DevOps engineers with two or more years of AWS experience who bridge software development and cloud operations. Earning it demonstrates you can deliver secure, compliant, highly available, and scalable systems — and it gives you increased credibility with peers, colleagues, and customers.
Exam formatMultiple choice and multiple response
Duration180 minutes
DeliveryPearson VUE
Passing score750 out of 1000
Free questions497
Content last reviewed 30 July 2026 · Up to date
The certification
What DOP-C02 proves, and what it asks of you
What this certification covers, who it is written for, and what the exam itself looks like on the day.
6domains
17objectives
174concepts
US $300exam fee
What it is
What this certification is
What it validates, who it is written for, and the experience it assumes.
About this certification
The AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (DOP-C02) exam validates a candidate's technical expertise in provisioning, operating, and managing distributed systems and services on AWS. It is intended for individuals who perform a DevOps engineer role and who have two or more years of experience in provisioning, operating, and managing AWS environments, along with experience in the software development lifecycle and programming or scripting.
The certification demonstrates your ability to implement and manage continuous delivery systems, automate security controls and governance processes, define and deploy monitoring and logging systems, and design highly available, scalable, and self-healing architectures. Earning this credential signals that you can bridge development and operations to deliver secure, compliant, and resilient systems at scale.
Who it’s for
This certification is for DevOps engineers who are responsible for provisioning, operating, and managing distributed application systems on AWS. The ideal candidate has two or more years of hands-on experience with AWS environments, as well as experience with the software development lifecycle and programming or scripting. You are comfortable building highly automated infrastructure, administering operating systems, and working with modern development and operations processes. You understand how to secure AWS infrastructure and are ready to demonstrate advanced skills in areas like SDLC automation, configuration management, resilient cloud solutions, monitoring, incident response, and security.
Recommended experience
Two or more years of experience provisioning, operating, and managing AWS environments, plus experience with the software development lifecycle and programming or scripting. Experience building highly automated infrastructure; Experience administering operating systems; Experience with modern development and operations processes and methodologies; Experience securing AWS infrastructure
The syllabus
What you’ll learn
Every domain and objective AWS measures, with the weight they carry on the exam.
The official AWS exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
Content Domain 1: SDLC Automation
- Task Statement 1.1: Implement CI/CD pipelines.
- Task Statement 1.2: Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Task Statement 1.3: Build and manage artifacts.
- Task Statement 1.4: Implement deployment strategies for instance, container, and serverless environments.
Content Domain 2: Configuration Management and IaC
- Task Statement 2.1: Define cloud infrastructure and reusable components to provision and manage systems throughout their lifecycle.
- Task Statement 2.2: Deploy automation to create, onboard, and secure AWS accounts in a multi-account or multi-Region environment.
- Task Statement 2.3: Design and build automated solutions for complex tasks and large-scale environments.
Content Domain 3: Resilient Cloud Solutions
- Task Statement 3.1: Implement highly available solutions to meet resilience and business requirements.
- Task Statement 3.2: Implement solutions that are scalable to meet business requirements.
- Task Statement 3.3: Implement automated recovery processes to meet RTO and RPO requirements.
Content Domain 4: Monitoring and Logging
- Task Statement 4.1: Configure the collection, aggregation, and storage of logs and metrics.
- Task Statement 4.2: Audit, monitor, and analyze logs and metrics to detect issues.
- Task Statement 4.3: Automate monitoring and event management of complex environments.
Content Domain 5: Incident and Event Response
- Task Statement 5.1: Manage event sources to process, notify, and take action in response to events.
- Task Statement 5.2: Implement configuration changes in response to events.
- Task Statement 5.3: Troubleshoot system and application failures.
Content Domain 6: Security and Compliance
- Task Statement 6.1: Implement techniques for identity and access management at scale.
On the day
The exam itself
Everything AWS publishes about sitting it, and nothing we inferred.
Prerequisites
No mandatory prerequisites — this certification has no required predecessor exam or credential.
Exam codeDOP-C02
CertificationAWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
Exam formatMultiple choice and multiple response
Duration180 minutes
Questions65–75 questions
Passing score750 out of 1000
DeliveryPearson VUE
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese
PricingUS $300
Certification levelProfessional
After you pass
Where this credential goes next
The path AWS lays out, how the credential is kept, and where to book.
Step-by-step path to AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
Credential earnedAWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional Professional level certification Renewal and maintenance
This certification is valid for 3 years. Before your certification expires, you can recertify by passing the latest version of this exam. AWS also offers recertification options on AWS Skill Builder. Stay current with the latest technologies and maintain your certification.
Learn more about renewal requirements Lifecycle status
This certification is currently active and available. AWS maintains this certification to validate current skills and industry relevance.
Exam status: ActiveMaintained by AWS
Exam registration
Register for the exam through Pearson VUE, AWS’s authorized testing partner.
Schedule your examVisit the official AWS certification page for exam policies and requirements.
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Questions people ask
How does DOP-C02 relate to the previous version of this exam?
DOP-C02 is the current version of the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional exam, replacing the earlier DOP-C01. The exam content was updated to reflect current AWS services and best practices. Candidates who passed DOP-C01 remain certified until their credential expires.
Do I need to earn an Associate-level certification before taking DOP-C02?
No. AWS does not require any prerequisite certifications for the Professional-level DevOps Engineer exam. However, AWS recommends two or more years of experience provisioning, operating, and managing AWS environments.
Is there a hands-on or lab component in the DOP-C02 exam?
No. The DOP-C02 exam consists entirely of multiple-choice and multiple-response questions. There is no hands-on lab or performance-based component.
What is the retake policy if I fail the DOP-C02 exam?
AWS allows you to retake a failed exam after a 14-day waiting period. There is no limit on the number of attempts, but each attempt requires a new exam registration and fee.
Are there any discounts available for the DOP-C02 exam?
Yes. Once you earn any AWS Certification, you receive a 50% discount on your next AWS Certification exam. You can access this discount in your AWS Certification Account.
What job roles does the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional credential map to?
This certification is designed for DevOps engineers who are responsible for provisioning, operating, and managing distributed application systems on AWS. It is also relevant for cloud architects and site reliability engineers who work with CI/CD, automation, and operational excellence.
Can I recertify by passing a different AWS exam?
Yes. AWS offers multiple recertification options. For the Professional-level DevOps Engineer certification, you can recertify by passing the latest version of the DOP-C02 exam, or by passing any Professional-level or Specialty exam. You can also complete recertification assessments on AWS Skill Builder.
Are there any testing accommodations available for candidates with disabilities?
Yes. AWS provides reasonable accommodations for individuals with documented disabilities, coordinated with the test delivery provider. Accommodations must be requested prior to scheduling each exam. Additionally, a 30-minute exam extension is available for non-native English speakers taking the exam in English.
How soon will I receive my exam results?
Exam results are typically available within 5 business days after you complete the exam. You can access your results in your AWS Certification Account under Exam History.
Information freshness · Content last reviewed on 2026-07-30 Up to date
Practice free questions 497 questions, free, no account needed.
The curriculum
The whole exam, mapped and written
Every domain, every objective, and every concept AWS measures — each one written out.
6domains
17objectives
174concepts
106free pages
The domains, and what sits inside them
Every objective below is a page you can open and practise now, without an account.
The official AWS exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
1Content Domain 1: SDLC Automation124 questions
Task Statement 1.1: Implement CI/CD pipelines.13 concepts · 7 pagesOpen →Task Statement 1.2: Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.8 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →Task Statement 1.3: Build and manage artifacts.11 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →Task Statement 1.4: Implement deployment strategies for instance, container, and serverless environments.12 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →
2Content Domain 2: Configuration Management and IaC83 questions
Task Statement 2.1: Define cloud infrastructure and reusable components to provision and manage systems throughout their lifecycle.7 concepts · 5 pagesOpen →Task Statement 2.2: Deploy automation to create, onboard, and secure AWS accounts in a multi-account or multi-Region environment.12 concepts · 7 pagesOpen →Task Statement 2.3: Design and build automated solutions for complex tasks and large-scale environments.9 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →
3Content Domain 3: Resilient Cloud Solutions89 questions
Task Statement 3.1: Implement highly available solutions to meet resilience and business requirements.8 concepts · 5 pagesOpen →Task Statement 3.2: Implement solutions that are scalable to meet business requirements.13 concepts · 9 pagesOpen →Task Statement 3.3: Implement automated recovery processes to meet RTO and RPO requirements.8 concepts · 5 pagesOpen →
4Content Domain 4: Monitoring and Logging110 questions
Task Statement 4.1: Configure the collection, aggregation, and storage of logs and metrics.13 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →Task Statement 4.2: Audit, monitor, and analyze logs and metrics to detect issues.12 concepts · 7 pagesOpen →Task Statement 4.3: Automate monitoring and event management of complex environments.17 concepts · 10 pagesOpen →
5Content Domain 5: Incident and Event Response57 questions
Task Statement 5.1: Manage event sources to process, notify, and take action in response to events.4 concepts · 3 pagesOpen →Task Statement 5.2: Implement configuration changes in response to events.7 concepts · 4 pagesOpen →Task Statement 5.3: Troubleshoot system and application failures.8 concepts · 5 pagesOpen →
6Content Domain 6: Security and Compliance34 questions
Not a table of contents
Every line on this map already opens
In front of every objective the practice pages are already there, free and without an account. This is one objective, opened.
Task Statement 1.1: Implement CI/CD pipelines.7 pagesOpen →
Free in front of it
35 questions on this objective, five to a page. Every range above is a real page, open now, with no account.
Reading the map is not the same as knowing the ground
The curriculum tells you what is on the exam. Proving you know it is a different job — and it is the one the closed-book run does.
Free questions
497 questions. No account, no card.
The whole bank is open. 5 questions to a page, every answer explained, and a discussion thread on each one.
497questions
106pages
17objectives
Freealways
Browse by domain
Every objective, and every page range, is a link — so you can pick up exactly where you left off.
1Content Domain 1: SDLC Automation124 questions
2Content Domain 2: Configuration Management and IaC83 questions
3Content Domain 3: Resilient Cloud Solutions89 questions
4Content Domain 4: Monitoring and Logging110 questions
5Content Domain 5: Incident and Event Response57 questions
6Content Domain 6: Security and Compliance34 questions
What a practice page gives you
1Five to a page
Short enough to finish, long enough to matter.
2Every answer explained
Not only which one is right — why the others are wrong.
3A discussion on each
Ask, answer, and vote. Every question has its own thread.
A question, and the idea behind it
Every question comes from a concept
These are not trivia. Each one is written against a concept in the book, so when you get one wrong there is somewhere to go and find out why.
The visual book
See it once. Carry it into the exam.
The pages shown here come from our AI-900 book — an example of how each concept is written in plain language and, where the idea needs one, drawn as a full page you can take in at a glance.
174concepts
497free questions
Why a picture, and not another paragraph
Three reasons, and each one is a real finding rather than a slogan.
You can see it againThe whole idea at onceWhere it starts, what happens in the middle, what comes out, and the mistake to avoid.
Multimedia principle · MayerThe look-alikes sit togetherThe pairs the exam tests are drawn side by side, so the difference is seen, not told.
Dual coding · PaivioWhat one page is made of
You are never asked to read a poster here — only to see how one is built. After that, every other page is legible at a glance.
1A numbered strip on top
The idea as a sequence, followed with a finger before a word is read.
2Panels for the parts
What it is, how the machine learns it, when it is the right tool.
3The trap, framed
The distinction the exam tests, given its own box instead of buried in prose.
4One line at the bottom
The sentence to carry into the exam room.
Open book, on purpose
Answer it with the picture beside you
This is the part that teaches. The illustration and the written explanation stay where they are while you work, so a scenario stops being a memory test and becomes something you can simply look at.
It teaches · it does not count
A smartphone uses AI to unlock when the owner looks at the camera. Which AI capability is being used?
AImage classification
BFacial recognition
COptical character recognition
DObject detection
Look at the five steps. Detect finds a face, align straightens it, encode turns it into numbers, search compares it with a stored face, and decide answers one question: is this the same person? Classification would only say “a face”. Detection would only draw a box. Neither decides whose.
Then the page shuts, and it starts counting
The same questions come back with the book closed — that run is the one that counts. After it, your coach picks one thing for tonight, sized to the time you have, and brings pages back before you lose them.
Testing effect · Roediger & Karpicke 2006 · spacing effect · Cepeda et al. 2006
Official resources
Straight from AWS
Where the exam is defined, scheduled and scored.
5official links
174concepts mapped
The source
AWS’s own pages
We link to them rather than repeat them, so nothing here goes stale behind them.
Checked against the source
Every objective on the official AWS outline already has questions here
We build from the official skills outline, not from a summary of it — 17 objectives, 174 concepts written under them, and free questions against every one. When AWS changes the outline, this page changes with it.
17objectives on the outline→174concepts written→497free questions
An official page tells you what will be asked. It cannot tell you what you will get right.
That is the only question worth answering the night before, and no link answers it. You answer it by taking the questions with the book closed, and seeing what comes back.