Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect, Developer & more
Official certification pageAmazon Web Services launched its certification program in 2013, establishing one of the most recognized cloud credential paths in the industry. The program spans Cloud Practitioner, Developer, DevOps, Solutions Architect, SysOps, and a growing set of specialty certifications covering AI/ML, security, advanced networking, and data engineering.
AWS holds over 31% of the global cloud market, making these credentials directly applicable at more employers than any other cloud platform. Certified professionals consistently report salary premiums of 20–26% over non-certified peers, and AWS certs are listed as requirements or preferences in more cloud job postings than any other vendor.
AWS • ANS-C01
Validates expertise in designing and implementing AWS and hybrid IT network architectures at scale, including complex networking tasks such as IP VPN, MPLS, automation, routing protocols, and multi-region deployments.
AWS • AIF-C01
Validates foundational understanding of AI, ML, and generative AI concepts on AWS, with focus on practical business applications.
AWS • CLF-C02
Validates overall knowledge of the AWS Cloud, including cloud concepts, security and compliance, cloud technology and services, and billing and pricing.
AWS • SOA-C03
Validates technical expertise in deploying, managing, and operating AWS cloud infrastructure with proficiency in CloudOps practices, system administration, and AWS service management.
AWS • DEA-C01
Validates ability to implement data pipelines and to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cost and performance issues in accordance with best practices.
AWS • DVA-C02
Validates ability to develop, test, deploy, and debug AWS Cloud-based applications using AWS services.
AWS • DOP-C02
Validates technical expertise in provisioning, operating, and managing distributed systems and services on AWS, including CI/CD, security controls, monitoring, and highly available systems.
AWS • AIP-C01
Validates ability to effectively integrate foundation models into applications and business workflows, and demonstrates practical knowledge of implementing GenAI solutions into production environments using AWS technologies.
AWS • MLS-C01
Validates ability to design, build, deploy, optimize, train, tune, and maintain ML solutions for business problems using AWS Cloud.
AWS • MLA-C01
Validates ability to build, operationalize, deploy, and maintain machine learning solutions and pipelines using AWS Cloud services.
AWS • SCS-C03
Validates expertise in securing AWS workloads and implementing security controls across data protection, incident response, infrastructure security, and identity and access management.
AWS • SAA-C03
Validates the ability to design and implement distributed systems on AWS, covering secure architectures, resilient architectures, high-performing architectures, and cost-optimized architectures.
AWS • SAP-C02
Validates advanced technical skills and experience in designing optimized AWS solutions based on the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
AWS • SOA-C02
Validates technical expertise in deployment, management, and operations on AWS. This exam covers monitoring, logging, remediation, reliability, business continuity, security, and cost optimization.