AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

The AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional validates advanced technical proficiency in provisioning, operating, and managing distributed application systems on AWS. It covers CI/CD pipeline automation, infrastructure as code, monitoring and logging, incident response, and security controls across the full software development lifecycle.

This certification targets DevOps engineers, platform engineers, and SREs with two or more years of hands-on experience managing AWS environments. It demonstrates the ability to implement and manage continuous delivery systems, automate security controls, and design highly available and self-healing infrastructure on AWS.

The exam consists of 75 questions (65 scored, 10 unscored), featuring multiple-choice and multiple-response question types over 180 minutes. Questions are scenario-heavy, often describing complex deployment pipelines, infrastructure automation challenges, or incident response situations. With 2.4 minutes per question, efficient reading and elimination of distractors is critical to finishing on time.

This exam demands deep practical experience with CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and operational automation. Candidates who lack hands-on experience building and managing deployment pipelines on AWS find the scenario complexity overwhelming.

Delivered via Pearson VUE online or at testing centers. Available in English, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese. The certification is valid for 3 years with renewal through recertification exams.