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AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Associate Level

Issued by

Amazon Web Services

Validity

3 years

Exam Cost

$150

Study Time

3–5 months (100–150 hours)

About This Certification

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Associate is the most widely recognised cloud certification in the world. It validates the ability to design and deploy scalable, highly available systems on AWS — the platform that powers an estimated 32% of global cloud infrastructure. Passing this exam signals to employers that you can architect real-world cloud solutions, not just use AWS services in isolation.

Skills Covered

✓AWS EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, and 20+ core services
✓Cloud architecture design patterns
✓High availability and fault tolerance
✓Cost optimisation strategies
✓Security and compliance on AWS
✓Networking: DNS, load balancing, CDN
✓Database selection (SQL vs NoSQL vs in-memory)
✓Serverless architecture with Lambda

Prerequisites

•Basic understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP)
•Familiarity with at least one programming language (optional but helpful)
•No AWS experience required — the course starts from zero

Career Outcomes

Salary range: 55,000–120,000 (UK, 2026)

Cloud ArchitectSolutions EngineerDevOps EngineerInfrastructure EngineerCloud Consultant

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