Description
The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (SOA-C02) certification is intended for system
administrators in a cloud operations role. The exam validates a candidate’s ability to deploy, manage, and operate workloads on AWS. The target candidate should have 1 year of experience with deployment, management, networking, and security on AWS.
The exam also validates a candidate’s ability to complete the following tasks:
- Support and maintain AWS workloads according to the AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Perform operations by using the AWS Management Console and the AWS CLI
- Implement security controls to meet compliance requirements
- Monitor, log, and troubleshoot systems
- Apply networking concepts (for example, DNS, TCP/IP, firewalls)
- Implement architectural requirements (for example, high availability, performance, capacity)
- Perform business continuity and disaster recovery procedures
- Identify, classify, and remediate incidents
The target candidate should have the following knowledge:
- 1–2 years of experience as a systems administrator in an operations role
- Experience in monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting
- Knowledge of networking concepts (for example, DNS, TCP/IP, firewalls)
- Ability to implement architectural requirements (for example, high availability, performance,
capacity)
The target candidate should have the following knowledge:
- Minimum of 1 year of hands-on experience with AWS technology
- Experience in deploying, managing, and operating workloads on AWS
- Understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Hands-on experience with the AWS Management Console and the AWS CLI
- Understanding of AWS networking and security services
- Hands-on experience in implementing security controls and compliance requirements
