Day 2: AWS Certification Tracks

For any professional to demonstrate that you can effectively design and manage infrastructure in AWS then certification is best place to start. For an individual, it gains recognition and visibility for skills and proficiency with AWS. It strengthens credibility with your peers and employers. For employers, it becomes easy to identify skilled professionals. it reduces risks and cost involved in implementation of infrastructure on AWS platform. It enhances customer satisfaction. Certification helps you to advance your career and helps employer find skilled cloud professionals. AWS certifications is designed similar with other competitors like VMware, Google and Microsoft.

Different types of certification tracks in AWS.

1. Cloud practitioner
2. Architect

3. Developer
4. Operations
5. Specialities

The Cloud Practitioner exam provides individuals with an overall understanding of the AWS Cloud to validate their knowledge with an industry-recognized credential.

Architecting exams validate technical knowledge for solutions architects, solution design engineers, and anyone who designs applications and systems on AWS.

Developing exams validate technical knowledge for software developers who develop cloud applications on AWS.

Operations exams validate technical knowledge for SysOps administrators, systems administrators, and those in a DevOps role who create automatable and repeatable deployments of applications, networks, and systems on the AWS platform.

Technical knowledge for AWS experts who also possess expertise in specific technical areas. They’re designed for individuals with at least one role-based AWS Certification plus deep proficiency and real-world experience in an area of specialization

Various levels based certification in each tracks.

1. Foundational

2. Associate

3. Professional

Foundational - Validates overall understanding of the AWS Cloud. Prerequisite to achieving Specialty certification or an optional start towards Associate certification.

Associate - Technical role-based certifications. No prerequisite.

Professional - Highest level technical role-based certification. Relevant Associate certification required.

Conclusion: If a candidate is certified, There is high chance of candidate get shortlisted for job and out stand from other people applied for interview. It is sometimes may help you screening your CV but doesn't mean it guaranteed job.