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AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
System administrators and cloud operations engineers who deploy, manage, and operate workloads on AWS.
Exam facts
- Provider
- Amazon Web Services
- Exam code
- SOA-C02
- Level
- associate
- Domain
- Cloud — AWS
- Exam format
- Multiple choice + multiple response, online proctored or Pearson VUE test center
- Duration
- 130 minutes
- Cost
- $150 USD
- Renewal
- 3 years
- Prerequisites
- None; AWS recommends at least 1 year of experience operating AWS workloads.
Recommended preparation
Get daily hands-on practice with CloudWatch monitoring, IAM, Systems Manager, and automated deployments. Follow the official SOA-C02 exam guide and AWS Skill Builder exam prep courses, focusing on troubleshooting scenarios.
Follow the free SysOps 90-Day Learning Path — its final phase (days 76–90) is built for certification preparation.
⚠ Certification details change. Always verify on the official provider website before booking.