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AWS DOP-C02 Study Guide

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional DOP-C02

The AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional (DOP-C02) is a professional-level exam on automating delivery and operations on AWS. It covers pipelines, infrastructure as code, resilient designs, monitoring, incident response and security. It suits experienced DevOps and cloud engineers.

  • Exam code DOP-C02
  • Professional level
  • 6 exam domains

This guide is free, with no sign-up. It explains every AWS DOP-C02 exam topic in plain English, one chapter at a time. Read them in order or jump straight to the topic you need.

  • 6chapters
  • 32topics
  • 12diagrams and exhibits
  • 2 h 45 minfast track
Start with SDLC Automation
  • Every topic follows the same simple pattern: what it is, how it works, common mistakes
  • Diagrams and real command output where a picture explains it best
  • Exam tips and worked subnetting and IPv6 practice, with answers

How the exam is weighted

Each domain is worth this share of the exam, so spend your study time in proportion. Select a domain to open its chapter.

Chapters

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1SDLC Automation6 topics · 30 min fast trackCI/CD pipelines, buildspec, automated testing, artifact management and deployment strategies on AWS.
  1. 1CodePipeline Design and Triggers5 min
  2. 2CodeBuild and the Buildspec File4 min
  3. 3Automated Testing in Pipelines5 min
  4. 4Artifacts, Images and Packages5 min
  5. 5CodeDeploy for EC2 and the AppSpec File5 min
  6. 6Container and Serverless Deployments6 min
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2Configuration Management and IaC5 topics · 24 min fast trackCloudFormation, CDK, SAM, Service Catalog, multi account setup and Systems Manager.
  1. 1CloudFormation Templates and Stacks5 min
  2. 2CloudFormation Lifecycle and Custom Resources5 min
  3. 3CDK, SAM and Service Catalog4 min
  4. 4Organizations, Control Tower and StackSets5 min
  5. 5Systems Manager and Workflow Automation5 min
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3Resilient Cloud Solutions5 topics · 26 min fast trackHigh availability, scalability, backup, disaster recovery and automated failover on AWS.
  1. 1High Availability for Compute and DNS6 min
  2. 2High Availability for Data Stores5 min
  3. 3Scalability and Decoupling5 min
  4. 4Disaster Recovery and Backup Strategy5 min
  5. 5Automated Recovery and Failover5 min
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4Monitoring and Logging5 topics · 26 min fast trackMetrics, log collection, CloudTrail and Config audit, analysis tools and alarm automation on AWS.
  1. 1CloudWatch Metrics and the Agent4 min
  2. 2Log Collection and Storage5 min
  3. 3CloudTrail, Config and Auditing5 min
  4. 4Log Analysis, Tracing and Anomaly Detection5 min
  5. 5Alarms and Monitoring Automation7 min
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5Incident and Event Response5 topics · 28 min fast trackEventBridge, SNS, SQS, Lambda processing, automated remediation and troubleshooting on AWS.
  1. 1EventBridge Event Routing6 min
  2. 2Queues, Topics and Lambda Processing5 min
  3. 3Automated Remediation and Configuration Changes5 min
  4. 4Troubleshooting Deployments and Infrastructure6 min
  5. 5Troubleshooting Applications, Access and Network6 min
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6Security and Compliance6 topics · 31 min fast trackIAM at scale, federation, KMS and secrets, automated controls, threat detection and audit proof.
  1. 1IAM Policies, Roles and Evaluation5 min
  2. 2Multi Account Access and Federation5 min
  3. 3Encryption, KMS Keys and Secrets6 min
  4. 4Automated Security Controls5 min
  5. 5Threat Detection and Security Findings5 min
  6. 6Auditing and Compliance Evidence5 min
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