Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the largest cloud provider in the market. The AWS Certified Solutions Architect-Associate certification was listed by CIO as one of the top 10 certifications that deliver higher pay. The average salary of an AWS-certified IT professional is roughly $114,000 – placing it in the top five highest-paying certifications in the United States and Canada. AWS Certifications recognize IT professionals with the technical skills to design, deploy, and operate on AWS.

The basic knowledge and skills required at this level should include all of the following areas and objective components below.

AWS Knowledge:

• • Good grasp of fundamental Security concepts with hands on in experience in implementing Security controls and compliance requirements
  • Understanding of network technologies as they relate to AWS
  • Hands on experience with the AWS CLI and SDKs/API tools
  • A firm grasp of the seven AWS tenets – architecting for the cloud
  • Professional experience managing/operating production systems on AWS
  • Minimum of one year hands-on experience with the AWS platform

General IT Knowledge:

• • 1-2 years’ experience as a systems administrator in a systems operations role
  • Experience understanding virtualization technology
  • Monitoring and auditing systems experience
  • Knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, and Firewalls)
  • Ability to collaborate with developers and the general business team/company wide

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Why Amazon (Link to job opportunities, news, articles, more)

• Significant global demand
• The high adoption rate of AWS cloud services by organizations
• The lack of cloud expertise is identified as the #1 challenge with cloud adoption by 25% of corporations. There’s clearly a shortage of certified AWS professionals available today
• Combining AWS certifications with other certifications to expand skill sets and increase salaries even more

• Cloud Administrator
• Cloud Engineer
• Solutions Architect
• Cloud Architect