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AWS Certified Developer – Associate Explained

November 7, 2019 comments off

The AWS Certified Developer-Associate Examination is for those who are interested in using/handling cloud based applications and services. Typically, applications developed in AWS are sold as a product in AWS marketplace. This allows other customers to use the customized, cloud-compatible applications for their own business needs. Because of this, AWS developers should be proficient in using AWS CLI, APIs and SDKs for application development.

The AWS Certified Developer Associate exam will test your ability to:

Demonstrate an understanding of core AWS services, uses, and basic AWS architecture best practices.

Demonstrate proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications using AWS.

Pre-requisites

AWS requires that you have at least a year of experience maintaining applications in the AWS cloud to take this exam.

Having prior experience in programming and scripting for both standard, containerized and/or server less applications will help your cause.

AWS Certified Developer Associate Certification exam:-

Exam Duration – 130 minutes

Prerequisite – None

Number of Questions – 65 (may vary)

Registration Fee – 150 USD

Exam Format – Multiple-choice and Multiple-answer questions

Exam Language – English, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese

Renewal- 3 years

What are the skills you will learn?

Plan, design, develop and deploy scalable and elastic cloud solutions using AWS.

Write code that optimizes performance of AWS services.

Recognize and implement code-level application security (IAM roles, credentials, encryption)

Identify and implement the appropriate architecture for development, testing and staging environments.

Identify and deploy secure procedures for optimal cloud deployment and maintenance.

Develop and maintain applications written for S3, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, SWS, AWS Elastic Beanstalk and AWS CloudFormation.

Identify and implement cloud security best practices.

How does AWS certification benefit you?

Well, there are numerous advantages of adding AWS certification in your resume.

Adding certification demonstrates a commitment to the profession.

It demonstrates credibility and dedication to the career path of cloud computing.

Certifications are recognized industry-wide as well-designed and reliable technical credentials.

It provides access to the network of like-minded people and thought leaders of AWS.

AWS certification is consistently among the highest paying technical certifications worldwide.

It gives you a new level of expertise.

AWS certification is a door opener for the new opportunities.

Hopefully, this may help you to understand the importance of AWS Developer Associate certification for your professional career advancement. So, there are a lot of career opportunities waiting for you. Just you need to work hard and use the best available resources to clear the examination.

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