AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate (SOA-C02)
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Purpose | This course equips learners with the skills required to deploy, manage, monitor, and operate scalable systems on AWS. It focuses on real-world system operations, including automation, monitoring, networking, security, and cost optimization. The course prepares learners for the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (SOA-C02) exam while building hands-on operational expertise in managing AWS environments. |
Audience | System administrators, cloud engineers, IT professionals, DevOps beginners, and AWS certification aspirants looking to manage cloud infrastructure. |
Role | SysOps Administrator, Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Infrastructure Engineer. |
Domain | Cloud Computing, DevOps, System Operations |
Skill Level | Intermediate |
Style | Hands-on, practical learning with real-world scenarios, AWS console walkthroughs, architecture explanations, and exam-focused preparation including challenge labs. |
Duration | 5 Day |
Related Technologies | Amazon EC2, Elastic Load Balancer (ELB), AWS CloudFormation, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Config, AWS Lambda, Amazon S3, Amazon EFS, Amazon Athena, Amazon OpenSearch, Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, AWS IAM, Amazon GuardDuty, Amazon VPC, Amazon Route 53, Amazon CloudFront |
Course Description
The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (SOA-C02) course is designed to provide in-depth knowledge of deploying, managing, and operating workloads on AWS. It covers key operational domains such as provisioning infrastructure, monitoring systems, automating deployments, and ensuring reliability and security.
Learners will gain hands-on experience with core AWS services including EC2, S3, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, and VPC. The course also explores advanced topics like event-driven systems, configuration management, disaster recovery, and performance optimization.
With a strong emphasis on real-world scenarios and challenge labs, this course prepares learners to confidently pass the SOA-C02 certification exam and perform effectively in cloud operations roles.
Who is this course for
System administrators managing cloud infrastructure
IT professionals transitioning to AWS or cloud roles
DevOps engineers seeking operational expertise
AWS certification aspirants (SysOps Administrator Associate)
Engineers responsible for monitoring, automation, and reliability
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
Deploy, manage, and operate scalable systems on AWS
Automate infrastructure using AWS CloudFormation
Monitor applications and infrastructure using CloudWatch and logging services
Implement event-driven architectures and remediation strategies
Manage storage solutions including S3 and EFS
Design highly available and fault-tolerant systems
Secure AWS environments using IAM and GuardDuty
Configure networking with VPC, Route 53, and CloudFront
Optimize cost and performance of AWS workloads
Prepare effectively for the SOA-C02 certification exam
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of AWS core services (EC2, S3, VPC)
Familiarity with cloud computing concepts
Some experience with system administration or IT infrastructure
Basic networking and security knowledge is helpful
Course outline
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation (Learn More)
Working With EC2
Elastic Load Balancer
CloudFormation
Deployment and Automation
Summary
Section 3: Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation (Learn More)
Monitoring and Logging
Configuration Management
Event Driven Systems
Summary
Section 4: Storage and Data Management (Learn More)
Working with S3
What is Elastic File System?
Introducing Athena
What is OpenSearch
Advanced Data Management
Summary
Section 5: Reliability and Business Continuity (Learn More)
Building Scalable Systems
Scaling Aurora
RDS and Reliability
Building Reliable Systems
Summary
Section 6: Security and Compliance (Learn More)
Introducing Security and Compliance
Managing Security
Securing your AWS Environment
What is Guard Duty?
Summary
Section 7: Networking and Content Delivery (Learn More)
Building a VPC
Advanced VPC Concepts
What is Route53?
What is CloudFront?
Summary
Section 8: Cost and Performance Optimization (Learn More)
Cost Optimization
Performance Optimization
Summary
Section 9: Preparing for the Exam (Learn More)
Additional Resources to Help You Pass the Exam
Challenge Labs
Good Luck and What's Next