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AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Learning focus: AWS solution design
Where you could apply it: VPC design · IAM least privilege · Cost optimization
Before you start: AWS describes the target candidate as having at least one year of hands-on experience designing cloud solutions using AWS services.

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Where AWS Solutions Architect. Associate can lead · requirements and possible next steps

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Earlier learning foundation

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner →

Moves from AWS concepts and commercial vocabulary into solution design.

Sources and overlap

Fundamental AWS services recur. Cloud Practitioner is optional preparation, not an AWS exam prerequisite.

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Possible next specialism

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional →

Develops solution-design knowledge toward complex organisations, migrations and architectural trade-offs.

Sources and overlap

The platform overlaps at greater depth. AWS does not require the Associate badge before the Professional exam.

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AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate →
AWS states the last day to take the SysOps Administrator - Associate exam was 29 September 2025, and that the updated exam is now known as AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate. Anyone planning this exam should register for CloudOps instead. A SysOps certification already held stays valid for its three year term.