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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.

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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.

Current name
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate
Previously
SOA-C02, AWS SysOps Administrator Associate
Exam code
SOA-C02
Vendor-stated experience
For the SysOps exam AWS described the target candidate as having one year of hands-on AWS deployment, management, networking and security experience, and one to two years as a system administrator in an operations role.
Validity
Valid for three years, then recertification.

Recorded vendor facts only. Source: Amazon Web Services, read on 17 September 2026. Prices are not recorded here; vendor pricing varies by region, currency and promotion.

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate

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