The new AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Prof) Practical Exam is intended for individuals who will prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Prof) exam together with two or more years of hands-on experience managing and operating systems on AWS.

Abilities Validated by the Certification

1. Design and deploy dynamically scalable, highly available, fault-tolerant, and reliable applications on AWS

2. Select appropriate AWS services to design and deploy an application based on given requirements

3. Migrate complex, multi-tier applications on AWS

4. Design and deploy enterprise-wide scalable operations on AWS

5. Implement cost-control strategies

Recommended Knowledge and Experience

1. Two or more years of hands-on experience designing and deploying cloud architecture on AWS

2. Ability to evaluate cloud application requirements and make architectural recommendations for implementation, deployment, and provisioning applications on AWS

3. Familiarity with AWS CLI, AWS APIs, AWS CloudFormation templates, the AWS Billing Console, and the AWS Management Console

4. Explain and apply the five pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework

5. Design a hybrid architecture using key AWS technologies (e.g., VPN, AWS Direct Connect)

6. Ability to provide best practice guidance on the architectural design across multiple applications and projects of the enterprise

7. Familiarity with a scripting language

8. Familiarity with Windows and Linux environments

9. Map business objectives to application/architecture requirements

10. Architect a continuous integration and deployment process

Prepare for Your Exam

There is no better preparation than hands-on experience. There are many relevant AWS Training courses and other resources to assist you with acquiring additional knowledge and skills to prepare for certification. Other than these practical exams, please review the exam guide for information about the competencies assessed on the certification exam. Good Luck.