DOP-C02
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
Exam facts, domains and a practical study plan. Best suited to: Engineers with hands-on AWS and CI/CD experience who automate deployments, monitoring and governance.
- Level
- Professional
- Questions
- 75
- Duration
- 180 minutes
- Passing score
- 750 out of 1000
- Exam fee
- USD 300
Exam details change; confirm on the official AWS certification page before booking.
Exam domains
- SDLC automation
- Configuration management and infrastructure as code
- Resilient cloud solutions
- Monitoring and logging
- Incident and event response
- Security and compliance
How to prepare
- Get comfortable with CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CloudFormation and Systems Manager.
- Practise deployment strategies: blue/green, canary and rolling.
- Learn CloudWatch, EventBridge and automated remediation patterns.
- Work through long scenario questions under time pressure; the exam is 180 minutes.
FAQs
- Do I need SAA-C03 before DOP-C02?
- AWS no longer requires an associate certification first, but SAA-C03 knowledge is a sensible foundation for the professional exam.
- How long should I prepare for DOP-C02?
- Engineers with real AWS experience often need two to three months of focused preparation; those newer to AWS should plan longer.