Certification Name: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (DOP-C02).
Exam Provider: Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Exam Level: Professional / Advanced.
Exam Type: Multiple-choice and multiple-response questions.
Exam Duration: 180 minutes (3 hours).
Number of Questions: 75 questions, including scored and unscored questions.
Passing Score: 750 out of 1,000 on the AWS scaled scoring system.
Exam Delivery: Pearson VUE testing centre or online proctored delivery, subject to current availability and eligibility.
Key Exam Domains: Software Development Life Cycle Automation; Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code; Resilient Cloud Solutions; Monitoring and Logging; Incident and Event Response; and Security and Compliance.
Core Technical Areas: CI/CD pipeline automation, AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, deployment strategies, CloudFormation, monitoring, logging, IAM, security automation, fault tolerance, and incident response.
Preparation Strategy: Practise AWS deployment scenarios, infrastructure automation, pipeline troubleshooting, monitoring configurations, security controls, and scenario-based questions.
Certification Validity: AWS certifications are generally valid for three years, subject to AWS recertification policies.