The AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate (SOA-C03) exam validates a candidate's ability to deploy, manage, and operate workloads on AWS. It covers key domains including deployment, provisioning, automation, monitoring, logging, remediation, reliability, networking, and security.
Exam details
Exam facts
The published blueprint for this certification.
Duration
130 minutes
Questions
65
Passing score
70%
Certification level
Intermediate
Practice questions
100
Practice sets
1
Who it is for
Intended audience
Cloud operations engineers, systems administrators, and DevOps practitioners who maintain and operate scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS.
Before you start
Recommended prerequisites
These are VitePrep recommendations, not official vendor requirements.
At least 1 year of hands-on experience deploying, managing, and operating workloads on AWS, as well as understanding of AWS core services, networking, and security best practices.
Blueprint
Domains covered
How this certification weights each domain across the exam.
- Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation22%
- Monitoring, Logging, Analysis, Remediation, and Performance Optimization22%
- Reliability and Business Continuity22%
- Networking and Content Delivery18%
- Security and Compliance16%
What you get
More than a score
Every attempt powers the same readiness tooling across VitePrep.
Personalized AI insights
Your attempt feeds a readiness model that highlights how prepared you are.
Targeted weak-area practice
See the domains and topics to focus on next, with practice built around them.
Unlimited retakes
Unlimited retakes — practice as many times as you like.
FAQ
Before you start
The essentials about reviewing, resuming, and retaking practice sets.
Can I review a practice set before I start?
Yes. Visit the practice sets page and choose “Review Details” on any set to see its questions, duration, and difficulty before you begin.
What happens if I already have a test in progress?
Starting another set asks you to resume your in-progress attempt or discard it first. We never discard an attempt without asking.
Can I retake a practice set?
You can retake practice sets, but every start counts against that certification exam’s test-attempt allowance. Creating a custom practice set also uses that exam’s create-practice allowance.
Official resources
Official exam guide
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