Automate everything: CICD, infrastructure as code, monitoring, and incident response, all hands-on, for the AWS DevOps Professional exam.
Bestseller 4.6 · 185K+ students · 17 total hours · 258 lectures
The AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional validates that you can automate AWS at scale, and this 17-hour course is built entirely hands-on. You'll master the CICD suite, CloudFormation at a professional level, event-driven automation, and the monitoring and incident response patterns the DOP-C02 exam tests.
It's the natural next step after the Developer or CloudOps associate certifications, and the skills transfer directly to running real production platforms.
| Exam code | DOP-C02 |
| Level | Professional |
| Price | $300 USD |
| Duration | 180 minutes |
| Questions | 75 (multiple choice and multiple response; 65 scored, 10 unscored) |
| Passing score | 750 on a scaled score of 100 to 1,000 |
| Delivery | Pearson VUE, at a test center or online proctored |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and more |
| Recommended experience | 2+ years provisioning, operating, and managing AWS environments recommended |
| Certification validity | 3 years |
The exam has 6 domains:
A high-fidelity 75-question practice test matching the real DOP-C02 length and difficulty, with detailed explanations for every option.
How much does the DOP-C02 exam cost?
$300 USD, taken at a Pearson VUE test center or online proctored.
How many questions does the exam have, and how long is it?
75 questions in 180 minutes. Unanswered questions are scored as incorrect, so never leave one blank: there is no penalty for guessing.
What score do I need to pass?
750 on a scaled score of 100 to 1,000. The scoring is compensatory: you only need to pass overall, not each domain.
Do I need experience before attempting the exam?
There are no prerequisites. Recommended background: 2+ years provisioning, operating, and managing AWS environments.
How long is the certification valid?
3 years. Recertify by passing the exam again or a higher-level AWS exam.
Should I do associate certifications first?
It's recommended to complete the Developer Associate and CloudOps Engineer Associate first: DOP-C02 builds directly on both.
Looking for another certification? See all courses and practice exams.
AWS Certified Developer Associate (DVA-C02)
AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer Associate (SOA-C03)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional (SAP-C02)
