Additional resources
Good places to study alongside our practice questions. These are other people's sites: we don't run them and aren't affiliated with them.
Official exam information
Straight from AWS: what the exam covers and how it works.
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (opens in a new tab)
aws.amazon.com
AWS's own page for the certification: who it is for, how to book, the format (75 questions in 180 minutes) and key dates.
DOP-C02 exam guide (opens in a new tab)
docs.aws.amazon.com
The definitive list of what the exam covers: the six domains and their weightings and the skills under each. Our domains and topics follow it.
Free courses
Structured courses you can follow from the start, at no cost.
AWS Skill Builder (opens in a new tab)
skillbuilder.aws
AWS's own training site. Search for the DevOps Engineer – Professional exam prep plan; the standard prep course is free with a Skill Builder account.
Reference reading
For going deeper on the ideas behind the questions.
AWS CodePipeline User Guide (opens in a new tab)
docs.aws.amazon.com
Pipelines, stages, actions and cross-account deployments. SDLC automation is the largest domain on this exam.
AWS CloudFormation User Guide (opens in a new tab)
docs.aws.amazon.com
Templates, change sets, StackSets, custom resources and drift detection. Infrastructure as code runs through several domains.