AWS Certified Developer Associate (DVA-C02)

Categories: AWSPearson Skilling Suite

This course prepares you for the AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C02) exam, validating your technical skills in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Through a combination of in-depth lectures, hands-on labs, and practice exams, you’ll master the core AWS services and best practices for building secure, scalable, and resilient applications. The focus is on the practical knowledge needed to pass the exam and succeed in a real-world AWS developer role.

Duration: Approximately 32 hours (self-paced). Actual duration will vary by student.

Learning Outcomes:

Develop with AWS Services: write code using AWS APIs, SDKs, and the AWS CLI; implement best practices for key services like Amazon S3, DynamoDB, Lambda, API Gateway, and SQS/SNS
Implement Security: apply security best practices including authentication, authorization, and data encryption; securely manage application credentials using IAM and AWS Secrets Manager
Deploy Applications: prepare application artifacts and use services like Elastic Beanstalk and AWS CodeDeploy; implement CI/CD pipelines with the AWS Developer Tools suite
Troubleshoot and Optimize: instrument code for observability and use CloudWatch and AWS X-Ray to monitor, debug, and troubleshoot applications; optimize performance and costs

Optional Add-On Exam Voucher

Lesson 1: Introduction to AWS

Overview of Cloud Computing; The Shared Responsibility Model
AWS Services; AWS Global Architecture; Accessing AWS
Load Balancing, AutoScaling, and DNS in AWS

Lesson 2: Domain 1 – Development with AWS Services

Computing in AWS: Computing Basics; AWS Compute Services
Networking in AWS; Scalability and High Availability
Going Serverless in AWS: Going Serverless; Automating Serverless Processing Flows; Messaging and Queueing
Storing Persistent Data: AWS Cloud Storage; Storing Persistent Data with EC2; Storing Static Assets; Relational vs. Nonrelational Databases; Deploying Relational Databases; Handling Nonrelational Data; Caching Data

Lesson 3: Domain 2 – Security

AWS Security Services
Identity and Access Management (IAM): Introduction to IAM; Core IAM Concepts; Application Authentication and Authorization; AWS Organizations and Control Policies (SCP, RCP); Identity Providers (IdP) and Federated Users
Encryption in AWS; AWS Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Managing Sensitive Data in AWS
Securing AWS Services: Amazon Cognito; DynamoDB Security; Securing an S3 Bucket; CloudFront Security; Securing Lambda Functions

Lesson 4: Domain 3 – Deployment

Introduction to DevOps: DevOps Basics; CI/CD; Deployment Strategies
Using AWS CodeBuild to Build Artifacts; Using AWS CodeDeploy to Deploy Applications
AWS Deployment Services: CloudFormation; Cloud Development Kit (CDK); Elastic Beanstalk; Serverless Application Model (SAM); Systems Manager (SSM)
Building a CI/CD Pipeline with AWS CodePipeline

Lesson 5: Domain 4 – Troubleshooting and Optimization

Amazon CloudWatch; Amazon CloudTrail; AWS X-Ray; AWS Config
Source Code Analysis; Troubleshooting a Web Application

Suitable for

Software Developers with at least one year of hands-on experience in application development and a solid understanding of a high-level programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Node.js)
Junior Cloud Developers looking to advance their careers and gain an industry-recognized certification
Engineers and Architects who want to deepen their understanding of AWS services from a developer’s perspective

Pre-requisite

A basic understanding of core AWS services and the AWS ecosystem (equivalent to the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification)
Proficiency in at least one high-level programming language
Familiarity with application lifecycle management and general IT concepts
Hands-on experience writing and deploying functional applications, including the use of development tools and CI/CD workflows

Duration

Certificate

AWS Certified Developer - Associate

Governing Body

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Examination Body

Pearson VUE

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Practice Tests And Exam Pass Pledge

Help learners increase their certification readiness with practice tests designed to improve pass rates. If needed, our Exam Pass Pledge means you can give learners a free retake within 30 days of passing their last practice test.