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AdvancedDOP-C02: AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional
Automate everything from commit to production on AWS — and prepare for the professional-level DOP-C02 DevOps Engineer exam.
- 24 hours of advanced, lab-intensive training
- Multi-account CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies
- Infrastructure as code with CloudFormation and CDK
- Covers all six DOP-C02 domains
- Incident response and self-healing automation labs
Aligned to Amazon Web Services (AWS) exam DOP-C02
- Duration
- 3 Days | 24 Hrs
- Next batch
- Batches on request
- Delivery
- Live Online · Onsite · Corporate
- Level
- Advanced
- Exam
- DOP-C02
- Language
- English
Why learn DOP-C02 with Ace Skills
Pipelines across accounts
Build delivery pipelines that promote changes safely from development to production accounts.
Everything as code
Codify infrastructure, configuration and compliance so environments stay consistent.
Self-healing operations
Design automation that detects failures and fixes or rolls back without manual effort.
Professional-level credential
Prepare for a certification that signals senior DevOps capability on AWS.
Course overview
DevOps engineers at professional level own the path from code to production and the systems that keep production healthy. They design pipelines that span accounts, codify infrastructure and policy, build observability in from the start and automate the response to incidents. The DOP-C02 exam tests all of this through detailed scenarios, and this three-day course prepares you for both the exam and the role.
Day one covers software development lifecycle automation and configuration management: CodePipeline, CodeBuild and CodeDeploy across multiple accounts, deployment strategies for EC2, containers and Lambda, and infrastructure as code with CloudFormation StackSets and AWS CDK. Day two focuses on resilient cloud solutions and observability, including multi-AZ and multi-Region designs, auto scaling, and the use of CloudWatch, X-Ray and centralised logging to understand behaviour in production.
Day three addresses incident and event response together with security and compliance: event-driven remediation with EventBridge and Systems Manager, automated rollback, policy as code with AWS Config and service control policies, and secrets management across pipelines. Labs build a realistic platform in which a commit flows through testing and approval into a production account and failures are detected and corrected automatically.
The final session reviews exam technique for long, multi-requirement questions. This course is aligned to the DOP-C02 exam and prepares you for it; confirm the current exam guide on the AWS Certification site before booking.
Key features
- Cross-account CI/CD pipeline built in class
- Blue/green, canary and rolling deployments compared
- CloudFormation StackSets and CDK labs
- Centralised logging and tracing
- Automated incident remediation with Systems Manager
- Policy as code with AWS Config
- Scenario-based practice questions
- Course completion certificate from Ace Skills Consulting
Who should attend
- DevOps and platform engineers working on AWS
- Site reliability engineers
- Developer or CloudOps associate holders progressing to professional level
- Build and release engineers modernising delivery
Prerequisites
- AWS Developer or CloudOps Engineer – Associate, or equivalent experience
- Experience with Git and at least one scripting language
- Hands-on familiarity with CloudFormation or another IaC tool
Curriculum
3 Days · 24 Hours · 9 Modules · 7 Labs
CI/CD on AWS
- CodePipeline structure and cross-account actions
- CodeBuild environments and test reports
- Artifact management with CodeArtifact and ECR
- Pipeline security and approvals
- Lab: Build a cross-account pipeline with a manual approval stage · 60 min
Deployment strategies
- In-place, rolling and immutable deployments
- Blue/green for EC2 and ECS
- Canary and linear deployments for Lambda
- Automated rollback triggers
- Lab: Run a blue/green ECS deployment with CodeDeploy · 45 min
Infrastructure as code
- CloudFormation nested stacks and custom resources
- StackSets for multi-account rollout
- AWS CDK constructs and testing
- Systems Manager State Manager and Parameter Store
- Lab: Roll out a baseline stack to multiple accounts with StackSets · 40 min
Resilient cloud solutions
- Multi-AZ and multi-Region patterns
- Auto Scaling lifecycle hooks
- Container platforms: ECS and EKS
- Backup and recovery automation
- Lab: Add lifecycle hooks and health-based replacement to an Auto Scaling group · 45 min
Monitoring and logging
- CloudWatch metrics, alarms and anomaly detection
- Centralised logging with subscription filters
- X-Ray and distributed tracing
- Dashboards across accounts
- Lab: Centralise logs from two accounts and create a metric filter alarm · 50 min
Observability design
- Choosing signals: metrics, logs and traces
- Service-level objectives
- Synthetic monitoring with CloudWatch Synthetics
Incident and event response
- EventBridge event patterns
- Systems Manager Automation runbooks
- Incident Manager overview
- Troubleshooting failed deployments
- Lab: Self-healing: detect and remediate a failing instance automatically · 50 min
Security and compliance automation
- AWS Config rules and remediation
- Service control policies and permission boundaries
- Secrets in pipelines
- Security Hub and Inspector in pipelines
- Lab: Enforce encryption with an AWS Config rule and auto-remediation · 35 min
Exam readiness
- DOP-C02 domain recap
- Multi-requirement question strategy
- Timed practice set with review
Skills you will gain
- CodePipeline
- CodeBuild
- CodeDeploy
- AWS CloudFormation
- AWS CDK
- Deployment strategies
- Amazon ECS
- Amazon CloudWatch
- AWS X-Ray
- Systems Manager
- AWS Config
- Incident response
- Policy as code
Tools & technologies
- AWS CLI
- AWS CDK
- AWS CloudFormation
- Git
- Docker
- Visual Studio Code
- AWS Systems Manager
Certification exam
| Exam name | AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional |
|---|---|
| Exam code | DOP-C02 |
| Number of questions | 75 |
| Duration | 180 minutes |
| Passing score | 750 / 1000 (scaled) |
| Voucher included | No — book directly with the vendor |
| Question format | Multiple choice, Multiple response |
| Delivery | Online proctored or Test centre |
| Validity & renewal | 3 years |
Skill areas measured
- SDLC Automation
- Configuration Management and IaC
- Resilient Cloud Solutions
- Monitoring and Logging
- Incident and Event Response
- Security and Compliance
Exam details are pending verification. Vendors change exams; confirm on the official vendor page before booking. Official exam page (opens in a new tab)
Schedule & Pricing
Onsite
At your office or our centre
Pricing depends on location, group size and dates.
- Delivered at your premises or an Ace centre
- Same curriculum and labs as live online
- Dates planned around your team
Corporate / Team
Private batch for your organisation
A private batch with content adapted to your environment and goals.
- Customised curriculum
- Private batch, online or onsite
- Progress and assessment reports
- GST invoice and PO-based billing
No public batches scheduled — Talk to an Advisor for a private batch.
Projects & labs you will build
- Day 1 · 60 min
Build a cross-account pipeline with a manual approval stage
- Day 3 · 50 min
Self-healing: detect and remediate a failing instance automatically
Your certificate
Certificate of Completion — Ace Skills Consulting
Awarded on completing the course. It records the course title and training hours, and you can share it on your LinkedIn profile.
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) certification itself is awarded by Amazon Web Services (AWS) when you pass exam DOP-C02.
Frequently asked questions
Is this course suitable for beginners in DevOps?
No. It assumes you already build pipelines or manage infrastructure on AWS; consider an associate-level course first if you are new.
Do you use Terraform?
The labs use CloudFormation and CDK because the exam focuses on them, but the design principles apply equally to Terraform.
How much time should I spend preparing after the course?
Most learners revise for four to six weeks, focusing on scenario questions and repeating the labs.
Does passing renew my associate certifications?
AWS has historically allowed professional certifications to recertify related associate ones; check the current recertification policy on the AWS site.
Can you run this as a team workshop?
Yes. Corporate batches can design pipelines around your current toolchain and account structure.
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