1470 job postings
Validates knowledge of securing AWS workloads, including threat detection, incident response, infrastructure security, identity, data protection and governance.
300AdvancedNo prerequisites
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2438 job postings
Validates knowledge of designing complex multi-account solutions, improving existing workloads, and migrating and modernizing applications using AWS services.
300AdvancedNo prerequisites
3349 job postings
Validates foundational knowledge of cloud concepts, core AWS services, security and compliance, and AWS pricing, billing and support.
100EntryNo prerequisites
4325 job postings
Validates knowledge of designing secure, resilient, high-performing and cost-effective cloud solutions using AWS services.
150IntermediateNo prerequisites
5132 job postings
Validates knowledge of developing, securing, deploying, troubleshooting and optimizing cloud applications using AWS services.
150IntermediateNo prerequisites
632 job postings
Validates foundational knowledge of AI and generative AI concepts, foundation models, responsible AI and AWS AI services.
100EntryNo prerequisites
722 job postings
Validates knowledge of data ingestion, transformation, store management, pipeline operations, and data security and governance using AWS services.
150IntermediateNo prerequisites
86 job postings
Validates skills in preparing data, building and tuning models, and deploying and securing machine learning workloads on AWS.
75IntermediateNo prerequisites
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