AWS Ramp-Up Guide: DevOps Engineer

Become proficient at deploying secure and reliable applications at high velocity on AWS by using version control, infrastructure as code and
continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD). This guide can also help prepare you for the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
certification exam. If you're interested specifically in digital courses and labs to help you develop these skills, explore the DevOps Engineer Learning
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Learn the fundamentals of Developer and Operations roles

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Step 1: Get started with DevOps on AWS

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Getting Started with DevOps on AWS 60 minutes Digital Training
Introduction to DevOps on AWS 30 minutes Whitepaper

Step 2: Learn about development environments

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AWS SDKs, Toolkits, and more 30 minutes Webpage
Introduction to AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) 10 minutes Digital Training
AWS CloudShell – Command-Line Access to AWS Resources 5 minutes Blog Post
Cloud9 Tutorial 1 hour Tutorial
AWS Cloud9 Cloud-Based IDE 1 hour Solution

Step 3: Learn about version control with AWS

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AWS CodeCommit 10 minutes Videos
Working with AWS CodeCommit 40 mins Self-paced Lab

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Working with AWS CodeCommit on Windows 70 mins Self-paced Lab

Using AWS CodePipeline and AWS CodeStar Connections to deploy from Bitbucket 15 minutes Blog

Step 4: Learn how to build and manage Infrastructure as Code

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Infrastructure as Code 5 minutes Whitepaper
Introduction to AWS CloudFormation 45 mins Self-paced Lab
Creating an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) with AWS CloudFormation 1 hour Self-paced Lab
Launching and Managing a Web Application with AWS CloudFormation 50 mins Self-paced Lab
Introduction to AWS CloudFormation Designer 40 mins Self-paced Lab
AWS Cloud Development Kit Primer 90 minutes Digital Training
AWS Cloud Development Kit (Lab) 2 hours Self-paced Lab
AWS Cloud Development Kit (Workshop) 4 hours Workshop
Working with the AWS Cloud Development Kit and AWS Construct Library* 30 minutes Blog Post
Simplifying Application Building with AWS Solutions Constructs and the AWS CDK 30 minutes Video

Step 5: Learn about continuous integration on AWS

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Getting started with AWS CodeBuild 1 hour Tutorial
Build Applications Locally Using AWS CodeBuild 5 minutes Video
Improve the Quality of Your Java Code Using Amazon CodeGuru Reviewer 6 minutes Video
Setting up a CI/CD pipeline by integrating Jenkins with AWS CodeBuild and AWS
30 minutes
CodeDeploy Blog

Step 6: Learn to create and manage CI/CD Pipelines

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DevOps Engineering on AWS 3 days Classroom Training
Advanced Testing Practices using AWS DevOps Tools 2.5 hours Digital Training
Learn about Amazon CI/CD Practices for Software Development Teams 50 minutes Video
Learn how Amazon goes faster with Continuous Delivery 45 minutes Webpage

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Building end-to-end AWS DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline with open source SCA, SAST and DAST
1 hour
tools Blog Post
DevSecOps on AWS workshop 2 hours Workshop

Step 7: Learn how to automate various deployment types

Learning Resource Duration Type
Introduction to CodeDeploy 80 minutes Self-paced Lab
Blue/green and Canary deployments for Amazon EKS and Amazon ECS 90 minutes Workshop
CI/CD for serverless applications 1 hour Workshop
CI/CD with AWS Fargate 60 minutes Workshop
CI/CD Pipeline for AWS CloudFormation templates on AWS 30 minutes Tutorial

Step 8: Learn about observability

Learning Resource Duration Type
Observability workshop 2 hours Workshop
Continuous improvement of code quality with Amazon CodeGuru 30 minutes Video

Step 9: Learn about DevOps cultural philosophies

Learning Resource Duration Type
Leadership Session: Developer Tools on AWS 50 minutes Video
Using a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE) to Transform the Entire Enterprise 20 minutes Blog Post
Driving change and building a high-performance DevOps culture 1 hour Video

Step 10: Prepare for and take the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional certification
exam
Learning Resource Duration Type
Exam Readiness: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional 7 hours Digital Training
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional exam 3 hours Exam

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