Stephane Maarek's preparation course for the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional exam, one of the more advanced AWS certifications. It covers CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring and automation on AWS. It is exam prep for experienced practitioners; the certification is a separate, demanding paid exam.
Good for: Experienced AWS practitioners preparing for the DevOps Engineer Professional exam.
Less suitable if: You are new to AWS, or you want a beginner overview.
Skills you'll gain
AWSDevOpsCI/CDInfrastructure as codeMonitoringAutomation
Is this course right for you?
A good fit if you…
You have solid AWS experience
You are targeting the DevOps Pro exam
You work in or towards DevOps
Consider something else if you…
You are new to AWS
You want a beginner overview
You do not plan to certify
Requirements: Solid AWS experience; the associate certifications first are a common route; advanced.
Realistic time: About 22 hours of course; most people study over several weeks to months.
About this course
This course prepares you for the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional exam, covering the most advanced AWS certification for operations professionals. Topics include CI/CD with CodePipeline and CodeDeploy, infrastructure as code with CloudFormation, automated testing strategies, monitoring with CloudWatch, and incident response.
What you'll learn
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy
Write CloudFormation templates for repeatable infrastructure provisioning
Configure CloudWatch monitoring, alarms, and automated remediation
Implement blue/green and canary deployment strategies on AWS
Pass the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional exam
This course includes
22h
On-demand video
Yes
Certificate
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language
What it costs
A paid Udemy course, usually on sale for around $12 to $20. The AWS DevOps Engineer Professional exam is separate and costs $300 (an existing AWS certification earns a 50% discount, halving it to $150).
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This prepares you for the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional exam — a separate, professional-level paid exam ($300, or $150 with an existing-cert discount). It is aimed at experienced practitioners.
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Taught by Stephane Maarek, one of Udemy's top AWS instructors with multiple AWS certifications and over a million enrolled students.
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The AWS DevOps Engineer Professional exam is $300, or $150 if you hold an existing AWS certification (which earns a 50% discount).
Yes. It is a professional-level certification; AWS recommends around two years of AWS experience, and most people hold an associate certification first.
For experienced AWS practitioners moving into DevOps, yes — it is a well-regarded advanced certification.
It is not mandatory, but common — the associate certifications build the foundation and earn a 50% discount on this exam.
The course is about 22 hours; most people study over several weeks to months given the depth.