AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer Associate 2026 – SOA-C03

Start your AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer Associate SOA-C03 exam preparations with our concise video course

As more and more companies migrate their on-premises workloads to the cloud, the demand for highly skilled and certified AWS Professionals will continue to rise over the coming years ahead. The AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer Administrator Associate (SOA-C03) is consistently among the top-paying IT certifications and you can earn over $150,000 per year with an AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer Administrator Associate certification!

Important Notes

This AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer Associate video training course is a concise collection of lectures on the most important AWS services that you need to know in order to pass the SOA-C03 exam. It contains the following lessons:

• EXAM OVERVIEW – discusses the exam scope and coverage, exam format, and other important information that you need to know before booking the exam.

• AWS BASICS – an overview of AWS and its global infrastructure.

• AWS SERVICES WALKTHROUGH – thorough discussion of the various AWS services under Compute, Storage, Database, Security, Networking, etc. Note: If you are already enrolled in our other AWS Associate-level video courses, then this Services Walkthrough section is the same across all our Associate training courses. You can opt to skip this part but we recommend that you still go through these at least once.

• AWS DEEP DIVES – provides more in-depth discussions on the most critical AWS services that you must thoroughly understand in order to pass the exam, such as Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, AWS IAM, Amazon VPC, Amazon RDS, etc. Each deep dive section also contains a mini-quiz at the end.

• COMPARISON OF AWS SERVICES – a versus section that compares two or more seemingly similar AWS services and discusses their use cases.

• EXAM TIPS AND TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES – a run-through of some critical exam-taking strategies that will help you confidently answer the actual exam questions.

• HANDS-ON LABS – some sections have step-by-step demos on how to execute important tasks in the AWS console.

• EXAM LABS – a separate section that mimics an actual exam lab scenario with specific instructions on what needs to be accomplished in the AWS Management Console. This section also contains a walkthrough on how to perform the tasks given in the instructions.

• FULL PRACTICE TEST – one full set of sample practice test under time pressure that simulates the actual exam environment. All questions have detailed explanations and references after finishing the quiz.

All video lectures in this course have professionally made subtitles to help you gain a better understanding of the concepts discussed.

Notice of the AWS Certification Name Change:

The "AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate" is now called the "AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate" effective September 2025. This reflects evolving industry terms and the broader scope of modern cloud operations.

Take note that this is mostly a name change and there's almost no major change in the exam domains nor its content.

Why the Change?

The rename to "CloudOps Engineer" aims to enhance the relevance and credibility of the certification, better highlighting the skills certified professionals have in deploying, operating, and maintaining AWS workloads.

Is this course still valid for the new SOA-C03 version?

Absolutely yes! Again, the content change is mostly on the name to "CloudOps Engineer" as AWS aims to enhance the relevance and credibility of the certification, better highlighting the skills certified professionals have in deploying, operating, and maintaining AWS workloads. No changes as well on the exam domains.

We will continually add more relevant lessons for this course to reflect the new SOA-C03 topics.

Exam Update:

The exam content (moving from code SOA-C02 to SOA-C03) is being refreshed to cover current best practices for monitoring and maintaining AWS workloads.

Key Content Additions:

The new SOA-C03 exam explicitly includes containers. It also features:

• More modern AWS services/features.

• Greater focus on multi-account and multi-Region architectures.

• Increased emphasis on automation and infrastructure as code (IaC).

Notes:

• No Removals: All previous task areas from SOA-C02 are still covered in SOA-C03, though the content outline is more detailed and has been reorganized.

• Transition Timeline:

  • Registration for the new CloudOps Engineer (SOA-C03) exam opens September 9, 2025 (new exam guide available then).

  • The old SysOps Administrator (SOA-C02) exam will retire on September 29, 2025 (last day to take it).