AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate SOA-C03 Updates

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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 our practice exams, video courses and eBook 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).