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AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate

Continuing Education Workforce Certificate

Format

Online

Location

Online

Possible career opportunities for those with an AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate include Cloud Operations Specialist, Cloud Support Engineer, Cloud Consultant, Migration Specialist, Cloud Systems Integration Engineer, CloudOps Engineer, and Cloud Operator. CloudOps Engineers are responsible for managing an organization's cloud infrastructure. They have in-depth knowledge monitoring and maintaining AWS workloads, implementing security controls and networking concepts, performing business continuity procedures, and implementing cost and performance optimizations.This program prepares students to take the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam and AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate exam. The program focuses on cloud infrastructure deployment and management; monitoring, logging, and performance optimization and cost management; security, compliance, and identity management; automation and DevOps support; incident response and troubleshooting; optimizing data pipelines and analytics services; and managing containers, serverless architecture, and backup and recovery. At the end of the program, students will gain confidence to apply what they have learned for modern cloud operations, including multi-account, multi-region architectures, more automaton techniques, and infrastructure as code.Successful candidates must be self-motivated and independent learners, detail-oriented, have strong analytical skills, the ability to take direction, and the ability to work both independently and as a team member. Skills required to be a successful CloudOps Engineer include flexibility and eagerness to learn, time management, communication skills and business acumen, decisiveness, and industry technical credentials.AWS has approximately 30% of the market share among today's most extensive cloud services. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, overall employment of computer systems Engineers/Architects is projected to grow 19% from 2022 to 2032 in Maryland. Projected annual job openings in Maryland are 1,960. The salary range in Maryland is $70,680 - $181,210 with a median wage of $141,540. Additional career information may be found in Career Coach: https://ccbcmd.lightcastcc.com/
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Program Course Sequence

Course Series

Course Number

Course Title

Course Hours

Textbook Information

(approximate cost; subject to change)

Costs

T=Tuition/F=Fees

PCO444

AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

7

Included in course fee

$695

T-$75/F-$620

PCO445

AWS Technical Essentials

7

Included in course fee

$695

T-$75/F-$620

PCO446

Cloud Operations on AWS

21

Included in course fee

$2,025

T-$200/F-$1,825

Course Series Totals:



35


$3,415

T-$350/F-$3,065 

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