AWS Certified Developer Associate
Learn to develop, secure, deploy, and troubleshoot cloud applications using AWS services while preparing for the AWS Certified Developer – Associate certification.
About this course
Build the skills to develop, deploy, and maintain modern cloud applications with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in this comprehensive course designed to prepare you for the AWS Certified Developer – Associate certification. Explore the fundamentals of cloud application development, including building scalable applications, working with AWS APIs and SDKs, and integrating essential AWS services. Learn how to develop serverless applications using AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon S3, and discover how to connect distributed applications using Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS, and AWS Step Functions. Understand how to secure applications using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), authentication, encryption, and best practices for protecting sensitive data. Explore application deployment, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), environment configuration, and automated testing using AWS developer tools. You'll also learn how to monitor application performance, troubleshoot errors, optimize cloud resources, and improve application reliability using services such as Amazon CloudWatch and AWS X-Ray. Through short, focused lessons, practical scenarios, and interactive challenges, you'll reinforce important concepts, test your understanding, and develop confidence in making real-world AWS development decisions. Whether you're a software developer expanding into cloud computing or an aspiring AWS developer preparing for certification, this course will help you strengthen your cloud development skills and build a solid foundation for creating reliable applications on AWS.
What you will learn
IAM, Permissions, and Application Security
- AWS IAM Identities and Policy StructureFree
- Cross-Account Access and Role DelegationFree
- Temporary Credentials with AWS STSFree
- Authentication and Federation with Amazon CognitoFree
- Secrets and Encryption ManagementFree
Serverless Compute: AWS Lambda and Step Functions
- Lambda Invocation Models and Event RoutingFree
- Lambda Execution Lifecycle and Cold Start OptimizationFree
- Lambda Configuration, VPC Networking, and DeploymentFree
- Serverless Orchestration with AWS Step FunctionsFree
API Design and Event-Driven Integration
- Amazon API Gateway Core Architecture and Mapping TemplatesFree
- API Gateway Authentication, Authorization, and Usage PlansFree
- Asynchronous Messaging with Amazon SQS and SNSFree
- Event-Driven Routing with Amazon EventBridgeFree
- GraphQL APIs with AWS AppSyncFree
Databases and In-Memory Caching
- Amazon DynamoDB Data Modeling and Primary KeysFree
- DynamoDB Secondary Indexes and Capacity ModesFree
- Advanced DynamoDB: Streams, DAX, Transactions, and TTLFree
- Relational Databases: Amazon RDS and Amazon AuroraFree
- In-Memory Caching with ElastiCache and Amazon MemoryDBFree
Storage Solutions and Content Delivery
- Amazon S3 Storage Classes and Lifecycle RulesFree
- S3 Security, Event Notifications, and Object LambdaFree
- Storage Comparison: S3, EBS, and EFSFree
- Amazon CloudFront and Edge ComputingFree
Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD Automation
- Declarative Provisioning with AWS CloudFormation
- Serverless Deployment with AWS SAM and AWS CDK
- Continuous Integration and Delivery with CodeBuild and CodeDeploy
- Application Deployment with AWS Elastic Beanstalk
- Developer Tooling: Amplify, CloudShell, CodeArtifact, and Amazon Q
Networking, Load Balancing, and Containers
- Amazon VPC Networking, Security Groups, and NACLs
- Domain Name Management and Routing with Amazon Route 53
- Elastic Load Balancing Architecture and Listener Rules
- EC2 Instance Configuration, Scaling, and Image Builder
- Container Workloads with Amazon ECS, EKS, and AWS Copilot
Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Analytics
- Distributed Tracing with AWS X-Ray
- Observability with Amazon CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrail
- Streaming and Query Analytics with Kinesis, Athena, and OpenSearch
- Application Layer Security with AWS WAF
- Error Handling, Throttling, and Retry Strategies
- Application Configuration and Feature Flags with AWS AppConfig
- SSL/TLS Certificate Management with AWS Certificate Manager