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Keep AWS running when it matters most.

Deploy, monitor, secure and recover AWS workloads with confidence. Cloud Operations on AWS is a three-day, lab-based course for the people who keep production running.

Delivered by 4-time Global AWS Training Partner of the Year winner.

✓  HRD Corp claimable✓  Exam included✓  Yayasan Peneraju eligible✓  Formerly SysOps Administrator

Campaign fee RM4,538/pax including exam · standard fee RM6,075

CERTIFICATIONAWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate SOA-C03
Training3 days Exam length130 min
Questions65 Pass mark720
Next intake 9 to 11 Dec 2026

●  Quick answer

What is the AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate certification?

AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate (SOA-C03) is an associate-level AWS certification that validates your ability to deploy, manage, operate, secure and troubleshoot workloads on AWS. It is the new name for AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate.

AWS recommends at least a year of hands-on AWS operations experience. It suits system administrators, cloud support engineers and IT operations teams in Malaysia who run AWS workloads day to day.

●  Exam facts verified against AWS on 21 Oct 2026

Issued by

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Level

Associate

Exam fee

USD 150, included in this campaign fee

Where to sit it

Online-proctored or at a Pearson VUE test centre

Recommended experience

1+ year operating workloads on AWS

Formerly

SysOps Administrator – Associate

Validity

3 years

Funding in Malaysia

HRD Corp claimable, Yayasan Peneraju eligible

●  Why Trainocate

Global AWS Training Partner of the Year, four years running

Learn from AWS Authorized Instructors (AAIs) using official AWS courseware and operations labs.

89%Of IT leaders employing AWS Certified staff report faster troubleshootingSource: AWS Certification US$6.2BAWS’s planned investment in Malaysia through 2038, alongside its Malaysia Region launched in August 2024Source: MIDA 39%Of workers’ core skills are expected to change by 2030Source: WEF Future of Jobs Report 2025
89%Of IT leaders employing AWS Certified staff report faster troubleshootingSource: AWS Certification
US$6.2BAWS’s planned investment in Malaysia through 2038, alongside its Malaysia Region launched in August 2024Source: MIDA
39%Of workers’ core skills are expected to change by 2030Source: WEF Future of Jobs Report 2025

●  Your certification pathway

From on-call to AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer in four steps

Three days of scenario-based labs, one exam, and a clear route to DevOps and security.

01

Step 01 · 3 days

Attend Cloud Operations on AWS

Practise deployment, monitoring, access management, scaling, and backup and recovery in hands-on labs.

02

Step 02 · 130 minutes

Pass the SOA-C03 exam

65 multiple choice and multiple response questions, online or at a Pearson VUE test centre. Your exam is included in the campaign fee.

03

Step 03 · Valid 3 years

Earn your AWS digital badge

Prove you can run AWS in production, plus 50% off your next AWS Certification exam.

04

Step 04 · Professional or Specialty

Grow into DevOps or security

Advance to DevOps Engineer Professional, or specialise with Security Specialty.

●  Exam domains

What the exam covers, and how much each area counts

Five operations domains from AWS’s SOA-C03 exam guide. The course labs mirror the same day-to-day operations work.

Monitoring, logging, analysis, remediation and performance optimisation

Set up metrics, logs and alarms, find root causes, and tune performance.

22%

Reliability and business continuity

Scaling, high availability, backup and restore, and disaster recovery.

22%

Deployment, provisioning and automation

Provision and maintain resources, and automate repeatable operations.

22%

Networking and content delivery

Configure and troubleshoot networking, DNS and content delivery.

18%

Security and compliance

Implement and manage security and compliance controls.

16%

Bars use a 0 to 30% scale. Weightings of scored content from the AWS SOA-C03 exam guide.

●  Who it’s for

For the people who keep the cloud running

System administrators

Bring your operations experience to AWS and prove it.

Sysadmins and operators on AWS

Cloud support engineers

Resolve incidents faster with structured troubleshooting.

Cloud support and NOC teams

IT operations teams

Build repeatable operating practices for cloud workloads.

Infrastructure and platform staff

●  Intakes and fees

Pick your intake

Three three-day intakes from December 2026 to April 2027. Choose a date and we’ll confirm your seat.

Cloud Operations on AWS

3 days

DEC09

Wed 9 to Fri 11 Dec 2026

Next available intake

FEB10

Wed 10 to Fri 12 Feb 2027

Q1 intake

APR14

Wed 14 to Fri 16 Apr 2027

Q2 intake

JUN9

Wed 9 to Fri 11 Jun 2027

Q2 intake

AUG11

Wed 11 to Fri 13 Aug 2027

Q2 intake

Campaign fee per person

RM4,538/pax

Includes exam voucher · standard fee RM6,075

  • HRD Corp claimable. Employers can claim this course through HRD Corp.

  • Yayasan Peneraju. Malaysian Bumiputera learners may be eligible for the financing scheme.

  • Team bookings. Training a group? Tell us your headcount for a group quote.

Terms and conditions apply. Fees in Malaysian Ringgit.

●  Exam overview

The exam format, and how to keep it active

Length

130 minutes

Questions

65 multiple choice and multiple response, of which 50 are scored

Scoring

Pass or fail on a 100 to 1,000 scale. Passing score 720

Fee

USD 150, included in this campaign fee

Languages

English, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese. Korean and Simplified Chinese retire after 19 Nov 2026

Delivery

Online-proctored or onsite at a Pearson VUE test centre

Recommended experience

1+ year operating workloads on AWS and 1+ year in an operations role such as system administrator

Validity

3 years

Renewal options

Option 1

Pass the latest CloudOps exam

Retake the current version of the exam before your certification expires.

+3 years

Option 2

Earn DevOps Engineer Professional

Passing the Professional exam automatically recertifies your CloudOps Engineer Associate credential.

Auto-renews Associate

Official AWS exam page ↗    SOA-C03 exam guide ↗    AWS recertification ↗

●  After CloudOps Engineer

Where CloudOps Engineer leads

AWS’s recommended next certifications for operations professionals.

Professional · DOP-C02

DevOps Engineer Professional

Automate testing and deployment of AWS infrastructure and applications. Passing it also renews your CloudOps Engineer Associate.

180 minUSD 300

Suits
Senior operations and DevOps engineers

Specialty · SCS-C03

AWS Security – Specialty

Secure Amazon Web Services (AWS) workloads across the six AWS security domains. Create and implement security solutions in the AWS Cloud.

170 minUSD 300

Suits
Security-focused operations engineers

●  FAQ

Questions people ask before booking

What is the AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate certification?

An associate-level AWS certification, earned by passing SOA-C03, that validates your ability to deploy, manage, operate, secure and troubleshoot workloads on AWS. It is the new name for AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate.

AWS renamed it to CloudOps Engineer – Associate. The new name applies to people who pass SOA-C03. If you already hold SysOps Administrator, your certification stays valid for three years from when you earned it and you do not need to retake the exam.

The SOA-C03 exam lasts 130 minutes with 65 questions, 50 of them scored. You need 720 on a scale of 100 to 1,000 to pass. The exam fee is USD 150, and it is included in this campaign fee.

AWS recommends at least one year of experience deploying, managing, troubleshooting, networking and securing workloads on AWS, plus at least one year in an operations role such as system administrator.

Yes, if you maintain AWS environments or are moving into cloud operations. AWS launched its Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region in August 2024 and plans to invest about US$6.2 billion in Malaysia through 2038, which supports local demand for engineers who can run AWS workloads.

Three years. Recertify by passing the latest version of the exam, or by earning DevOps Engineer Professional, which automatically recertifies your CloudOps Engineer Associate credential.

Yes. Trainocate Malaysia is an HRD Corp Registered Training Provider and this course is HRD Corp claimable. Malaysian Bumiputera learners may also be eligible for the Yayasan Peneraju financing scheme. Terms and conditions apply.

●  Reserve your seat

Get AWS CloudOps Engineer certified in 2027

Tell us your preferred intake. Our team will confirm your seat, help with HRD Corp or Yayasan Peneraju paperwork, and send joining details.

  • Exam voucher included in the campaign fee

  • AWS-authorised instructors and operations labs

  • Group quotes for teams

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