DOP - AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional Study Guide 2026

Key Competencies (4)

• 1

  Build and Manage Artifacts

  Creating, storing, and managing build artifacts.

• 2

  Integrate Automated Testing

  Incorporating automated tests into CI/CD processes and managing test data.

• 3

  Implement CI/CD Pipelines

  Setting up and managing continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.

• 4

  Implement Deployment Strategies

  Deploying applications with strategies like blue/green and canary.

Key Competencies (4)

• 1

  Implement Secure Infrastructure

  Ensuring infrastructure meets security and compliance requirements.

• 2

  Manage Configuration Drift

  Managing and correcting configuration drift.

• 3

  Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  Writing and managing infrastructure as code templates.

• 4

  Automate Infrastructure Updates

  Automating updates and managing patch deployments.

Key Competencies (3)

• 1

  Design Resilient Architectures

  Creating highly available and fault-tolerant architectures.

• 2

  Implement Scalability and Elasticity

  Configuring auto-scaling for adapting to varying loads.

• 3

  Implement Disaster Recovery Strategies

  Development and testing of disaster recovery plans.

Key Competencies (3)

• 1

  Configure Log Collection and Storage

  Setting up logging for operational insights.

• 2

  Visualize Operational Data

  Using dashboards and visualization tools for insights.

• 3

  Implement Automated Responses

  Automating responses to events and alerts.

Key Competencies (3)

• 1

  Develop Incident Response Plans

  Creating and documenting procedures for incident response.

• 2

  Post-Incident Analysis and Remediation

  Conducting post-mortem analyses and implementing fixes.

• 3

  Detect Security Events

  Using monitoring tools to detect security threats.

Key Competencies (4)

• 1

  Implement Compliance Validation

  Conducting and automating compliance assessments.

• 2

  Implement IAM

  Configuring identity and access management.

• 3

  Manage Security Incident Response

  Responding to and mitigating security incidents.

• 4

  Secure Data

  Implementing data encryption at rest and in transit.