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AWS Certified DevOps Engineer — Worth It for SDETs?

For SDETs moving into platform / SRE-adjacent roles, AWS DevOps Pro is the single biggest salary lever after Kubernetes experience.

Last updated: June 1970

Quick facts

FieldDetail
CodeDOP-C02
Cost$300
Format75 questions, 180 min
PrereqAWS Associate (recommended)
Validity3 years

Why it pays off for SDETs

CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and observability are now QA's playground. Holding this cert opens platform-QA and SRE-test roles paying 25-40% more than standard SDET bands.

Study path

Stephane Maarek's Udemy course → Tutorials Dojo practice exams → 2 full mocks. Plan 8-10 weeks at 8 hrs/week if you already have Associate level knowledge.

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