AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)

Master scalable, resilient, and secure AWS cloud architectures aligned to the rigorous SAA-C03 exam specification.

This course provides comprehensive coverage of AWS architectural design principles across compute, storage, networking, and governance pillars. Learners explore the mathematical underpinnings of distributed consistency models alongside production implementation patterns using the AWS CLI and CloudFormation. Completing both tracks equips candidates to design fault-tolerant multi-tier architectures and pass the SAA-C03 certification.

100h Certificate available

AWS Certified Solutions ArchitectCloud ArchitectureSAA-C03Distributed SystemsInfrastructure as Code

Curriculum

One complete track with its own final exam and certificate.

Direct implementation of production-grade AWS workloads focusing on CloudFormation, cost optimization strategies, resilience engineering, and SAA-C03 domain mastery.

Allocate 10 study hours to secure access and account governance within the exam's 30% Desi

IAM Policy Evaluation and Least Privilege Lab35 min
Temporary Credentials and Cross-Account Roles Lab40 min
Workforce Federation with IAM Identity Center Lab30 min
Application Authentication with Amazon Cognito Lab35 min
Multi-Account Controls with AWS Organizations Lab40 min
Root User Protection and Credential Hygiene Lab30 min
Access Auditing and Policy Validation Lab35 min
Secure Access Implementation Lab Lab40 min

You will learn to

Design secure AWS architectures using least-privilege identity controls, network isolation, encryption, and data protection.
Design resilient, loosely coupled, multi-AZ and multi-Region systems that meet defined availability, RTO, and RPO requirements.
Select high-performing compute, storage, database, networking, and data processing services based on workload access patterns and scaling needs.
Optimize storage, compute, database, and network costs without violating security, resilience, or performance requirements.
Evaluate SAA-C03 architectural scenarios across the official 30% security, 26% resilience, 24% performance, and 20% cost domains and implement representative designs with the AWS CLI and CloudFormation.

Prerequisites

• Foundational AWS knowledge equivalent to AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, including Regions, Availability Zones, core services, and shared responsibility.
• Working knowledge of IP networking, DNS, HTTP/TLS, operating systems, and relational and nonrelational database fundamentals.
• Basic command-line and JSON or YAML skills, plus access to an AWS sandbox account with appropriate permissions and billing safeguards.

Format

80 lessons · ~100 hours · 20-question exam

Careers this prepares you for

Cloud Solutions Architect
AWS Infrastructure Engineer
DevOps Cloud Engineer
Systems Architect

How you study

Every lesson pairs an in-depth video with written notes, key takeaways, a hands-on lab, exercises and a quiz. Work at your own pace, then sit the final examination for your Erudex certificate.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)

Curriculum

Module 1Module 1 — Domain 1: Design Secure Architectures — Identity and Account Governance

Module 2Module 2 — Domain 1: Design Secure Architectures — Workload and Network Protection

Module 3Module 3 — Domain 1: Design Secure Architectures — Data Protection and Encryption

Module 4Module 4 — Domain 2: Design Resilient Architectures — Scalable and Loosely Coupled Systems

Module 5Module 5 — Domain 2: Design Resilient Architectures — Availability and Fault Tolerance

Module 6Module 6 — Domain 2: Design Resilient Architectures — Disaster Recovery and Restoration

Module 7Module 7 — Domain 3: Design High-Performing Architectures — Storage and Compute

Module 8Module 8 — Domain 3: Design High-Performing Architectures — Databases, Networking, and Data Processing

Module 9Module 9 — Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures — Storage and Compute Economics

Module 10Module 10 — Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures — Database and Network Economics

Careers this prepares you for

How you study