AWS Certified Developer - Associate

The AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C02) validates proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications using AWS. It is designed for developers who write application code and need deep knowledge of AWS SDKs, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and CI/CD pipelines. This certification proves a developer can build and maintain cloud-native applications following AWS best practices.

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What is the AWS Certified Developer Associate (DVA-C02)?

Who Should Take This Course?

Software developers building AWS-based applications
Backend engineers working with serverless architectures
Full-stack developers integrating AWS services
DevOps engineers managing CI/CD pipelines on AWS
Cloud engineers transitioning from on-premises development
API developers using API Gateway and Lambda
Students pursuing a cloud development career

What You Will Learn in the DVA-C02 Course

A comprehensive curriculum covering all exam objectives with hands-on labs and real-world practice.

Development with AWS Services

Learn to develop applications using core AWS compute and integration services.

AWS Lambda — functions, event sources, invocation models
Amazon API Gateway — REST, HTTP, and WebSocket APIs
Amazon SQS, SNS, and EventBridge for messaging
AWS Step Functions for orchestrating workflows

Security and Authentication

Implement secure application patterns using AWS identity and secrets services.

IAM roles, policies, and resource-based policies
Amazon Cognito for user pools and identity pools
AWS Secrets Manager and Parameter Store
Encryption with KMS and S3 server-side encryption

Deployment and CI/CD

Build automated deployment pipelines and packaging strategies for AWS applications.

AWS CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and CodePipeline
AWS SAM (Serverless Application Model) framework
Elastic Beanstalk deployment environments
CloudFormation templates and stacks

Monitoring, Logging, and Troubleshooting

Use AWS observability tools to debug and optimize application performance.

Amazon CloudWatch metrics, logs, and alarms
AWS X-Ray distributed tracing
CloudTrail for API activity logging
Lambda error handling, DLQs, and retries

Data Stores

Integrate and optimize data storage solutions in AWS applications.

DynamoDB — data modeling, indexes, streams, and TTL
Amazon ElastiCache for in-memory caching patterns
Amazon S3 — pre-signed URLs, versioning, lifecycle policies
Amazon RDS and Aurora connection patterns

Course Prerequisites

Pre-requisites training is free when you purchase the course from ProSupport

AWS Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) or foundational AWS knowledge
1+ year of development experience using AWS services
Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Java, Node.js, .NET)
Understanding of REST APIs and HTTP protocols
Familiarity with cloud database concepts

Exam Information

Everything you need to know about the DVA-C02 certification exam.

Exam Component	Details
Exam Name	AWS Certified Developer - Associate
Exam Code	DVA-C02
Exam Type	Multiple Choice and Multiple Response
Total Questions	65
Passing Score	720 (out of 1000)
Exam Duration	130 minutes
Language	English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Exam Provider	AWS / Pearson VUE
Exam Focus	Developing, deploying, debugging, and securing cloud-native applications on AWS
Exam Registration	Register via aws.amazon.com/certification or Pearson VUE testing centers
Retake Policy	14 days wait after first failure; 90 days after second and subsequent failures
Certification Validity	3 years (renewable via recertification exam)