AWS Cloud Solutions Architect

Architecture-level AWS skills, straight from Amazon

Offered directly by Amazon Web Services, this Professional Certificate is aimed at the design side of cloud work — how to structure infrastructure for scalability, security, and cost, not just how to click through the console. It's set at an intermediate level, assuming some existing familiarity with cloud or IT concepts.

Core AWS services covered

• Amazon EC2, S3, and DynamoDB as building blocks
• AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for securing infrastructure
• Serverless computing and Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring
• Cloud computing architecture patterns for scalable systems

This is one of AWS's official learning paths, so the material tracks closely with how Amazon expects a Solutions Architect to think about infrastructure decisions. With 117,000+ learners enrolled, it's a credible route toward the architecture side of cloud work.