AWS Solutions Architect

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

(Comprehensive Training Program)

Duration: 5 Days (Instructor-Led)
Delivery Mode: Online | Classroom (Offline)
Level: Intermediate
Certification Preparation: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)
Target Audience: Cloud Engineers, System Administrators, Network Engineers, IT Architects, DevOps Professionals

☁️ Course Overview

The AWS Solutions Architect course is designed to build expertise in designing secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-optimized architectures using Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Participants will gain hands-on experience in designing cloud infrastructure, selecting appropriate AWS services, implementing high availability, disaster recovery, and best practices aligned with the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

This course fully prepares learners for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification exam.

🎯 Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Design highly available and fault-tolerant AWS architectures

• Select appropriate AWS compute, storage, database, and networking services

• Implement secure applications and infrastructures on AWS

• Design cost-effective cloud solutions

• Apply AWS Well-Architected Framework principles

• Build scalable systems using auto scaling and load balancing

• Plan disaster recovery and backup strategies

• Architect hybrid cloud and migration solutions

👥 Target Audience

• System & Network Administrators

• Cloud Engineers & DevOps Professionals

• IT Infrastructure Engineers

• Software Architects & Developers

• IT Managers planning AWS adoption

• Professionals preparing for AWS Certification

📅 5-Day Detailed Course Outline

Day 1 – AWS Fundamentals & Global Infrastructure

• Introduction to Cloud Computing Concepts

• AWS Global Infrastructure (Regions, AZs, Edge Locations)

• AWS Shared Responsibility Model

• AWS Management Console, CLI, and SDK

• Identity & Access Management (IAM)

  • Users, Groups, Roles, Policies

  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

• AWS Organizations & Account Strategy

• Hands-on Lab: IAM Configuration & Secure Access Setup

Day 2 – Compute & Storage Architecture

• Amazon EC2 Deep Dive

  • Instance Types & Pricing Models

  • Auto Scaling Concepts

  • Elastic Load Balancer (ALB/NLB)

• Amazon EBS & Instance Storage

• Amazon S3 Architecture

  • Storage Classes & Lifecycle Policies

  • Versioning, Replication, Encryption

• AWS Backup Strategies

• Hands-on Lab: Deploy Highly Available EC2 Infrastructure

Day 3 – Networking & Content Delivery

• Amazon VPC Architecture

  • Subnets (Public/Private)

  • Route Tables & Gateways

  • NAT Gateway vs Internet Gateway

• Security Groups vs Network ACLs

• AWS Direct Connect & VPN (Hybrid Connectivity)

• Route 53 DNS & Traffic Routing

• Amazon CloudFront CDN

• Hands-on Lab: Build Secure Multi-Tier VPC

Day 4 – Databases, Monitoring & High Availability

• AWS Database Services Overview

  • Amazon RDS (Multi-AZ Deployment)

  • Amazon Aurora

  • DynamoDB & NoSQL Use Cases

• Data Migration Strategies

• Monitoring & Logging

  • Amazon CloudWatch

  • AWS CloudTrail

• Designing for High Availability & Fault Tolerance

• Disaster Recovery Strategies

  • Backup & Restore

  • Pilot Light

  • Warm Standby

  • Multi-Site Active/Active

• Hands-on Lab: Multi-AZ Application Deployment

Day 5 – Security, Cost Optimization & Architecture Best Practices

• AWS Security Best Practices

• AWS Key Management Service (KMS)

• AWS WAF & Shield (Application Protection)

• AWS Well-Architected Framework

  • Operational Excellence

  • Security

  • Reliability

  • Performance Efficiency

  • Cost Optimization

  • Sustainability

• Cost Management Tools

  • AWS Pricing Models

  • Cost Explorer & Budgets

• Migration Strategies to AWS

• Exam Preparation & Practice Questions

• Final Architecture Design Workshop (Real-World Case Study)

🔬 Hands-On Labs Included

✔ Launching EC2 & Auto Scaling Environment
✔ Designing Multi-Tier VPC Architecture
✔ Implementing Secure IAM Policies
✔ Deploying Highly Available Databases
✔ Configuring Monitoring & Alerts
✔ Disaster Recovery Simulation

📘 Certification Preparation

This course prepares participants for:

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)

Includes:

• Exam-oriented scenarios

• Practice questions

• Architecture case studies

• Design pattern discussions

🛠️ Skills You Will Gain

• Cloud Architecture Design

• Infrastructure Automation Concepts

• Secure Cloud Deployment

• Hybrid Cloud Integration

• Cost Optimization Techniques

• High Availability & Disaster Recovery Planning

📋 Prerequisites

Recommended (not mandatory):

• Basic Networking Knowledge

• Understanding of Virtualization

• Familiarity with Linux/Windows Administration

• General IT Infrastructure Experience

🎓 Training Deliverables

• Official Courseware & Lab Guide

• Hands-On Lab Access

• Real-World Architecture Use Cases

• Practice Exam Materials

• Certificate of Course Completion