AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (OCT 2026)

Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity (26%): Multi-account strategies, cross-account permissions, governance, and enterprise-wide networking.

Design for New Solutions (29%): Building scalable applications, high availability, disaster recovery, and cost-performance trade-offs.

Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions (25%): Performance tuning, reliability enhancement, and operational excellence.

Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization (20%): On-premises to cloud migration paths, database/application modernization, and data transfer strategies.

Target Roles

Passing this exam qualifies candidates for senior-level paths such as Solutions Architect, Senior Technical Account Manager, Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect, and Senior Consultant.

Exam Code: SAP-C02 (Current version available; SAP-C03 registration opens October 27, 2026).

Format & Duration: 75 multiple-choice or multiple-response questions in 180 minutes.

Cost: $300 USD (plus local taxes).

Passing Score: 750 out of a scaled score of 100–1,000 (compensatory scoring model).

Prerequisites: Recommended 2+ years of hands-on experience designing and deploying cloud architecture on AWS.

Validity: Valid for 3 years (earning it grants a 50% discount on future AWS exams)

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (SAP-C02) credential is an advanced certification that validates your expertise in designing distributed, scalable, and secure cloud applications on Amazon Web Services.

Category, Professional. Exam duration, 180 minutes. Exam format, 75 questions, either multiple choice or multiple response. Cost, 300 USD.