DevOps Engineer – Professional (DOP-C02)

AWS · Professional · $300

CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging, automation, and incident response on AWS.

Exam Code: DOP-C02 Fee: $300 Study: 80–150 hours Difficulty: 5/5 Validity: 3 years Focus: devops Demand: 82/100 Salary Premium: +$18K/yr (est.)

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CI/CD pipelines, automation, monitoring, incident response, and infrastructure as code.

Microsoft

Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

AZ-400

$16560–120h

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DevOps Engineer – Professional

DOP-C02

$30080–150h

Google Cloud

Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer

PCDE

$20060–120h

Microsoft AZ-400 is Expert-track. AWS DOP is Professional (hardest — $300). Google PCDE is Professional. All cover similar CI/CD and automation ground but at different depths. AWS DOP is widely considered the hardest DevOps cert.

Start with Azure AZ-400 or Google PCDE. AWS DOP is the capstone — tackle it last.

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Renewal: Recertify by retaking the exam (or passing a higher-level exam) before 3-year expiry. Training: Official Training → All Certs: Certification Page →

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