Course and practice questions
Solutions Architect Professional course
Solutions Architect – Professional (SAP-C03): 5 modules, 15 lessons and 5 quizzes. This exam is multiple choice, so the practice is the course and original questions. The lab runtime is kubeadm clusters only, and this page does not include an AWS account. This course follows the SAP-C03 guide. That exam version starts 17 November 2026.
What's included
A course and practice questions
5 modules, 15 lessons and 5 quizzes (40 original questions). About 2 h 45 min of reading. The lab runtime is kubeadm clusters only, so this page does not include an AWS account.
5 modules
15 lessons mapped to the domains in the public exam guide.
5 quizzes
40 original practice questions, with an explanation for every answer. They are not exam items.
180-minute exam
The length published for this exam. This page does not offer a timed mock.
Exam domains
Domains from the public guide
The domain weights below sum to 100. The official page is the source of truth: Solutions Architect – Professional exam page.
Architecture Design and Implementation Built for the Cloud
25%of the exam
5 competencies
- Design architectures built for the cloud
- Integrate AI and ML services into architectures
- Design hybrid cloud integration patterns
- Design network architectures
- Design data, storage, and database architectures
Security, Compliance, and Governance
25%of the exam
5 competencies
- Design identity security architectures
- Design solutions to implement encryption and key management strategies
- Design multi-account governance and compliance solutions
- Design architectures to meet compliance requirements
- Design security and responsible AI controls
Operational Excellence and Automation
20%of the exam
4 competencies
- Design infrastructure as code
- Design CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines
- Design observability and monitoring solutions
- Design operational automation and resilient systems
Cost-Optimized Architecture Design
15%of the exam
4 competencies
- Design architectures based on AWS pricing models
- Optimize data transfer and network costs
- Design cost allocation and visibility solutions
- Optimize storage and database costs
Resilience, Migration, and Business Continuity
15%of the exam
3 competencies
- Design migration strategies by using AWS frameworks
- Design disaster recovery architectures
- Design solutions to meet business continuity and resiliency requirements
Curriculum
5 modules, 15 lessons, 5 quizzes
Lesson titles from the course. The questions stay in the quizzes, and the answers are not published here.
01Architectures built for the cloud
Design the workload for the cloud, including AI integration, hybrid reach, the network, and the data plane. Domain: Architecture Design and Implementation Built for the Cloud.
- lessonArchitectures built for the cloud12 min
- lessonWhere AI sits in the design11 min
- lessonHybrid, network, and data12 min
02Security, compliance, and governance
Identity, keys, account guardrails, residency, and responsible controls around AI. Domain: Security, Compliance, and Governance.
- lessonIdentity architectures11 min
- lessonKeys, accounts, and guardrails11 min
- lessonCompliance and responsible AI controls11 min
03Cost-optimized architecture
Choose a pricing model, stop paying for the wrong path across the network, and see which team spent it. Domain: Cost-Optimized Architecture Design.
- lessonPricing models10 min
- lessonData transfer and network cost10 min
- lessonSeeing the spend, and storing it cheaply11 min
04Resilience, migration, and continuity
Pick a migration strategy, design the disaster-recovery pattern the numbers imply, and prove you can recover. Domain: Resilience, Migration, and Business Continuity.
- lessonMigration strategies11 min
- lessonDisaster recovery architectures11 min
- lessonContinuity, backup governance, and failure tests11 min
05Operational excellence and automation
Infrastructure as code, pipelines that scan what they ship, observability, and automation that can stop itself. Domain: Operational Excellence and Automation.
- lessonInfrastructure as code10 min
- lessonPipelines and DevSecOps11 min
- lessonObservability and safe automation12 min
Read the Solutions Architect – Professional course
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