The senior AWS delivery and operations credential. CI/CD at enterprise scale, observability, governance, multi-account automation and SRE practice — mapped to AWS DOP-C02.
⏱Duration: 5 days / 40 hrs
💻Format: Instructor-Led + AWS Sandbox
🌐Delivery: On-site · Virtual · Hybrid
✅Pass rate: 90%
📅Next intake: 26 May 2026
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Pipeline mastery
CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, GitHub Actions on OIDC — production-grade
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Observability at scale
CloudWatch, X-Ray, OpenTelemetry, Distro for OpenTelemetry, Logs Insights
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Governance & IaC
CloudFormation, CDK, Service Catalog, Organizations and Control Tower
DOP-C02 is AWS's senior delivery credential — the cert that proves you can engineer modern continuous delivery, observability and SRE practice on AWS at enterprise scale, not just spin up CodePipeline.
At Nexperts, DOP-C02 is delivered against a multi-account AWS Organizations sandbox. By day 5 you've built a four-stage gated CodePipeline with OIDC, an OpenTelemetry-instrumented release, a Control-Tower-governed multi-account topology, and run a chaos experiment that didn't break the SLO.
DOP-C02 is the AWS cert that filters delivery dabblers from delivery engineers. The exam puts you in front of multi-account scenarios most candidates have never operated.
The 2026 DOP-C02 update sharpened the focus on supply-chain security, OIDC federation, multi-account governance and observability with OpenTelemetry. We cover all four with hands-on builds.
Who should take this course
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Senior DevOps engineers
Already running pipelines on AWS but want the formal pro credential and depth.
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Senior developers
Stepping up to platform engineering or release engineering roles.
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SRE / platform engineers
Owning AWS reliability outcomes. DOP gives the AWS-native SRE lens.
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Cloud architects
Already designing on AWS, want to keep current with delivery-side patterns.
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SOA holders
Natural progression. SOA gave operations depth. DOP adds delivery and governance.
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Application security engineers
Wanting to operate inside the SDLC. DOP's secure-pipeline track is built for you.
Prerequisites
✓ AWS SAA, SOA or DVA (or 2+ years professional AWS experience)
✓ 1–2 years using AWS-native CI/CD or third-party pipelines on AWS
✓ Comfortable with YAML, Bash, Python and one IaC tool (CloudFormation or Terraform)
✓ Working knowledge of containers (ECS, EKS) at a conceptual level
→ Don't have an associate-level AWS cert? Ask about our SAA → DOP bridge programme.
Course Curriculum
Six domains. One delivery practice.
DOP-C02 is structured into SDLC Automation, Configuration Management & IaC, Resilient Cloud Solutions, Monitoring & Logging, Incident & Event Response, and Security & Compliance. We deliver in build-order — by day 2 you have a real working pipeline.
Hands-On AWS Multi-Account Sandbox
9 builds. Real Organizations + multi-account.
Every learner gets an AWS Organizations sandbox with 3 child accounts (dev, staging, prod). You don't simulate enterprise AWS — you operate it.
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Multi-Stage Pipeline
Build a 4-stage gated pipeline with OIDC, signed artefacts and approval gates.
CI/CD
02
CDK Re-Platform
Take a flat CFN deployment. Re-platform to CDK with reusable constructs.
IaC
03
Control Tower Setup
Land a Control-Tower governed multi-account topology with guardrails.
Governance
04
Multi-Region Active-Passive
Build active-passive RDS across two regions with Route 53 health-based failover.
Resilience
05
OpenTelemetry Instrumentation
Instrument a 5-service workload with ADOT. Trace across services and queue.
Observability
06
Auto-Remediation Pipeline
Build EventBridge → Lambda auto-remediation for 3 Security Hub findings.
Automation
07
Chaos Experiment
Run an AWS FIS experiment that kills an AZ. Validate the SLO holds.
Reliability
08
Supply-Chain Hardening
Add SBOM generation, image signing and dependency scanning to a pipeline.
Supply chain
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Pipeline Tuning
Take a 26-minute pipeline. Cut it under 9 minutes. Document every change.
Performance
+ 14 micro-tasks across CFN, CDK, AWS CLI and Bash automation.
Exam Information
One scenario-heavy exam. Multi-account focus.
DOP-C02 is 75 questions over 180 minutes. The exam is dense with multi-step scenarios involving multi-account governance, pipeline strategy and observability decisions. Most candidates fail on time, not knowledge.
AWS DOP-C02 Exam
Questions75 (scenario + MCQ)
Duration180 minutes
Passing score750 / 1000
FormatPearson VUE / PSI / Online proctored
Validity3 years (recertification)
Industry avg pass rate~58% first attempt
Nexperts pass rate90% first attempt
Multi-Account Scenario Drill
Drill length6-hour structured drill
FormatWhiteboard + sandbox — you design, peers review
Items practised20 multi-account scenarios
Common gotchasConfusing SCP precedence with IAM
StrategyRead constraints before solutions
OutcomeScenario score uplift averages +22%
WalkthroughPast scenario archive provided
Our 3-Mock Programme
01
Diagnostic Mock
End of day 2. Maps weak knowledge areas. Average score: 54%.
02
Scenario-Heavy Mock
Mid-course. 60% multi-account scenarios. Average score: 70%.
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Final Clearance
Full 180-minute simulation. 80%+ before we book. Average score: 83%.
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Pass Rate
90% of our DOP candidates pass on first attempt.
The AWS global first-attempt rate for DOP-C02 sits around 58% — the toughest of the AWS associate / pro family. We hit 90% by drilling multi-account scenarios on a real Organizations sandbox.
Multi-account sandboxScenario decomposition90% first attemptFree retake voucherProduction CDK track
Why our pass rate is 90%
Industry average: ~58%
Most candidates revise services individually but never operate multi-account topology under timer. The exam asks them to weigh SCP/IAM precedence in 90 seconds and they freeze.
Nexperts: 90%
We run a real multi-account sandbox. We drill scenario decomposition. We gate booking on a clearance mock. By exam day, multi-account thinking is reflex.
Your AWS Path
DOP is the senior delivery credential.
DOP stacks naturally with SAP (Solutions Architect Pro) for breadth, SCS (Security Specialty) for security depth, or specialty paths in advanced networking. Most graduates pair it with one of these within 12 months.
Before this
SOA, SAA or DVA
Required-experience associate cert. Most candidates have SOA or DVA.
