AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (DOP-C02) Domain 1

SDLC Automation

Official Exam Guide: Domain 1: SDLC Automation

Skill Builder: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional Exam Prep

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Domain Overview

Domain 1 (22% - largest domain) focuses on implementing CI/CD pipelines, integrating automated testing, building and managing artifacts, and implementing deployment strategies.

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Task 1.1: Implement CI/CD pipelines

Knowledge Areas:

• Software development lifecycle (SDLC) concepts, phases, models
• Pipeline deployment patterns (single and multi-account)

Essential Documentation:

• AWS CodePipeline User Guide
• AWS CodeBuild User Guide
• AWS CodeCommit User Guide
• AWS CodeDeploy User Guide
• AWS Secrets Manager
• AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store

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Task 1.2: Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines

Knowledge Areas:

• Different test types (unit, integration, acceptance, UI, security scans)
• Appropriate use of tests at different CI/CD stages

Essential Documentation:

• CodeBuild Test Reporting
• Test Actions in CodePipeline
• Testing Lambda Functions

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Task 1.3: Build and manage artifacts

Knowledge Areas:

• Artifact use cases and secure management
• Methods to create and generate artifacts
• Artifact lifecycle considerations

Essential Documentation:

• AWS CodeArtifact User Guide
• Amazon ECR User Guide
• EC2 Image Builder User Guide
• Amazon S3 User Guide

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Task 1.4: Implement deployment strategies

Knowledge Areas:

• Deployment methodologies (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda)
• Application storage patterns (EFS, S3, EBS)
• Mutable vs immutable deployment patterns
• Code distribution tools (CodeDeploy, Image Builder)

Essential Documentation:

• CodeDeploy Deployment Configurations
• CodeDeploy Deployment Groups
• CodeDeploy Deployments
• EKS Deployments

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AWS Service FAQs

• AWS CodePipeline FAQs
• AWS CodeBuild FAQs
• AWS CodeDeploy FAQs
• Amazon ECR FAQs

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Study Tips

1. Master CI/CD pipeline architecture - Understand CodePipeline stages (Source, Build, Test, Deploy), integrations with CodeCommit/GitHub, and multi-account deployments.

2. Learn deployment strategies - Blue/green (instant switch with rollback), canary (gradual traffic shift), rolling (incremental updates), all-at-once.

3. Practice artifact management - CodeArtifact for package management, ECR for container images, S3 for general artifacts, lifecycle policies.

4. Understand testing integration - Unit tests in build stage, integration tests pre-deployment, load tests post-deployment, security scans throughout.

5. Study secrets management - Secrets Manager for automatic rotation, Parameter Store for configuration, CodeBuild integration, least privilege access.

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Note: This is Domain 1 of 6, representing 22% (largest domain) of exam content.