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☁️ AWS Certification Track Intermediate Level SAA-C03 Aligned

AWS Solution
Architect Associate

Prepare for the AWS Solution Architect Associate (SAA-C03) certification with the most comprehensive hands-on training in Bengaluru. Master every exam domain — compute, storage, networking, databases, security, and high availability — with real AWS lab environments, Terraform automation, and AI-assisted architecture design.

schedule60 Hours
science32+ Labs
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languageEnglish
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4.9 (68 reviews) · 3,200+ enrolled
person Created by Rajesh Kumar · AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, ex-Amazon, 12+ years experience
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AWS Certification Track
Solutions Architect Associate
EC2 · S3 · RDS · VPC · Lambda · ECS · Route53 · Terraform
60h
Content
32+
Labs
5
Projects
Tools & Technologies
EC2S3RDSVPCIAMLambdaECSEKSRoute53CloudFrontCloudWatchTerraformCDKCopilotClaude

What you'll learn

check_circle Design highly available, fault-tolerant AWS architectures across all major service categories
check_circle Configure EC2 instances, Auto Scaling Groups, and Elastic Load Balancers for production workloads
check_circle Implement AWS storage solutions — S3, EBS, EFS, and FSx — with lifecycle policies and encryption
check_circle Design multi-tier VPC networks with public/private subnets, NAT, VPN, and Direct Connect
check_circle Secure AWS environments with IAM, SCP, KMS, Secrets Manager, and WAF
check_circle Build serverless architectures with Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, and DynamoDB
check_circle Provision AWS infrastructure with Terraform and automate with AWS CDK
check_circle Use Claude and Copilot to generate AWS architecture diagrams, IAM policies, and Terraform configs
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32+ AWS Hands-on Labs

Every lab runs on real AWS accounts — not diagrams, not click-through demos. You build actual EC2 clusters, VPC networks, RDS instances, and serverless functions from scratch.

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AI-Assisted Architecture

Claude designs AWS architectures from requirements. Copilot generates Terraform configs. Amazon Q explains service tradeoffs. You learn to evaluate AI suggestions critically — exactly how senior architects work.

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SAA-C03 Pass Rate 88%+

All content maps to SAA-C03 exam domains with practice questions and domain-specific tips throughout. Our structured approach achieves an 88%+ first-attempt pass rate among completing students.

Course Curriculum

14 Modules · 60 Hours
article AWS global infrastructure — regions, AZs, edge locations, and local zones
45:00
article IAM fundamentals — users, groups, roles, policies, and MFA
45:00
science Lab: Lab: Configure a multi-account AWS environment with IAM best practices
30:00
article EC2 instance types, purchasing options — On-Demand, Reserved, Spot, Savings Plans
60:00
article AMIs, user data, instance metadata, and EC2 Image Builder
50:00
article Auto Scaling Groups — scaling policies, launch templates, and health checks
55:00
article Elastic Load Balancers — ALB, NLB, and GWLB — routing, listeners, and target groups
55:00
science Lab: Lab: Deploy a highly available web tier with ASG, ALB, and multi-AZ across 3 AZs
40:00
article S3 — buckets, storage classes, versioning, replication, and lifecycle policies
60:00
article S3 security — bucket policies, ACLs, presigned URLs, and MFA delete
50:00
article EBS — volume types (gp3, io2, st1), snapshots, encryption, and RAID
50:00
article EFS, FSx for Windows/Lustre — use cases, performance, and mount targets
45:00
science Lab: Lab: Design a content storage architecture with S3 intelligent tiering and lifecycle rules
35:00
article VPC fundamentals — CIDR, subnets (public/private), route tables, and internet gateway
60:00
article NAT Gateway, VPC peering, Transit Gateway, and PrivateLink
55:00
article VPN connections, Direct Connect, and hybrid connectivity
50:00
article Network ACLs, security groups, VPC flow logs, and Reachability Analyzer
45:00
science Lab: Lab: Build a 3-tier VPC — web (public), app (private), data (isolated) with NAT and peering
40:00
article RDS — Multi-AZ, read replicas, automated backups, and parameter groups
60:00
article Aurora — global database, serverless v2, and failover behaviour
55:00
article DynamoDB — tables, indexes (GSI/LSI), DAX, streams, and on-demand capacity
55:00
article ElastiCache (Redis/Memcached), Neptune, and DocumentDB use cases
40:00
science Lab: Lab: Design and deploy a multi-AZ RDS Aurora cluster with read replicas and automated backup
30:00
article Advanced IAM — SCP, permission boundaries, resource-based policies, and cross-account
60:00
article KMS, CloudHSM, Secrets Manager, and Parameter Store
50:00
article WAF, Shield, GuardDuty, Inspector, and Macie
50:00
science Lab: Lab: Implement a defense-in-depth security model with KMS, WAF, and GuardDuty
20:00
article Lambda — triggers, layers, provisioned concurrency, and cold start optimisation
60:00
article API Gateway — REST, HTTP, WebSocket APIs, and authorisers
50:00
article SQS, SNS, EventBridge, and Step Functions for event-driven workflows
50:00
science Lab: Lab: Build a serverless image processing pipeline — S3 → Lambda → SQS → DynamoDB
20:00
article ECS — task definitions, services, Fargate vs EC2 launch type
55:00
article ECR, image lifecycle, and container security scanning
45:00
article EKS overview — managed node groups, Fargate, and EKS add-ons
50:00
science Lab: Lab: Deploy a microservices application on ECS Fargate with ALB and ECR
30:00
article HA patterns — active-active, active-passive, and multi-region architectures
60:00
article DR strategies — RTO/RPO, backup-restore, pilot light, warm standby, multi-site
55:00
science Lab: Lab: Design and cost a pilot-light DR architecture for a production application
25:00
article Route53 — routing policies (simple, weighted, latency, failover, geolocation)
55:00
article CloudFront — origins, behaviours, OAC, Lambda@Edge, and cache policies
55:00
science Lab: Lab: Configure CloudFront with Route53 failover and Lambda@Edge for geo-restriction
30:00
article CloudWatch — metrics, alarms, dashboards, Log Insights, and anomaly detection
55:00
article AWS Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, Compute Optimizer, and AI-assisted cost analysis
50:00
science Lab: Lab: Build a cost optimisation dashboard with AI-generated saving recommendations
35:00
article Terraform on AWS — VPC, EC2, RDS, IAM, and S3 resource provisioning
60:00
article AWS CDK — TypeScript constructs, stacks, and cross-stack references
50:00
science Lab: Lab: Provision a full 3-tier AWS architecture with AI-generated Terraform modules
20:00
Module Objective: Use Claude, GitHub Copilot, and Amazon Q to design AWS architectures from business requirements, generate Terraform modules, create IAM policies, and produce AWS Well-Architected review reports.
article Claude for AWS architecture design — from requirements to Well-Architected solutions
50:00
article Copilot for Terraform and CDK generation — IAM policies, VPC configs, Lambda functions
40:00
science Lab: Lab: Design and document an AWS architecture from business requirements using AI tools
30:00
article Full architecture review — design a complete multi-tier application covering all exam domains
150:00
science Lab: Lab: Deploy the capstone architecture on AWS with SAA-C03 domain-aligned components
150:00

Tools & Technologies You'll Master

⚡ EC2 / ASG💾 S3 / EBS / EFS🌐 VPC / Route53🗄️ RDS / Aurora⚡ DynamoDB🔐 IAM / KMS🚀 Lambda / API GW📨 SQS / SNS🐳 ECS / ECR☸️ EKS📈 CloudWatch🛡️ WAF / GuardDuty🌍 CloudFront🏗️ Terraform🔧 AWS CDK🤖 GitHub Copilot🧠 Claude🟠 Amazon Q

Real-World Projects

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3-Tier HA Web Application EC2 + RDS + ALB + Route53 + CloudFront

Architect and deploy a production 3-tier application — Auto Scaling web tier, private RDS Aurora cluster, ALB, CloudFront CDN, Route53 DNS, and CloudWatch monitoring across 3 AZs.

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Serverless Data Pipeline Lambda + S3 + SQS + DynamoDB + API Gateway

Build a fully serverless data ingestion and processing pipeline — API Gateway receives events, Lambda processes, SQS decouples, and DynamoDB stores — with CloudWatch monitoring and X-Ray tracing.

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Infrastructure as Code Platform Terraform + CDK + S3 Remote State + CI/CD

Provision a complete AWS environment with Terraform — VPC, ECS cluster, RDS, ALB, and IAM — with S3 remote state, GitHub Actions CI/CD, and AI-generated module documentation.

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Defense-in-Depth Architecture KMS + WAF + GuardDuty + VPN + PrivateLink

Implement a fully secured AWS architecture — KMS encryption at rest and transit, WAF with managed rules, GuardDuty threat detection, VPC PrivateLink for services, and Security Hub compliance.

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AI-Designed AWS Architecture Claude + Copilot + Terraform + Well-Architected

Use Claude to design a complete AWS architecture from business requirements, Copilot to generate Terraform, and Amazon Q to produce a Well-Architected Framework review — the modern architect's workflow.

Certification

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Thick Brain Technology — AWS Solution Architect Associate Certificate

Upon completing all labs and the capstone, you receive a verified TBT certificate covering all SAA-C03 domains. Our structured hands-on approach prepares you directly for the official AWS Solution Architect Associate exam with an 88%+ first-attempt pass rate.

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Career Opportunities

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AWS Solutions Architect

Design scalable, highly available, cost-optimised AWS architectures for enterprise applications.

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Cloud Engineer

Build and manage AWS infrastructure — EC2, VPC, RDS, S3 — for production workloads.

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DevOps Engineer

Integrate AWS services into CI/CD pipelines, containerised deployments, and infrastructure automation.

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Cloud Security Engineer

Implement AWS security — IAM, KMS, GuardDuty, WAF, and compliance frameworks at scale.

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Serverless Architect

Design event-driven serverless architectures with Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, and DynamoDB.

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Platform Engineer

Build AWS-native developer platforms with ECS, EKS, CodePipeline, and self-service infrastructure.

Frequently Asked Questions

Basic cloud concepts are helpful. No prior AWS experience is required. We start from account setup and build up to architect-level design patterns progressively.
Claude designs AWS architectures from business requirements text. Copilot generates Terraform and CDK code. Amazon Q explains service selection tradeoffs. The AI module teaches you to evaluate and validate AI-generated architecture decisions.
Yes — all 32+ labs run on real AWS accounts with provided credits. You create and manage actual AWS resources throughout the course.
Students who complete all labs and the capstone achieve an 88%+ first-attempt pass rate on the SAA-C03 exam. The course covers every exam domain with hands-on labs.
60 hours of content. Most students finish in 6–8 weeks at 2 hours/day. Lifetime access keeps you current as AWS releases new services and updates exam objectives.

Student Success Stories

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Nithesh K.
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"Passed the SAA-C03 on my first attempt with 887/1000. The labs are directly what the exam tests — not just theory. The AI architecture module helped me answer tricky design questions faster."

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Sowmya P.
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"The VPC module is the best I've encountered. I understood Transit Gateway and PrivateLink for the first time. Used Claude to verify my architecture diagrams — it caught two single points of failure I missed."

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Mohan V.
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"Got a 40% salary increase by adding the AWS SAA certification. The Terraform section gave me skills beyond the cert — I now provision all our company's AWS infrastructure with AI-generated Terraform."

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