AWS Solutions Architect Professional Training

Master advanced AWS architecture for complex enterprise workloads with this comprehensive 5-day professional-level training. Learn to design multi-account environments, implement large-scale migrations, architect hybrid cloud solutions, and optimize costs and security at enterprise scale.

Training Details

Duration	5 days (40 hours)
Level	Advanced
Delivery	In-person, Live online, Hybrid
Certification	AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

Who Is This For?

• Enterprise architects designing large-scale AWS environments
• Senior solutions architects leading cloud transformations
• Cloud consultants advising on complex architectures
• Technical architects planning multi-account strategies
• Migration specialists leading large-scale transitions
• Anyone preparing for the AWS Solutions Architect Professional exam

Learning Outcomes

After completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Design multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations
• Architect complex hybrid cloud and multi-cloud solutions
• Design and implement large-scale migration strategies
• Optimize costs across enterprise AWS deployments
• Design for security, compliance, and governance at scale
• Architect highly available and disaster recovery solutions across regions
• Design network architectures for enterprise connectivity requirements

Detailed Agenda

Day 1: Organizational Complexity and Multi-Account Design

Module 1: AWS Organizations and Multi-Account Strategy

• AWS Organizations structure and design patterns
• Organizational units (OUs) and account strategies
• Service control policies (SCPs) for governance
• Consolidated billing and cost allocation
• Account provisioning automation with Control Tower
• Hands-on: Design and implement multi-account organization

Module 2: Network Architecture at Scale

• Multi-VPC architectures and connectivity patterns
• AWS Transit Gateway for hub-and-spoke topologies
• VPC sharing and resource sharing
• IPv6 implementation strategies
• Network segmentation for security and compliance
• Hands-on: Build enterprise network with Transit Gateway

Module 3: Hybrid Cloud Connectivity

• AWS Direct Connect design and redundancy
• Site-to-Site VPN architectures
• Direct Connect Gateway for multi-region connectivity
• Virtual interfaces and VLANs
• Hybrid DNS with Route 53 Resolver
• Hands-on: Design hybrid connectivity architecture

Module 4: Identity Federation and Access Management

• AWS IAM Identity Center (SSO) for multi-account access
• Identity federation with corporate directories
• Cross-account IAM strategies
• Service-linked roles and service access
• ABAC (Attribute-Based Access Control)
• Hands-on: Implement federated identity solution

Day 2: Migration and Modernization

Module 5: Migration Strategies and Planning

• The 7 Rs of migration (retire, retain, rehost, relocate, repurchase, replatform, refactor)
• Migration portfolio assessment
• AWS Migration Hub and Application Discovery Service
• Landing zone design for migrations
• Migration waves and dependencies
• Hands-on: Plan multi-phase migration strategy

Module 6: Database Migration

• AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) architecture
• Homogeneous and heterogeneous migrations
• CDC (Change Data Capture) for minimal downtime
• AWS Schema Conversion Tool
• Database refactoring strategies
• Hands-on: Migrate database with DMS

Module 7: Application Migration and Modernization

• Application Discovery and dependency mapping
• AWS Application Migration Service (MGN)
• Replatforming applications to containers
• Modernization to serverless architectures
• Application refactoring patterns
• Hands-on: Migrate application with MGN

Day 3: Advanced Compute and Storage Architectures

Module 8: Advanced Compute Design

• EC2 placement strategies and HPC
• Elastic Fabric Adapter for high-performance networking
• AWS Batch for large-scale processing
• Lambda at scale and concurrency management
• Container orchestration with ECS and EKS
• Hands-on: Design high-performance computing architecture

Module 9: Storage Architecture Patterns

• S3 advanced features (Intelligent-Tiering, Glacier, Object Lock)
• FSx for Windows File Server and Lustre
• Storage Gateway hybrid storage patterns
• Transfer Family for SFTP/FTPS
• Data lifecycle and tiering strategies
• Hands-on: Design multi-tier storage solution

Module 10: Data Lakes and Analytics

• Data lake architecture with S3 and Lake Formation
• AWS Glue for ETL at scale
• Amazon Athena and Redshift Spectrum
• EMR for big data processing
• Kinesis for real-time data streaming
• Hands-on: Build serverless data lake

Day 4: High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity

Module 11: Multi-Region Architectures

• Multi-region design patterns and trade-offs
• Global databases with Aurora Global Database
• DynamoDB Global Tables
• S3 Cross-Region Replication
• CloudFront and Route 53 for global distribution
• Hands-on: Design multi-region application

Module 12: Disaster Recovery Strategies

• DR strategy selection (backup/restore, pilot light, warm standby, multi-site)
• RTO and RPO requirements mapping
• AWS Backup for centralized backup management
• Cross-region disaster recovery
• DR testing and validation
• Hands-on: Implement pilot light DR architecture

Module 13: High Availability Design Patterns

• Stateless application patterns
• Session management at scale
• Queue-based load leveling
• Circuit breaker and retry patterns
• Chaos engineering with Fault Injection Simulator
• Hands-on: Build resilient application architecture

Day 5: Security, Compliance, and Cost Optimization

Module 14: Security at Scale

• Security reference architecture
• AWS Security Hub and Guardrails
• Automated threat detection and response
• Data protection and encryption strategies
• Network security and microsegmentation
• Hands-on: Implement enterprise security controls

Module 15: Compliance and Governance

• Compliance frameworks (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, GDPR)
• AWS Artifact and compliance reporting
• Automated compliance monitoring with Config
• Data residency and sovereignty
• Audit logging and retention strategies
• Hands-on: Build compliance monitoring solution

Module 16: Cost Optimization at Enterprise Scale

• Cost allocation strategies and chargebacks
• Reserved Instances and Savings Plans optimization
• Spot Instance integration strategies
• Data transfer cost optimization
• Cost anomaly detection and automated responses
• Hands-on: Implement cost optimization framework

Module 17: Well-Architected Review

• AWS Well-Architected Framework pillars deep dive
• Well-Architected Tool for architecture reviews
• Lens-specific considerations (SaaS, Serverless, etc.)
• Remediation planning
• Hands-on: Conduct Well-Architected review

Module 18: Exam Preparation and Case Studies

• Professional exam format and question types
• Multi-layered scenario questions
• Time management strategies
• Real-world enterprise architecture case studies
• Practice questions and review

Prerequisites

• 2+ years hands-on AWS experience with production workloads
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification (strongly recommended)
• Deep understanding of networking concepts and distributed systems
• Experience designing and implementing cloud architectures
• Familiarity with enterprise IT requirements and governance

Delivery Formats

Format	Description
In-Person	On-site at your company's location, hands-on with direct interaction
Live Online	Interactive virtual sessions with screen sharing and real-time labs
Hybrid	Combination of on-site and remote sessions, flexible scheduling

All formats include advanced hands-on labs, architecture design sessions, case study discussions, whiteboarding exercises, course materials, practice exams, and post-training support.