--- title: "AWS CloudOps Engineer (SOA-C03) Practice Exam | Cert Made Easy" url: "https://certmadeeasy.com/catalog/set-aws-soa" description: "AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate (SOA-C03) practice exam: 165 exam-style questions with explanations, timed 65-question mock exams, 20 free. No signup to start." --- # AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate (SOA-C03) practice exam and questions Practice for the AWS CloudOps Engineer (SOA-C03) exam with 165 exam-style questions across all five domains, every answer explained. **165** questions Updated September 2026 Web, iOS & Android ## What you get Don’t pass? Full refund. Work through half the set, sit the exam, and send us your score report. 165 exam-style questions. Each one with an explanation that walks through the reasoning. A free AI assistant. Built in, on every question, including your 20 free ones. Timed mock exams. Just like the real thing: 65 questions in 130 minutes. $6 once. Web, iOS and Android. Lifetime access, no subscription. ## Why choose us ### Clear explanations. Every question comes with an explanation that walks through the reasoning. Still unsure? Ask the built-in AI assistant. It’s free. ### Four ways to practice. Sitting a full rehearsal? Mock exam: 65 questions, 130 minutes, the real mix of topics. Struggling with one topic? Practise that topic on its own. Repeating the same mistakes? Fix mistakes replays just those. Cramming the night before? Revise shows every answer and explanation. ### Know when you’re ready. Other apps show you how many you got right. We weigh a good deal more than that before we say you’re ready. [How we work it out](https://certmadeeasy.com/readiness) ### Best value. 165 questions for one payment. Lifetime access, no subscription. ## What’s on the exam AWS splits SOA-C03 into five topics, weighted like this. The set covers them all. Monitoring, Logging, Analysis, Remediation, and Performance Optimization 22% Reliability and Business Continuity 22% Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation 22% Security and Compliance 16% Networking and Content Delivery 18% ## The offer AWS exam $150 Fail, and sit it again $150 This set, all 165 $6 **Practised and still failed? Full refund.** Work through half the set, sit the exam, and send us your score report within 60 days. [Terms](https://certmadeeasy.com/terms). [Start with 20 free questions](https://certmadeeasy.com/try/set-aws-soa) No sign up required. ## Who this is for You’re sitting the SOA-C03. You don’t want to pay $150 twice. ## Common questions about the SOA-C03 exam ### How many questions are on the SOA-C03 exam, and how long is it? 65 multiple-choice and multiple-response questions in 130 minutes. 50 are scored and 15 are unscored. ### What is the SOA-C03 passing score? 720, on a scaled score of 100 to 1,000. ### How much does the SOA-C03 exam cost? The exam costs $150 (USD). ### Are there prerequisites for the SOA-C03 exam? None are required. AWS recommends about 1 year of deploying, managing and operating workloads on AWS. ### What topics does the SOA-C03 exam cover? Five domains: Monitoring, Logging, Analysis, Remediation, and Performance Optimization (22%), Reliability and Business Continuity (22%), Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation (22%), Security and Compliance (16%), and Networking and Content Delivery (18%). ### Where can I take the SOA-C03 exam, and in which languages? Through Pearson VUE, at a testing center or online proctored. It is offered in English, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese. The Simplified Chinese and Korean versions retire after 19 November 2026. ### How long is the AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate certification valid? 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