AWS · Professional Certification · Expert
AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
Crydd Score 70
Demand Growing
Career Value High
Recognition High
AWS Networking at a glance
- Provider
- AWS
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- Networking
- Level
- Expert
- Cost
- About $300
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Time to earn
- 4–8 months
- Validity
- 3 years
- Format
- 65 questions, 170 minutes
- Prerequisites
- None required; AWS recommends 5 years of networking experience
What is AWS Networking?
AWS's hardest networking exam — hybrid connectivity, complex VPC topologies, and the failure modes that only appear when a data centre and a cloud have to behave as one network.
Skills it covers
- Hybrid networking
- VPC design
- Direct Connect
- Network automation
- Troubleshooting
Is AWS Networking worth it? The Crydd Verdict
CS 70Choose it if
You design hybrid connectivity between on-premise networks and AWS, and you already have deep networking foundations.
Consider alternatives if
You are new to networking — this specialty assumes years of it and will be brutal without them.
Why we say so
A narrow but genuinely scarce specialism where the intersection of traditional networking and cloud commands strong compensation.
Market demand
Very few engineers are strong in both classical networking and cloud. Enterprises undertaking large migrations consistently struggle to hire for this intersection.
Where AWS Networking takes you
- Network Engineer
- Cloud Engineer
- Solutions Architect
Career roadmaps show where this certification fits in each path. See the roadmaps.
Related certifications
Curated connections from the catalog — each labelled with how it relates to AWS Networking, so you know why it’s here.
Careers AWS Networking leads to
The professional paths this certification genuinely serves — browse every relevant credential for each.
A sensible order
Where AWS Networking sits on the path — build up, then step on.
Build the foundation first
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