AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate is one of the most sought-after certifications in the IT industry. Here’s a few tips for those seeking this certification. Background Knowledge And Experience AWS recommends “at least one year of hands-on experience designing available, cost-efficient, fault-tolerant, and scalable and distributed systems on AWS.” In other words, if you recently started your career in IT, there are a few things you have to do before you start preparing for this certification.