Java Serverless Developer – Instructor-Led Live Online

London School of Emerging Technology

LSET Validated Java Serverless Developer Exam

£100

Java Serverless Developer Course Content

The LSET Java Serverless Developer course follows a six-module curriculum covering serverless foundations, application development, security, orchestration and deployment on AWS.

Module 1: Serverless Foundations and Java Runtime

• Serverless benefits, use cases and the AWS ecosystem
• Java 17/21 runtime on AWS Lambda
• Cold starts and the Lambda execution lifecycle
• Lambda SnapStart optimisation
• Local development with AWS SAM CLI and AWS Toolkit for IDEs
• Writing, deploying and debugging a Java Lambda function

Module 2: Building Serverless APIs and Event-Driven Systems

• REST and HTTP APIs with Amazon API Gateway
• Lambda proxy integration
• Request and response mapping and error handling
• Event-driven architecture and decoupled applications
• Amazon EventBridge application events and SQS message queues
• Creating a secure REST API and an event-driven workflow

Module 3: Data Persistence and Advanced Database Patterns

• DynamoDB tables, items, attributes and primary keys
• CRUD operations with DynamoDB Enhanced Client and AWS SDK v2
• Single-table design patterns and global secondary indexes
• Aurora Serverless for SQL use cases
• RDS Proxy connection pooling
• Building a DynamoDB data access layer

Module 4: Security, Identity and Observability

• Least-privilege access with IAM roles and policies
• API authentication and authorisation with Amazon Cognito and JWT
• Credential management with AWS Secrets Manager
• Structured JSON logging in Java
• Distributed tracing with AWS X-Ray
• Dashboards and alarms in Amazon CloudWatch
• Securing an API endpoint and adding application observability

Module 5: Orchestration and State Management

• AWS Step Functions for long-running processes
• State machines using Amazon States Language
• Workflow error handling and retries
• The Saga pattern for distributed microservice transactions
• Building a multi-step order-processing workflow

Module 6: CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and Production Readiness

• Defining infrastructure as code
• AWS SAM templates and AWS CDK with Java
• Automating testing, builds and deployment with AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild
• Development, staging and production environments
• Cost optimisation and monitoring
• Performance tuning, memory configuration and right-sizing
• Defining a service with CDK and building a CI/CD pipeline

Learning Approach

Learners apply serverless development concepts through guided practical sessions, assignments and projects, supported by industry mentors.

The capstone project involves developing and deploying an AWS cloud application. LSET identifies tools including Amazon EventBridge, SNS, SQS and Kinesis in its project-based learning approach.

Skills Covered

• Java serverless application development
• AWS Lambda and API Gateway
• Event-driven architecture and messaging
• Database integration and data access
• Cloud security and observability
• Workflow orchestration
• Infrastructure as code and CI/CD

The curriculum is subject to updates. LSET communicates the final curriculum during course induction.

Learners are responsible for obtaining and maintaining any required software subscriptions, licences or tools. These costs are not included in the course fees.

This Java Serverless Developer course is suitable for:

• Java students who want to write serverless code for cloud infrastructure.
• Professionals seeking to develop their AWS Lambda and serverless programming skills.
• Learners who have completed a Java course and want to develop their application development knowledge further.
• Participants interested in building event-driven, microservice-based applications on AWS.

Prior knowledge of Java and front-end web technologies is required.

• Prior knowledge of Java or a Java Programming Certificate.
• Prior knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript or a Front End Development Certificate.
• Access to a personal laptop.
• Ability to participate in group activities.
• Applicants whose first language is not English must meet one of LSET’s stated English language requirements: IELTS 5.5, NCC Test or GCE O Level English C6.

LSET identifies related career paths:

• Operational Support Engineer
• AWS SysOps Administrator
• Senior AWS Cloud Architect
• AWS Solutions Architect
• DevOps Engineer
• Cloud Developer

Progression depends on individual skills, experience and further professional development.

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