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AWS Jam - Spec Driven Development with Kiro
- Categories:
- Software and DevOps Artificial Intelligence
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Tier type:
- Specialist
- Code:
- AMWSSDDKJ
- Exam:
- Not Applicable
Overview
This course offers a gamified, team-based event where participants solve hands-on challenges using AWS services and tools. Learners develop, enhance, and validate their skills in the AWS Cloud through real-world problem solving, focusing on spec-driven development with Amazon Kiro. The course provides practical experience with agentic coding practices and a wide range of AWS services, fostering collaboration and practical problem-solving skills.
Prerequisites
Participants should have:
- Proficiency in at least one programming language
- Working knowledge of Git version control
- Basic understanding of RESTful APIs and cloud application concepts
- Foundational knowledge of generative AI concepts, such as LLMs, tokens, and inference
Target audience
This course is designed for:
- Software developers and engineers
- Technical leads adopting AI-assisted development workflows
- Development teams adopting agentic coding practices
- DevOps engineers integrating AI agents into delivery pipelines
What's included
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What is Virtual?
Live, instructor-led training delivered online
Enables teams or individuals to learn together without travel, maintaining interaction, discussion and practical exercises while minimising time away from the business and supporting scalable training delivery.
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What's included?
2 Days instructor led course
Exam: Not Applicable
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Outline
Automate EKS Access Controls using Bedrock AgentCore and Kiro IDE
- Use Amazon Bedrock AgentCore with Strands Agents SDK to automate EKS access control management, developed using Kiro IDE
Kiro and the Case of the Infinite Avocados
- Fix a misdiagnosed pagination bug using Kiro IDE's spec-driven workflow
- Build automation guardrails with agent hooks and steering files
Kiro DevSecOps Guardian: Secure Development Automation Challenge
- Use Kiro's Vibe Chat, spec-driven development, and agent hooks to detect and prevent security threats in a banking system deployment
Kiro to the Rescue: An ECS Mission
- Use Kiro CLI's AI-powered diagnostics to identify and resolve SaaS healthcare platform failure before a compliance audit
Master Terraform MCP Server
- Use Terraform MCP server with Kiro IDE for AI-assisted infrastructure development and deployment
Modernize to Containers with Kiro
- Use Kiro IDE to move a monolith application to containers
Power Up Your Kiro IDE
- Build a Kiro Power to investigate serverless errors from your IDE using the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
The Midnight Launch Crisis: Enterprise Testing Under Fire
- Build production-ready AI-powered testing strategies for serverless e-commerce using Strands agents and autonomous remediation
Exams and assessments
There is no specific certification associated with this course.
Hands-on learning
This course includes:
- Participate in team-based, gamified challenges in a real AWS environment
- Apply learning through practical tasks and real-world scenarios
- Experience a wide range of AWS services in operational and troubleshooting contexts
- Collaborate with colleagues to solve challenges and compete for points
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Solve challenges using AWS services and tools
- Apply agentic coding practices, including Feature Specs, Bugfix Specs, steering files, MCP servers, Kiro Powers, agent hooks, agent skills, and custom subagents
- Collaborate in teams to complete tasks within a set timeframe
- Use Amazon Kiro IDE for spec-driven development
- Integrate AI agents into development and delivery pipelines
- Automate operational and troubleshooting tasks in AWS environments
- Build production-ready AI-powered testing strategies
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