A curated list of Platform Engineering certifications to validate expertise in DevOps, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and cloud-native development.
- Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) – Introductory certification covering Kubernetes fundamentals and cloud-native technologies.
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) – Focuses on Kubernetes cluster management and operations.
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) – Geared towards developers building and deploying applications on Kubernetes.
- Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) – Security-focused certification for Kubernetes professionals.
- CNCF Platform Engineering Certification (Upcoming) – CNCF has announced plans to introduce a Platform Engineering Certification to formalize this emerging field.
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate – Covers Terraform fundamentals, HCL syntax, and best practices for infrastructure automation.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert – Focuses on DevOps strategies and CI/CD pipelines in Azure.
- Platform Engineering Bootcamp (PlatformEngineering.org) – Covers Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs), GitOps, cloud automation, and best practices.
- Google Cloud DevOps and SRE Training – Google Cloud courses focused on DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices.
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration – Ideal for engineers working with OpenShift as part of their platform engineering stack.
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