☸️ Platform / Kubernetes Engineer
Cloud & Infrastructure career path
Operate Kubernetes and OpenShift and build internal developer platforms.
Typical roles
- Platform Engineer
- Kubernetes Administrator
- SRE
Suggested certifications, by phase
Foundation
- Linux+ CompTIA Linux+
- KCNA Cloud Native Computing Foundation Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
- CNPA Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate
Core
- CKA Cloud Native Computing Foundation Certified Kubernetes Administrator
- CKAD Cloud Native Computing Foundation Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
- PCA Prometheus Certified Associate
- CGOA Certified GitOps Associate
Advanced
- CKS Cloud Native Computing Foundation Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
- CNPE Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineer
- EX280 Red Hat Certified System Administrator in OpenShift
- ICA Istio Certified Associate
Mastery
- RHCE-OCP Red Hat Certified Engineer in OpenShift
- RHCA-OCP Red Hat Certified Architect in OpenShift
A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.