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CNCF Certified Kubestronaut
FLAGSHIP GLOBAL DISTINCTIONIssued 2025-01-12 · Linux Foundation / CNCF

CNCF Certified Kubestronaut

Awarded by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation to elite Kubernetes engineers who simultaneously hold all five CNCF Kubernetes certifications: CKA (Administrator), CKS (Security Specialist), CKAD (Application Developer), KCNA (Cloud Native Associate), and KCSA (Security Associate).

Multi-Cluster Kubernetes ArchitectureControl Plane & Worker Administration (CKA)Runtime & Supply Chain Security (CKS & KCSA)Cloud-Native Application Lifecycle (CKAD)Cloud-Native Ecosystem Strategy (KCNA)
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CNCF Certified Kubestronaut
CNCF

CNCF Certified Kubestronaut

Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) / The Linux Foundation

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Multi-Cluster Kubernetes Architecture
  • Control Plane & Worker Administration (CKA)
  • Runtime & Supply Chain Security (CKS & KCSA)
  • Cloud-Native Application Lifecycle (CKAD)
  • Cloud-Native Ecosystem Strategy (KCNA)
Issued: 2025-01-12
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Google Cloud Certified — Professional Cloud Architect
Google Cloud

Google Cloud Certified — Professional Cloud Architect

Google Cloud

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Enterprise GCP Landing Zones
  • GKE & Anthos Multi-Cluster Design
  • High Availability & Disaster Recovery
  • Cloud Network Topology & IAM Governance
Issued: 2026-02-05
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Google Cloud Certified — Professional Cloud Security Engineer
Google Cloud

Google Cloud Certified — Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Google Cloud

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Zero-Trust Cloud Identity & Workload Identity
  • VPC Service Controls & Perimeter Security
  • GKE Binary Authorization & KMS Encryption
  • Compliance, Logging & Threat Detection
Issued: 2024-07-27
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CKS: Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
CNCFKubestronaut Core

CKS: Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist

The Linux Foundation / CNCF

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Cluster Hardening & CIS Benchmarks
  • Supply Chain Security (Cosign, Trivy, OPA)
  • Runtime Security & System Call Auditing
  • NetworkPolicies, mTLS & Pod Security Standards
Issued: 2024-12-01
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CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator
CNCFKubestronaut Core

CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator

The Linux Foundation / CNCF

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • HA Control Plane & etcd Backup/Restore
  • CNI Networking, CoreDNS & Ingress Controllers
  • RBAC, Node Draining & Version Upgrades
  • Cluster & Workload Troubleshooting
Issued: 2022-08-21
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CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
CNCFKubestronaut Core

CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

The Linux Foundation / CNCF

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Multi-Container Pod Design Patterns
  • Probes, Resource Quotas & Autoscaling
  • Helm Packaging & Kustomize Overlays
  • ConfigMaps, Secrets & SecurityContexts
Issued: 2022-09-02
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KCNA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
CNCFKubestronaut Core

KCNA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate

The Linux Foundation / CNCF

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Cloud-Native Architecture & Standards
  • Container Orchestration & Runtime Internals
  • GitOps Principles & Telemetry
Issued: 2025-01-12
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KCSA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate
CNCFKubestronaut Core

KCSA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate

The Linux Foundation / CNCF

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • 4Cs of Cloud-Native Security
  • Threat Modeling & Admission Control
  • Kubernetes Compliance & Audit Frameworks
Issued: 2025-01-11
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PCA: Prometheus Certified Associate
CNCF

PCA: Prometheus Certified Associate

The Linux Foundation / CNCF

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • PromQL Query Engineering & Recording Rules
  • SLO Alerting with Alertmanager
  • Kubernetes Service Discovery & Exporters
  • Observability Instrumentation
Issued: 2024-04-26
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Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

Microsoft

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Enterprise CI/CD Pipeline Architecture
  • Dependency Management & Security Scanning
  • SRE Telemetry & Feedback Loops
  • Infrastructure as Code & Compliance
Issued: 2021-06-26
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Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

Microsoft

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Azure Virtual Networking & Hybrid Connectivity
  • Entra ID Governance & RBAC
  • AKS & Compute Provisioning
  • Azure Backup & Site Recovery
Issued: 2020-09-19
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Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Cloud Governance & Cost Management
  • Core Azure Compute, Networking & Storage
Issued: 2020-09-05
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Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) — 4-Year Alumni (2020–2024)
Microsoft

Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) — 4-Year Alumni (2020–2024)

Microsoft

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Technical Instruction & Engineering Mentorship
  • Azure & DevOps Curriculum Delivery
Issued: 2023-09-21
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HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
HashiCorp

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

HashiCorp

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Reusable Terraform Module Engineering
  • Remote State Management & Locking
  • Multi-Cloud Provider Orchestration
Issued: 2020-09-30
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GitLab Certified Git Associate
GitLab

GitLab Certified Git Associate

GitLab

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • GitLab CI/CD Pipelines & Runners
  • Trunk-Based Workflows & Merge Request Gates
Issued: 2021-06-01
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LFS262: Implementing DevSecOps
CNCF

LFS262: Implementing DevSecOps

The Linux Foundation

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Automated Container Security Scanning
  • CI/CD Security Gates & SBOM Verification
Issued: 2024-02-25
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LFS169: Introduction to GitOps
CNCF

LFS169: Introduction to GitOps

The Linux Foundation

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Declarative Reconciliation Loops
  • Argo CD & Git-Driven Operations
Issued: 2021-08-20
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Fundamentals for Istio by Solo.io
Cloud Native Ecosystem

Fundamentals for Istio by Solo.io

Solo.io

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Service Mesh Traffic Routing & Canary Releases
  • mTLS Zero-Trust Service Communication
Issued: 2021-07-06
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Multicloud Network Associate (ACE)
Cloud Native Ecosystem

Multicloud Network Associate (ACE)

Aviatrix

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Multi-Cloud Transit Networking (GCP, Azure, AWS)
  • Network Segmentation & Egress Filtering
Issued: 2020-07-23
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Zerto Certified Associate
Cloud Native Ecosystem

Zerto Certified Associate

Zerto (HPE)

Validated Engineering Competencies:

  • Continuous Data Protection & Disaster Recovery
  • Enterprise Workload Failover Orchestration
Issued: 2020-09-05
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