Infra · Skills roadmap
DevOps / Platform Engineer certifications
Build the pipelines, infrastructure and guard rails that let teams ship safely and often.
- 36 to 60 weeks to job-ready, part time
- 47 lessons across 18 skills
- 12 portfolio projects
Certifications help you pass a CV screen; projects get you hired. We list only current exams, checked on the vendor's own site, with the date we checked.
Intermediate · Optional
Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate AZ-104
Microsoft
For teams on Azure
Managing identities, storage, compute and virtual networks in Azure. 100-minute proctored exam.
- Cost
- Varies by country; shown on the exam page at booking
- Validity
- 12 months, free online renewal assessment
- Checked
- Sept 2026 on the vendor's page
Intermediate · Optional
AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Associate SAA-C03
Amazon Web Services
AWS appears in 66% of postings.
Designing secure, resilient, high-performing and cost-optimised architectures on AWS. 65 questions in 130 minutes.
- Cost
- USD 150
- Checked
- Sept 2026 on the vendor's page
Intermediate · Recommended
Certified Kubernetes Administrator CKA
The Linux Foundation and CNCF
A hands-on Kubernetes administration exam; Kubernetes appears in 80% of postings.
A performance-based exam with two hours of tasks on a live Kubernetes cluster (v1.35 at the time of checking).
- Cost
- USD 445 for the exam, including two attempts
- Checked
- Sept 2026 on the vendor's page
Intermediate · Recommended
HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate 004
HashiCorp
Infrastructure as code appears in 84% of postings
Infrastructure as code concepts and Terraform workflows. One-hour online proctored multiple-choice exam.
- Cost
- USD 70.50 plus local taxes
- Validity
- 2 years
- Checked
- Sept 2026 on the vendor's page
Advanced · Optional
Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert AZ-400
Microsoft
The Azure DevOps Engineer Expert exam
Designing and implementing DevOps processes, source control, pipelines, security and observability. Also requires AZ-104 or AZ-204.
- Cost
- Varies by country; shown on the exam page at booking
- Checked
- Sept 2026 on the vendor's page
Advanced · Optional
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Professional DOP-C02
Amazon Web Services
The professional AWS DevOps exam
Provisioning, operating and managing distributed systems on AWS. 75 questions in 180 minutes.
- Cost
- USD 300
- Checked
- Sept 2026 on the vendor's page