An IT professional who is a Red Hat Certified System Administrator in OpenShift has demonstrated the skills, knowledge, and abilities needed to create, configure, and manage a cloud application platform using Red Hat® OpenShift. The skills and knowledge associated with this certification can be applied to both self-managed editions of OpenShift as well as managed services editions like Red Hat OpenShift on AWS (ROSA) and Azure Red Hat OpenShift.
A Red Hat Certified System Administrator in OpenShift is able to:
- Manage OpenShift Container Platform
- Work with resource manifests
- Deploy applications
- Manage authentication and authorization
- Configure network security
- Expose non-HTTP/SNI Applications
- Enable developer self-service
- Manage OpenShift operators
- Configure application security
These audiences may be interested in becoming a Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator:
- System and Software Architects who need an understanding of the features and functionality of an OpenShift Container Platform cluster.
- System Administrators who need to support the initial establishment of an OpenShift cluster.
- Cluster Operators who need to support ongoing maintenance of an OpenShift cluster.
- Site Reliability Engineers who need to support the ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting of an OpenShift cluster.
- System administrators who want to demonstrate their OpenShift Container Platform skills
- System administrators or developers who are working in a DevOps environment using Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Prerequisites
Candidates for this exam should:
- Have taken Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) or have comparable experience. Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) is strongly recommended but not required.
- Have taken Red Hat OpenShift Administration I: Operating a Production Cluster (DO180) course or have comparable work experience using OpenShift Container Platform
- Have taken Red Hat OpenShift Administration II: Configuring a Production Cluster (DO280) course or have comparable work experience using OpenShift Container Platform
- Review the Red Hat Certified System Administrator in OpenShift exam (EX280) objectives
- Experience with container technology is recommended
Recommended training for this certification
!Red Hat OpenShift Administration I: Operating a Production Cluster (DO180)
Red Hat OpenShift Administration II: Configuring a Production Cluster (DO280)
Exams
EX280