Red Hat Certifications
Red Hat certification program gives employers a way to find and develop qualified professionals and allows technical professionals to prove their skills and build their careers.
To strengthen the talent pipeline and provide a clear roadmap for career growth, Red Hat Certification has now reorganized the exams within the new specialized tracks into a structured, 5-level path to progressive skill development:
Level 1: Red Hat Certified Technologist
These optional, entry-level certifications validate foundational installation, configuration, and maintenance skills.
Level 2: Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) / Red Hat Certified Developer (RHCD)
These certifications validate baseline competencies to support system reliability or manage application lifecycles.
Level 3: Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
This level recognizes comprehensive competency to manage, automate, and scale complex, enterprise-level environments.
Level 4: Red Hat Certified Specialist
These elective certifications validate deep proficiency in specific, high-value functional areas. When combined with Red Hat Certified Engineer level certifications, specialist certifications help professionals progress to reach Red Hat Certified Architect.
Level 5: Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
This highest level of Red Hat Certification validates extensive, multidimensional expertise within a specialization track. This achievement is reached through successfully passing one Administrator/Developer exam, one Engineer exam, and 3 Specialist (elective) exams.
Technologist
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Admin/Dev
(Level 2)
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Engineer
(Level 3)
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Specialist
(Level 4)
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Architect
(Level 5)
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Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Cloud Infrastructure (RHCS-CI)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ceph Cloud Storage (RHCS-CCS)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Services Management and Automation (RHCS-SMA)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Identity Management (RHCS-IM)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Deployment and Systems Management (RHCOE-DEPLOYMENT-SYSTEMS-MGMT)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Security: Linux (RHCS-SL)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in High Availability Clustering (RHCOE-HAC)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Performance Tuning (RHCS-PT)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ceph Cloud Storage (RHCS-CCS)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Services Management and Automation (RHCS-SMA)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Identity Management (RHCS-IM)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Deployment and Systems Management (RHCOE-DEPLOYMENT-SYSTEMS-MGMT)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Security: Linux (RHCS-SL)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in High Availability Clustering (RHCOE-HAC)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Performance Tuning (RHCS-PT)
Ansible
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Developing Automation with Ansible Automation Platform (RHCS-DAAP)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Network Automation (RHCS-ANA)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Microsoft Windows Automation with Ansible (RHCS-MWAA)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Managing Automation with Ansible Automation Platform (RHCS-MAAAP)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Network Automation (RHCS-ANA)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Microsoft Windows Automation with Ansible (RHCS-MWAA)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Managing Automation with Ansible Automation Platform (RHCS-MAAAP)
OpenShift
Red Hat Certified Technologist in OpenShift (RHCTOS)
Red Hat Certified Technologist in OpenShift Virtualization (RHCT-OSV)
Red Hat Certified Technologist in OpenShift Virtualization (RHCT-OSV)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Networking (RHCS-OSN)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Data Virtualization (RHSC-OSDV)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Automating OpenShift Virtual Machine Management (RHCS-AOVMM)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Data Foundation (RHCS-OSDF)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Advanced Cluster Security (RHCS-OSACS)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Advanced Cluster Management (RHCS-OSACM)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in MultiCluster Management (RHCS-MCM)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Data Virtualization (RHSC-OSDV)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Automating OpenShift Virtual Machine Management (RHCS-AOVMM)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Data Foundation (RHCS-OSDF)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Advanced Cluster Security (RHCS-OSACS)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Advanced Cluster Management (RHCS-OSACM)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in MultiCluster Management (RHCS-MCM)
Cloud-native Applications
Red Hat Certified Enterprise Application Developer (RHCEAD)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Cloud-native Integration (RHCS-CNI)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in API Management (RHCS-APIM)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Enterprise Application Server Administration (RHCJA)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Building Resilient Microservices (RHCS-BRM)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Cloud-Native Development (RHC-CND)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Event-Driven Development with Kafka (RHCS-EDK)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Cloud-native Integration (RHCS-CNI)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in API Management (RHCS-APIM)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Enterprise Application Server Administration (RHCJA)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Building Resilient Microservices (RHCS-BRM)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Cloud-Native Development (RHC-CND)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Event-Driven Development with Kafka (RHCS-EDK)