I believe in continuous learning and professional development. Here are some of the certifications and courses I've completed to enhance my skills and stay current with technology.
Kubestronaut 🚀
The Linux Foundation
Kubestronauts are people who showed exemplary Kubernetes knowledge by passing all five of CNCF's Kubernetes-related certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) and Kubernetes and Cloud Security Associate (KCSA). This prestigious designation represents mastery across the entire Kubernetes ecosystem.
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
The Linux Foundation
Earners of this designation are accomplished Kubernetes practitioners (as evidenced by holding the CKA credential). Earners demonstrated the requisite abilities to secure container-based applications and Kubernetes platforms during build, deployment and runtime, and are qualified to perform these tasks in a professional setting.
Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate (KCSA)
The Linux Foundation
Earners of this badge have demonstrated an understanding of the baseline security configuration of Kubernetes clusters to meet compliance objectives, including the ability to harden security controls, test and monitor the security, and participate in assessing security threats and vulnerabilities.
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
The Linux Foundation
Earners of this designation demonstrated the skills, knowledge and competencies to perform the responsibilities of a Kubernetes Administrator. Earners demonstrated proficiency in Application Lifecycle Management, Installation, Configuration & Validation, Core Concepts, Networking, Scheduling, Security, Cluster Maintenance, Logging / Monitoring, Storage, and Troubleshooting.
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
The Linux Foundation
Earners of this designation demonstrated the skills, knowledge and competencies to perform the responsibilities of a Kubernetes Application Developer. Earners are able to define application resources and use core primitives to build, monitor, and troubleshoot scalable applications and tools in Kubernetes. The skills and knowledge demonstrated by earners include Core Concepts, Configuration, Multi-Container Pods, Observability, Pod Design, Services & Networking, State Persistence.
Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)
The Linux Foundation
Earners of this designation demonstrated a basic knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, including how to deploy an application using basic kubectl commands, the architecture of Kubernetes (containers, pods, nodes, clusters), understanding the cloud-native landscape and projects (storage, networking, GitOps, service mesh), and understanding the principles of cloud-native security.
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
Google Cloud
Professional Cloud Architects enable organizations to leverage Google Cloud technologies. With a thorough understanding of cloud architecture and Google Cloud, they design, develop, and manage robust, secure, scalable, highly available, and dynamic solutions to drive business objectives.
Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer
Google Cloud
Associate Cloud Engineers deploy applications, monitor operations, and manage enterprise solutions. Use Google Cloud Console and command-line interface to perform common platform-based tasks to maintain deployed solutions that leverage Google-managed or self-managed services on Google Cloud.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Amazon Web Services Training and Certification
Earners of this certification have a comprehensive understanding of AWS services and technologies. Demonstrated ability to build secure and robust solutions using architectural design principles based on customer requirements. Strategically design well-architected distributed systems that are scalable, resilient, efficient, and fault-tolerant.
SKF100: Understanding the OWASP® Top 10 Security Threats
The Linux Foundation
Earners of the SKF100: Understanding the OWASP® Top 10 Security Threats badge understand key concepts and best practices in web application security. They are proficient in identifying and addressing common vulnerabilities. They can assess potential risks and implement appropriate security measures, have knowledge of secure coding practices, and are aware of the importance of confidentiality, integrity, and availability in web application security.
Cloud Native Developer IT Professional Program
The Linux Foundation
Earners of this designation completed a series of five self-paced e-learning courses and the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam, designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to work as a cloud native developer. They began with an introduction to Linux, open source development, and Git, and then moved on to DevOps, containers, Kubernetes, GitOps, and more.