CKAD - Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

Intermediate Linux Foundation / CNCF DevOps

Hands-on Kubernetes certification for developers. Validates skills in designing, building, deploying, and configuring cloud-native applications on Kubernetes.

Overview

Hands-on Kubernetes certification for developers. Validates skills in designing, building, deploying, and configuring cloud-native applications on Kubernetes.

Key topics covered: Core concepts & configuration, Multi-container pods, Observability & debugging, Pod design patterns, Services & networking, State persistence & volumes.

Best suited for: Software developers building and deploying applications on Kubernetes clusters.

Common career paths: Cloud Native Developer, DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, Kubernetes Developer.

Study Roadmap

Full step-by-step roadmap coming soon. See the roadmap page for updates.