Red Hat Certifications

Red Hat Certified System Administrator

A Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) possesses the skills, knowledge and abilities required to deploy, configure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.

1. Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

Job Role: System administrators, engineers, and architects

Required Exam: RHCSA Certification Exam (EX200)

Red Hat Certified Engineer

A Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) is a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) who possesses additional skills, knowledge, and abilities required of a Senior System Administrator responsible for Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.

1. Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

Job Role: System administrators, engineers, and architects

Required Exam: RHCE Certification Exam (EX300)

Red Hat Certified of Expertise

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

A Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) whose certification status is current¹ can take the hands-on exam to earn the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in the following areas.

1. Red Hat Certified of Expertise in Security Network Services
2. Red Hat Certified of Expertise in Deployment and Systems Management
3. Red Hat Certified of Expertise in Directory Services and Authentication
4. Red Hat Certified of Expertise in SELinux Policy Administration
5. Red Hat Certified of Expertise in Clustering and Strorage Management
6. Red Hat Certified of Expertise in Performance Tuning
7. Red Hat Certified of Expertise in Server Hardening

Job Role: System administrators, engineers, and architects

Red Hat JBoss Middleware

1. Red Hat Certified of Expertise in Persistence
2. Red Hat Certified of Expertise in Seam
3. Red Hat Certified of Expertise in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
4. Red Hat Certified of Expertise in Camel Development

There are no restrictions on eligibility to take these exams.

Job Role: Enterprise developers and application administrators

Red Hat Storage Server and Cloud Computing

1. Red Hat Certified of Expertise in Hybrid Cloud Storage
2. Red Hat Certified of Expertise in Infrastructure-as-a-Service

There are no restrictions on eligibility to take these exams.

Job Role: Cloud and virtualization administrators

¹All RHCEs certified on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or later are considered current for 3 years after the date on which the certification was earned. Current status can be extended by passing additional Red Hat exams.

Red Hat Certified JBoss Administrator

A Red Hat Certified JBoss Administrator (RHCJA) was previously titled JBoss Certified Application Administrator (JBCAA) possesses the skills, knowledge, and abilities required to install, configure, and manage Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and to deploy and manage applications on that platform.

1. Red Hat Certified JBoss Administrator (RHCJA)

Job Role: Enterprise developers and application administrators

Required Exam: RHCJA Certification Exam (EX248)

Red Hat Certified JBoss Developer

The Red Hat Certified JBoss Developer (RHCJD) certification demonstrates an individual's ability to build Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) applications for deployment on the Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Middleware Application Platform or other JEE-compliant platforms.

1. Red Hat Certified JBoss Developer (RHCJD)

Job Role: Enterprise developers and application administrators

Required Exam: RHCJD Certification Exam (EX225)

Red Hat Certified Security Specialist

A Red Hat Certified Security Specialist (RHCSS) is a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) whose certification status is current¹ and has passed at least 3 of the Red Hat Certificates of Expertise exams.

1. Red Hat Certified Security Specialist (RHCSS)

Job Role: System administrators, engineers, and architects

Required Exams:

1. - RHCoE in Server Hardening Exam (EX413)²
2. - RHCoE in Security: Network Services Exam (EX333)
3. - RHCoE in Directory Services and Authentication Exam (Ex423)
4. - RHCoE in SELinux Policy Administration (EX429)

¹All RHCEs certified on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or later are considered current for 3 years after the date on which the certification was earned. Current status can be extended by passing additional Red Hat exams.

²The Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Server Hardening may be substituted for either the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Security: Network Services or Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Directory Services and Authentication but not both.

Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist

A Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist (RHCDS) is a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) whose certification status is current¹ and has passed at least 3 of the Red Hat Certificates of Expertise exams.

1. Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist (RHCDS)

Job Role: System administrators, engineers, and architects

Required Exams:

1. - RHCoE in Deployment and Systems Management Exam (EX401)
2. - RHCoE in Directory Services and Authentication Exam (Ex423) OR RHCVA Exam (EX318)
3. - RHCoE in Clustering and Storage Management Exam (EX436)

¹All RHCEs certified on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or later are considered current for 3 years after the date on which the certification was earned. Current status can be extended by passing additional Red Hat exams.

Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator

A Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator (RHCVA) possesses the skills, knowledge, and abilities needed to deploy and manage virtualization infrastructure, hosts, and guests using Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.

1. Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator (RHCVA)

Job Role: Cloud and virtualization administrators

Required Exam: RHCVA Certification Exam (EX318)

Red Hat Certified Architect

A Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) is Red Hat's highest level of certification. An RHCA is a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) whose certification is current¹ and who has earned the required exams.

1. Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)

Job Role: System administrators, engineers, and architects

Required Exams:

1. - RHCoE in Deployment and Systems Management Exam (EX401)
2. - RHCoE in Directory Services and Authentication Exam (Ex423) OR RHCVA Exam (EX318)
3. - RHCoE in Clustering and Storage Management Exam (EX436)
4. - RHCoE in Security: Network Services Exam (EX333) OR RHCoE in Server Hardening Exam (EX413)
5. - RHCoE in Performing Tuning Exam (EX442)

¹All RHCEs certified on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or later are considered current for 3 years after the date on which the certification was earned. Current status can be extended by passing additional Red Hat exams.