need advice on RH cert

[FreemanBoss]

As someone with years and hands on experience with cloud and devops which RHEL cert is best for me to have first and how can I aproach having it.

[Chetan_Tiwary_ · Accepted solution]

@FreemanBoss for experienced professional like you - I can think of only one certification path and that is RHCA - can be either in the infrastructure side or in the Openshift side which will depend on your choice and your career plan.

Please note that for RHCA ( Red Hat Certified Architect ) cert you need to pass a total of 7 certifications in general ( for Openshift Architect you need 6 in total ).

For RHCA in infrastructure :- RHCSA + RHCE + 5 specialist certifications from this list here : https://www.redhat.com/en/services/certification/rhca?pfe-uka3yplyr=exams 

For RHCA in Openshift : EX280 / EX288 then 5 exams from this list : https://www.redhat.com/en/services/certification/red-hat-certified-openshift-architect?pfe-o0yubksn1...    or EX280 & EX288 and then 4 exans from the same list here.

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For the first cert - I will recommend EX288 for you which is Openshift Developer exam. 

[Chetan_Tiwary_ · Accepted solution]

@FreemanBoss and if you specifically want the RHEL based certs - then I will recommend to start with the EX200 which is also known as RHCSA exam. 

For enrolling into the training for this exam - you can always reach out to training team here : 

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For enrolling into exam you can click the EX200 link here and purchase the exam voucher. Post that you can schedule the exam based on your choice of date and availability. 

[FreemanBoss]

Well understood and appreciate. I will go through the links and see the exam that is ok for me to take first and how they work too. Thank you for the explanation

[Chetan_Tiwary_ · Accepted solution]

You are welcome @FreemanBoss !

If you need any help with your further steps like purchasing exam , scheduling it or you want to know about the remote exam setup etc please feel free to reach out to the community. 

[FreemanBoss]

Alright. Thank you.