Certifications

Performance-based testing of real-world skills

Red Hat’s performance-based certifications are among the most highly regarded in the industry. Certifications include our entry-level Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) credential, senior-level Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE®) certification, architect-level certifications like the prestigious Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA), multiple JBoss® developer certifications, and more.

Red Hat Certified System Administrator — RHCSA

Ready to administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.

Red Hat Certified JBoss Administrator — RHCJA

Demonstrate your mastery of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform.

Red Hat Certified Engineer — RHCE

Be a senior system administrator of Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.

Red Hat Certified JBoss Developer - RHCJD

Test your ability to build Java™ Enterprise Edition (JEE) applications for deployment.

Certificates of Expertise

Incremental credentials for RHCEs that prove specialized skills and knowledge.

Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Persistence

The knowledge and skills needed to use the Java Persistence API (JPA) with JBoss Hibernate® to create, modify, and maintain persistent objects in business applications.

Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator — RHCVA

Deploy and manage virtual hosts in production with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.

Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in ESB

Use JBoss ESB to enable communications between enterprise applications.

Red Hat Certified Security Specialist — RHCSS

An RHCE who has demonstrated deeper capabilities in networking services security, directory services, authentication, and SELinux policy management.

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Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist — RHCDS

An RHCE with the skills to to handle a mission-critical datacenter.

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Red Hat Certified Architect — RHCA

The skills and knowledge of RHCDS plus advanced networking services security, system monitoring, and performance tuning.

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