Certificates of Expertise

The expertise exams were created as part of the Red Hat® Certified Architect (RHCA) certification program. Red Hat considers each Certificate of Expertise a worthy credential in its own right. It brings greater recognition and value to a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE®) who passes any of these challenging exams.

Certificates of Expertise are upper-level credentials awarded to an RHCE who has passed upper-level performance-based expertise exams. The certificates are incremental credentials attached to an RHCE certification and demonstrate that the IT professional has skills and knowledge in specialized areas.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Certification program requirements:

  • Only a current RHCE is eligible to earn a Certificate of Expertise.

  • There are 7 Certificates of Expertise:

    • Red Hat Enterprise Security: Network Services Expertise Exam (EX333)

    • Red Hat Enterprise Deployment and Systems Management Expertise Exam (EX401)

    • Red Hat Enterprise Clustering and Storage Management Expertise Exam (EX436)

    • Red Hat Enterprise System Monitoring and Performance Tuning Expertise Exam (EX442)

    • Red Hat Enterprise Directory Services and Authentication Expertise Exam (EX423)

    • Red Hat Enterprise SELinux Policy Administration Expertise Exam (EX429)

    • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHCVA) Exam (EX318)

  • All expertise exams are performance-based, meaning that candidates must perform tasks on a live system, rather than answering questions about how one might perform those tasks.

  • The hands-on nature of these exams make real-world experience a critical facet of preparation.

  • Earning an Certificate of Expertise can extend a current window of an RHCE certification earned on Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 6 technology. See recertification policies for more information regarding current window for all credentials.

AUDIENCE

RHCEs who:

  • Want to demonstrate that they have the advanced or specialized skills reaching beyond RHCE-level.

  • Are on the path to earning a Red Hat Certified Security Specialist (RHCSS), Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist (RHCDS), and Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) credential.

BENEFITS

Benefits to earning a Red Hat certification:

  • Recognition in the industry

  • Increased customer confidence

  • Proof of knowledge and skills

  • Certification verification tool for employers

  • Use of the certification logo on business cards

  • Ability to access multiple Red Hat Certificated Professional online communities (like Facebook and LinkedIn)

  • Access to Red Hat Certification Central website

    • Download certification logo

    • Purchase Red Hat certification gear

    • Red Hat Certified Professionals forum

    • Online profile listed under your certification number

    • Red Hat Certified Professional job search

  • Special offers on training and events

RECOMMENDED TRAINING

None.

[To achieve certification, students must pass these Exams]

Red Hat Enterprise Security: Network Services Expertise Exam (EX333)
Performance-based expertise exam that tests the knowledge and skill regarding enterprise security network services.

Red Hat Enterprise SELinux Policy Administration Expertise Exam (EX429)
Performance-based expertise exam that tests the knowledge and skill regarding enterprise SELinux policy administration.

Red Hat Enterprise Deployment and Systems Management Expertise Exam (EX401)
Performance-based expertise exam that tests the knowledge and skill regarding enterprise deployment and systems management.

Red Hat Enterprise Clustering and Storage Management Expertise Exam (EX436)
Performance-based expertise exam that tests the knowledge and skill regarding enterprise clustering and storage management.

Red Hat Enterprise System Monitoring and Performance Tuning Expertise Exam (EX442)
Performance-based expertise exam that tests the knowledge and skill regarding system monitoring and performance tuning.

Red Hat Enterprise Directory Services and Authentication Expertise Exam (EX423)
Performance-based expertise exam that tests the knowledge and skill regarding enterprise directory services and authentication.

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHCVA) Exam (EX318)
Performance-based expertise exam that tests the knowledge and skill regarding implementation and management of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.