DevOps Engineer @ Heaven Solutions

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Certifications

🟢 Achieved

• CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) - Verify Certificate
  Focus: Core cybersecurity principles including risk management, threat analysis, and incident response.
  Status: Certified
  Why it matters: Builds a solid foundation for anyone pursuing a career in cybersecurity or penetration testing.

• Docker Certified Associate (DCA) - Verify Certificate
  Focus: Deep understanding of Docker architecture, container orchestration, Docker CLI, storage, networking, and security.
  Status: Certified
  Why it matters: Recognized industry certification validating advanced Docker skills crucial for container-based infrastructure.

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) - Verify Certificate
  Focus: Core Kubernetes concepts including cluster architecture, scheduling, networking, storage, security, and troubleshooting.
  Status: Certified
  Why it matters: Industry-standard certification proving hands-on Kubernetes administration expertise across real-world production environments.

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🟡 In Progress

• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
  Focus: Core system administration skills in Red Hat Enterprise Linux including file systems, user management, networking, and shell scripting.
  Status: Not started
  Why it matters: Validates practical knowledge for managing Linux systems in enterprise environments, a key skill for DevOps and SysAdmin roles.
  Official Website

Kubestronaut Track

The CNCF Kubestronaut title recognizes engineers who hold all five Kubernetes certifications active at the same time (KCNA, KCSA, CKA, CKAD, CKS). Progress: 1 / 5.

Remaining for Kubestronaut

• Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)
  Focus: Foundational knowledge of Kubernetes and the broader cloud-native ecosystem (architecture, orchestration, observability basics).
  Status: In progress (Exam deadline: August 31, 2026)
  Why it matters: Entry-level, multiple-choice exam that anchors the conceptual groundwork for the rest of the track.
  Official Website

• Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate (KCSA)
  Focus: Core security concepts, the 4Cs of cloud-native security, threat modeling, and Kubernetes hardening fundamentals.
  Status: In progress (Exam deadline: September 10, 2026)
  Why it matters: Builds the security mindset and vocabulary that the hands-on CKS exam later tests in depth.
  Official Website

• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
  Focus: Designing, building, configuring, and exposing cloud-native applications on Kubernetes.
  Status: In progress (Exam deadline: October 30, 2026)
  Why it matters: The developer-focused counterpart to your CKA, proving hands-on ability to deploy and debug applications on a cluster.
  Official Website

• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
  Focus: Hands-on cluster hardening, supply-chain security, runtime security, and policy enforcement.
  Status: In progress (Exam deadline: December 31, 2026)
  Why it matters: The most demanding of the five; validates advanced, real-world Kubernetes security skills.
  Official Website