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CNPE · 3 days (21 h)
CNPE Exam Preparation — Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineer
Three days to build real platform capabilities on Kubernetes — and prepare for the newest hands-on exam of the track.
Objectives
- Pass the hands-on CNPE exam
- Build self-service: templates, namespaces, and RBAC on demand
- Equip the platform: operators, CRDs, and reconciliation loops
- Industrialize delivery: multi-environment GitOps and promotion
Audience
Experienced platform engineers who want to validate their ability to design and operate an internal platform, not just talk about it.
Prerequisites
- Solid hands-on Kubernetes experience — CKA level recommended
- GitOps experience: ArgoCD or Flux
- Fluency with Helm or Kustomize
Program
Platform design
- Capabilities, tenants, and interface contracts
- Multi-tenancy: namespaces, quotas, RBAC
Extending Kubernetes
- CRDs and operators: when and how
- Validation and admission policies
GitOps at platform scale
- ApplicationSets and promotion across environments
- Multi-cluster secrets and configuration
Run: observability and reliability
- Telemetry of the platform itself
- Upgrades and change management
Hands-on mock exam
- Timed scenarios on a real cluster
- Answer review and areas for improvement
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