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Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA)

The Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA) exam allows candidates to demonstrate their understanding of GitOps principles, terminology, and best practices in setting up a GitOps managed software system in addition to related practices such as Configuration as Code, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps & DevSecOps, and CI & CD and how to map them to GitOps.

POLICY CHANGE: As previously stated, please be reminded that our Certification Period Policy changed as of April 01, 2024, 00:00 UTC. Certifications achieved on or after this date will expire 24 months from the date the program certification requirements, including passing the exam, are met. Please see additional details here.

Who Is It For
CGOA certification is for DevOps engineers and team members, platform and software engineers, CI/CD practitioners and other team members who would build IDPs with GitOps built into them.
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About This Certification
This 90-minute CGOA certification exam is an online, proctored, multiple-choice test.
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What It Demonstrates
A CGOA can comprehend GitOps patterns including when and why to use them. They also understand the precautions to take around tooling for manifest format and packaging, state store systems, and reconciliation engines to adhere to and extend GitOps principles.
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Domains & Competencies
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GitOps Terminology20%
Continuous
Declarative Description
Desired State
State Drift
State Reconciliation
GitOps Managed Software System
State Store
Feedback Loop
Rollback
GitOps Principles30%
Declarative
Versioned and Immutable
Pulled Automatically
Continuously Reconciled
Related Practices16%
Configuration as Code (CaC)
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
DevOps and DevSecOps
CI and CD
GitOps Patterns20%
Deployment and Release Patterns
Progressive Delivery Patterns
Pull vs. Event-driven
Architecture Patterns (in-cluster and external reconciler, state store management, etc.)
Tooling14%
Manifest Format and Packaging
State Store Systems (Git and alternatives)
Reconciliation Engines (ArgoCD, Flux, and alternatives)
Interoperability with Notifications, Observability, and Continuous Integration Tools
The purpose of the Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA) certification is to provide assurance that CGOAs can effectively demonstrate their understanding of GitOps principles, terminology, and best practices in setting up a GitOps managed software system in addition to related practices such as Configuration of Code, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps & DevSecOps, and CI & CD and how to map them to GitOps.
Exam Details & Resources
This exam is an online, proctored, multiple-choice test.
Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for this exam.
Includes
Online
Duration of Exam 90 Minutes
Certification Valid for 2 Years
Includes 12 Month Exam Eligibility
One Retake
PDF Certificate and Digital Badge
Multiple-choice Exam
Experience Level: Beginner