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CERTIFICATION BUNDLE

The Kubestronaut program recognizes community leaders who have consistently invested in their ongoing education and grown their skill level with Kubernetes. Become a Golden Kubestronaut today! Bundle all of the required certification exams and save! Please review the exam details, domains, competencies, and more by viewing the individual certification pages.

NOTE: As new CNCF certifications are introduced, they may be added to the requirements. This ensures that the Golden Kubestronaut badge remains meaningful, up-to-date, and respected as a symbol of comprehensive achievement in the cloud native community. Read the FAQs here.

NOTE: CNPA has been added as a requirement to achieve your Golden Kubestronaut starting October 15, 2025. CNPE will be a requirement to achieve your Golden Kubestronaut starting March 1, 2026.

Who Is It For

The Golden Kubestronaut designation is designed for experienced cloud native professionals who want to demonstrate complete mastery of the Kubernetes and CNCF ecosystem. It’s ideal for senior engineers, SREs, platform and cloud architects, and open source practitioners who are ready to complete every required certification and earn the highest lifetime recognition in cloud native computing.

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About These Certifications

The Golden Kubestronaut title is earned by passing every required CNCF certification along with LFCS, covering Kubernetes administration, security, architecture, observability, networking, and platform engineering. These vendor-neutral, performance-based exams are developed by the CNCF and The Linux Foundation and are trusted globally to validate real-world, hands-on expertise.

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What It Demonstrates

Earning the Golden Kubestronaut title demonstrates proven mastery across the full cloud native stack, a deep commitment to continuous learning, and leadership within the open source community. It signals that you meet the highest technical standards in Kubernetes and CNCF technologies and belong to an elite group recognized for excellence—now and for life.

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This offering includes the following certifications: