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.

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.

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.

GitOps Terminology - 20%

• Continuous
• Declarative Description
• Desired State
• State Drift
• State Reconciliation
• GitOps Managed Software System
• State Store
• Feedback Loop
• Rollback

GitOps Principles - 30%

• Declarative
• Versioned and Immutable
• Pulled Automatically
• Continuously Reconciled

Related Practices - 16%

• Configuration as Code (CaC)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• DevOps and DevSecOps
• CI and CD

GitOps Patterns - 20%

• Deployment and Release Patterns
• Progressive Delivery Patterns
• Pull vs. Event-driven
• Architecture Patterns (in-cluster and external reconciler, state store management, etc.)

Tooling - 14%

• Manifest Format and Packaging
• State Store Systems (Git and alternatives)
• Reconciliation Engines (ArgoCD, Flux, and alternatives)
• Interoperability with Notifications, Observability, and Continuous Integration Tools

1. After purchase the exam voucher, please log into your portal LFOSSA website, your exam voucher will be available under "Exam & Learning Voucher" (password-protected).

2. You need an LFID to register for and take Linux Foundation (LF) certification exams. If you already have a Linux Foundation ID (LFID), you can redeem your exam voucher at https://trainingportal.linuxfoundation.org/redeem . If you do not have a LFID, click here (https://trainingportal.linuxfoundation.org/access/saml/login) to create one.

3. Log in to your LF Education portal,  enter your exam voucher code in the Enter Registration Code field and click Validate, then check the box: " I agree to The Linux Foundation Training Terms, Conditions & Policies and the Thought Industries Terms & Conditions." 

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5. Log in to LF Education global website with your LFID.   After the registration process, the certification exam will be available in the learner's portal within 24 hours, then the candidate will be available to take and schedule exam. 

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The Exam Voucher is non-refundable upon purchase.

Exam Voucher is redeemable within 90 days post-purchase; Exam eligibility will be valid for 1 year from your registration date. You now have 90 days + 365 days for exam preparation!