The performance-based Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam (EX294) tests your knowledge and skill in writing playbooks to manage systems and execute common system administration tasks using Red Hat® Ansible Automation Platform. The skills tested in this exam are the foundation for system administration across many Red Hat products.
By passing this exam, you become a Red Hat Certified Engineer that also counts towards earning a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA®).
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Experienced Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators seeking validation of their skills or require a certification either by their organization or based on a mandate (DoD 8570 directive)
IT professionals who have taken Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automation with Ansible (AU294) and are on the path to becoming a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
IT professionals who are on the path to becoming a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
Systems administrators who want to demonstrate competency in managing multiple systems
IT professionals who work in a DevOps environment and want to demonstrate competency in automating part of their workload
Red Hat Certified Engineers who are noncurrent or who are about to become noncurrent and wish to recertify as RHCEs
Have either taken both Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) and Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) or RHCSA Rapid Track Course (RH199), or have comparable work experience as a system administrator on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Have taken Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automation with Ansible (AU294) or have comparable work experience
Review the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam (EX200) objectives
Review the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam objectives
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