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Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) Certification

The Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) is the highest-level Red Hat certification, validating mastery across Red Hat’s enterprise technologies. It demonstrates advanced expertise in cloud, automation, containers, DevOps, security, and system architecture. Ideal for senior engineers, architects, and IT leaders driving enterprise transformation.

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What is Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) Certification about?

The RHCA certification represents Red Hat’s most prestigious credential, earned by completing a combination of advanced Red Hat Specialist exams. It allows professionals to customize their expert pathway across domains such as automation, containers, hybrid cloud infrastructure, OpenShift administration, virtualization, security, DevOps, and application development. RHCA holders are recognized as top-tier experts capable of architecting and integrating Red Hat solutions at scale.


Key Features:

  • Flexible, customizable certification pathways
  • Hands-on advanced labs and expert-level exams
  • 24/7 Support
  • Access to Red Hat training, guides & learning resources
  • Multi-domain competency across Red Hat ecosystem
  • Real-world architecture and integration scenarios
  • Practical assignments via specialist certifications

What are the objectives of Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) Certification ?

By the end of this certification journey, you will be able to:

  • Design and architect enterprise-grade Red Hat–based environments
  • Integrate automation, security, containers, and hybrid cloud solutions
  • Architect scalable OpenShift clusters and cloud-native platforms
  • Implement enterprise-wide automation using Ansible and GitOps
  • Manage complex RHEL environments and advanced system services
  • Secure, optimize, and monitor distributed systems
  • Solve advanced troubleshooting, performance, and resiliency challenges
  • Lead enterprise modernization and digital transformation initiatives

Who is Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) Certification for?

  • Senior System Administrators
  • Enterprise Architects
  • DevOps & Platform Engineers
  • Cloud Architects & Hybrid Infrastructure Specialists
  • OpenShift & Kubernetes Architects
  • Automation and Security Engineers
  • IT Leaders & Technical Consultants

What are the prerequisites for Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) Certification?

  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) is usually required
  • Completion of multiple Red Hat Specialist certifications
  • Strong experience with Linux, automation, cloud, or application development
  • Recommended: Several years of hands-on enterprise experience
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Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) Certification - Certification & Exam

To attain and maintain RHCA status, an RHCE must pass at least 5 of the following exams and keep the associated certifications current:


  • EX188 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers exam
  • EX210 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in Cloud Infrastructure exam
  • EX229 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in ROSA exam
  • EX240 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in API Management exam
  • EX248 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in Enterprise Application Server Administration exam
  • EX260 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ceph Cloud Storage exam
  • EX267 -Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift AI exam
  • EX280 - Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator exam
  • EX288 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Application Development exam
  • EX328 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in Building Resilient Microservices exam
  • EX342 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in Linux Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Exam
  • EX358 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in Services Management and Automation exam
  • EX362 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in Identity Management Exam
  • EX370 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Data Foundation exam
  • EX374 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in Developing Automation with Ansible Automation Platform exam
  • EX380 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Automation and Integration exam
  • EX403 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in Deployment and Systems Management exam
  • EX415 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in Security: Linux exam
  • EX417 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in Microsoft Windows Automation with Ansible exam
  • EX436 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in High Availability Clustering exam
  • EX440 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in Messaging Administration exam (Retired)
  • EX442 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in Linux Performance Tuning exam
  • EX447 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in Advanced Automation: Ansible Best Practices exam(Retired)
  • EX457 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Network Automation exam
  • EX467 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in Managing Automation with Ansible Automation Platform exam
  • EX480 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in MultiCluster Management exam