Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator (EX280) 2026

About this course

Unlock the full potential of Enterprise Kubernetes with this hands-on preparation course for the Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator (EX280) exam.As cloud-native environments become the industry standard, the ability to manage, secure, and scale Red Hat OpenShift clusters is one of the most in-demand skills in the IT market. This course is designed to transform you from a Linux administrator into a certified OpenShift specialist by focusing on the performance-based tasks you will encounter in the actual 180-minute exam.Rather than just watching slides, you will dive into a series of intensive labs built around OpenShift 4.14+. You will learn to navigate the command line (oc) with speed and precision, master the declarative nature of YAML manifests, and manage the complex intersection of security, networking, and application deployment.What You Will Master:Identity & Access Management: Configure HTPasswd providers, manage multi-tenant user groups, and implement fine-grained Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).Network Security: Implement Network Policies to isolate traffic and secure application routes using Edge, Passthrough, and Re-encryption TLS termination.Resource Governance: Enable developer self-service while maintaining cluster stability through Project Templates, Resource Quotas, and Limit Ranges.Application Lifecycle: Deploy complex applications using Helm and Kustomize, manage Secrets and ConfigMaps, and troubleshoot failing Pods using advanced logging and inspection techniques.Storage & Scheduling: Configure persistent storage and control exactly where your workloads run using node selectors and affinity rules.Why Take This Course?100% Practical:

Course objectives

• Prepare for the Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator (EX280) exam
• Transform from a Linux administrator to an OpenShift specialist
• Master the deployment and management of application lifecycles in OpenShift