LPI Open Technology Certifications

The Open Technology professional certifications are designed to evaluate the knowledge and skills of open technology tools, such as DevOps tools and BSD Specialist. To keep pace with evolving technologies, open technology track exam objectives are updated on average every three years and certifications are valid for five years before you must recertify or certify at a higher level.

For Open Technology certifications, single exam is awarded with certification, and there are no prerequisites for the exams.

1. DevOps Tools Engineer

Certified DevOps Tools Engineer should have a working knowledge of DevOps-related domains such as Software Engineering and Architecture, Container and Machine Deployment, Configuration Management and Monitoring.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this certification. However, an additional certification in the candidate’s primary area of expertise, such as LPIC-1 or a developer certification, is strongly recommended.

Requirements: Passing the 701 exam. The 90 minute exam is 60 multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions.

Validity period: 5 years 

2. BSD Specialist

The BSD Specialist certificate requires passing a single exam. This exam tests skills in administering FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD systems. Covering the three major BSD systems ensures that the certification holder is comfortable working in BSD-based environments of any kind.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this certification. However, it is strongly recommended that a candidate has more than a year of experience in administering BSD systems of various kinds.

Requirements: Passing the 702 exam. The 90 minute exam is 60 multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions.

Validity period: 5 years

Source: lpi.org