Linux Professional Institute releases DevOps Tools Engineer version 2.0

Ontario, Canada, 2025-11-26 — Linux Professional Institute (LPI) announces the release of version 2.0 of the DevOps Tools Engineer Certification. The exam covers practical skills using a variety of methodologies and open source tools that have become the standard stack to implement DevOps methodologies.

“The new DevOps Tools Engineer exam covers the most important methodologies and tools along the entire lifecycle of modern software applications”, explains Fabian Thorns, Director of Product Development at LPI. “Today, DevOps is practiced in a wide variety of forms. In all these cases, certain tools have become well established, such as Kubernetes for container orchestration, Git for source code management, and the methodologies of continuous integration and delivery. The new exam covers the complete skill set required to implement DevOps, from software architecture to development and container orchestration to observability, in a single exam. The exam tests these skills at the level of depth required for professional use.”

The new version contains significant changes compared to the previous version. “By focusing on container technologies, the exam covers fewer specific technologies than version 1.0, but these are covered in greater depth. This makes exam preparation easier and training more targeted,” explains Thorns.

“A special highlight are the Learning Materials that we are publishing on our Learning platform (learning.lpi.org) at the same time as the exam”, adds Dr. Markus Wirtz, Senior Product Manager at LPI. “The free Learning Materials are optimized for educational use and consist of explanations and exercises. This is a special offer for teachers, trainers, and lecturers as well as self-learners.”

The exam contains 60 questions that have to be answered in 90 minutes. It will be available in Pearson VUE Test Centers (exam code 701-200) and the OnVUE online proctoring platform (exam code 701-200v).There are no prerequisites for taking the exam. Upon passing the exam, candidates receive the DevOps Tools Engineer version 2.0 certificate. Certificate holders are entitled to become members of LPI.

The exam will be available initially in English. A Japanese translation will be released in 2026. Version 1.0 of the English exam will be available until June 31st, 2026.

All information about the new exam is available at lpi.org/our-certifications/devops-overview/. Detailed exam objectives are published at lpi.org/our-certifications/exam-701-objectives/. The Learning Materials can be found at learning.lpi.org/en/learning-materials/701-200/.

About Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is the global certification standard and career support organization for open source professionals. With more than 350,000 certification holders, LPI is the world’s first and largest vendor-neutral Linux and open source certification body. LPI has certified professionals in over 180 countries, delivers exams in multiple languages, and has hundreds of training partners. To learn more about Linux Professional Institute, visit www.lpi.org.

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