CNPE Exam Information and Outline
Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineer
Syllabus Update Checked on: November 9, 2026
CNPE Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
Before you start practicing with our exam simulator, it is essential to understand the
official CNPE exam objectives. This course outline serves as your roadmap.
The information below reflects the 2026 syllabus defined by
Linux-Foundation.
Below are complete topics detail with latest syllabus and course outline, that will help you good knowledge about exam objectives and topics that you have to prepare. These contents are covered in questions and answers pool of exam.
- Exam Format
- Performance-based exam in live environments
- Platform Architecture on Kubernetes
- Multi-tenancy and resource management
- GitOps and Continuous Delivery
- Argo CD/Flux and progressive delivery
- Platform APIs and Self-Service Provisioning
- CRDs, operators and templates
- Observability and Reliability
- Metrics, logs, traces and SLOs
- Security and Policy as Code
- Kyverno/OPA, RBAC and supply chain
- Developer Experience and Platform Metrics
- Portals and DORA metrics