Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Training

Build practical Kubernetes administration skills through live instructor-led training, hands-on labs, production-style scenarios, and structured CKA exam preparation.

The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Training at Atmic Networks is designed to help IT professionals develop practical skills in deploying, managing, securing, maintaining, monitoring, and troubleshooting Kubernetes environments.

The training covers Kubernetes architecture, workloads, scheduling, cluster maintenance, security, storage, networking, troubleshooting, cluster installation, Helm, and Kustomize, with strong emphasis on the practical administration skills required for real-world Kubernetes environments and the performance-based CKA examination.

The program includes 40 live online instructor-led sessions, hands-on practice, production-style examples, lab setup guidance, whiteboard notes, session recordings, and structured exam preparation.

Training Overview

Training Name:
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Training

Associated Examination:
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Certification:
Certified Kubernetes Administrator

Certification Providers:
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and The Linux Foundation

Training Level:
Intermediate

Number of Sessions:
40 Sessions

Delivery Mode:
Live Online Instructor-Led Training

Language:
English

Training Focus:
Theory + Hands-On Labs + Production-Style Scenarios + CKA Exam Preparation

Why Choose This CKA Training?

• Build practical Kubernetes administration skills through hands-on learning.
• Understand Kubernetes architecture, workloads, networking, storage, and security.
• Learn how to install and manage Kubernetes clusters using kubeadm.
• Practise cluster upgrades, maintenance, backup, recovery, and troubleshooting.
• Develop practical skills in RBAC, service accounts, security contexts, and network policies.
• Learn Kubernetes persistent storage using PV, PVC, StorageClass, and CSI.
• Work with Kubernetes networking, CoreDNS, Ingress, and Gateway API.
• Learn application deployment and management using Helm and Kustomize.
• Strengthen troubleshooting skills across clusters, nodes, workloads, services, DNS, and networking.
• Prepare for the performance-based CKA examination with exam-relevant practical training.
• Learn through realistic examples and production-style scenarios.

Meet Your Trainer

Sreenath S.

Technical Consultant – Open Source | Linux | Cloud & DevOps

Sreenath has 15+ years of experience working with Open Source technologies, helping organisations build, manage, and troubleshoot enterprise infrastructure.

He also worked for nearly three years at Red Hat as an Associate Technical Consultant, supporting enterprise Linux environments and solving real-world customer challenges.

His training approach focuses on helping students understand not only what to do, but why it is done, using hands-on labs, practical examples, and production-style scenarios.

Who Should Attend?

This training is suitable for:

• Kubernetes Administrators
• Linux Administrators
• DevOps Engineers
• Cloud Engineers
• Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
• Platform Engineers
• Infrastructure Engineers
• System Administrators
• Cloud and DevOps professionals moving into Kubernetes
• IT professionals responsible for containerised infrastructure
• Professionals preparing for the CKA examination
• Learners with basic Linux and container knowledge who want to develop Kubernetes administration skills

Detailed CKA Training Syllabus

Module 1: Kubernetes Core Concepts

Topics Covered

• Kubernetes cluster architecture
• Control plane and worker node concepts
• Container runtime concepts
• Docker vs containerd
• Pods and Pod manifests using YAML
• ReplicaSets
• Deployments
• Kubernetes Services
• ClusterIP
• NodePort
• LoadBalancer
• Namespaces
• Imperative and declarative management
• kubectl commands
• kubectl explain
• kubectl apply

Module 2: Scheduling

Topics Covered

• Kubernetes scheduling concepts
• Manual scheduling
• Labels and selectors
• Taints and tolerations
• Node selectors
• Node affinity
• Resource requests and limits
• DaemonSets
• Static Pods
• Priority classes
• Multiple schedulers – theory
• Admission controllers
• Validating admission controllers
• Mutating admission controllers

Module 3: Logging & Monitoring

Topics Covered

• Monitoring Kubernetes cluster components
• Application logging
• Container logs
• Monitoring application resources
• CPU and memory utilisation
• Resource monitoring using kubectl top
• Identifying cluster resource issues
• Monitoring Kubernetes workloads

Module 4: Application Lifecycle Management

Topics Covered

• Rolling updates
• Rollbacks
• Commands and arguments in Pods
• Environment variables
• ConfigMaps
• Secrets
• Multi-container Pods
• Init containers
• Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA)
• Vertical Pod Autoscaling (VPA) concepts

Module 5: Cluster Maintenance

Topics Covered

• Kubernetes cluster maintenance
• Operating system upgrades
• Kubernetes releases
• Kubernetes version management
• Cluster upgrade process
• Node maintenance
• etcd fundamentals
• Using etcdctl
• etcd backup
• etcd restore
• Cluster recovery concepts

Module 6: Kubernetes Security

Topics Covered

• Kubernetes security primitives
• Authentication
• TLS fundamentals
• Kubeconfig
• Kubernetes API groups
• Authorization
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Roles and RoleBindings
• ClusterRoles and ClusterRoleBindings
• Service accounts
• Image security
• Security contexts
• Network policies
• Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs)
• Custom controllers
• Operator framework

Module 7: Storage

Topics Covered

• Container and Docker storage concepts
• Container Storage Interface (CSI)
• Kubernetes volumes
• Persistent Volumes (PV)
• Persistent Volume Claims (PVC)
• Storage Classes
• Dynamic volume provisioning
• Volume types
• Access modes
• Reclaim policies
• Kubernetes persistent storage concepts

Module 8: Networking

Topics Covered

• Networking fundamentals
• Docker networking
• Container Network Interface (CNI)
• Kubernetes cluster networking
• Pod networking
• Service networking
• Kubernetes DNS
• CoreDNS
• Ingress controllers
• Ingress resources
• Gateway API

Module 9: Kubernetes Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting is a major focus of the CKA examination and represents 30% of the exam domain weight.

Topics Covered

• Troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters
• Troubleshoot worker nodes
• Troubleshoot control plane components
• Diagnose cluster component failures
• Monitor cluster resource utilisation
• Monitor application resource utilisation
• Evaluate container logs and output streams
• Troubleshoot Kubernetes Services
• Troubleshoot DNS
• Troubleshoot Kubernetes networking
• Diagnose application issues
• Diagnose Pod failures
• Troubleshoot scheduling problems
• Identify common Kubernetes configuration problems
• Follow a structured troubleshooting approach

Module 10: Cluster Design & Installation

Topics Covered

• Designing a Kubernetes cluster
• Choosing Kubernetes infrastructure
• Preparing underlying infrastructure
• Kubernetes installation using kubeadm
• Initialising the Kubernetes control plane
• Joining worker nodes
• Cluster configuration
• Highly available Kubernetes architecture
• Implementing and configuring a highly available control plane

Module 11: Helm – Kubernetes Package Management

Topics Covered

• Introduction to Helm
• Helm architecture and components
• Installing Helm
• Helm repositories
• Helm charts
• Understanding chart structure
• Deploying applications using Helm
• Deploying cluster components using Helm
• Managing Helm-based deployments

Module 12: Kustomize

Topics Covered

• Introduction to Kustomize
• Kustomize fundamentals
• kustomization.yaml
• Base Kubernetes manifests
• Customising Kubernetes manifests
• Managing configurations for different environments
• Reusing Kubernetes YAML configurations
• Environment-specific deployments

CKA Certification & Examination Information

The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) is a professional certification from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and The Linux Foundation that validates practical Kubernetes administration skills.

The examination is performance-based and requires candidates to complete practical Kubernetes administration tasks in a live environment.

Exam Information

Exam Name:
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Exam Duration:
2 Hours

Exam Format:
Performance-Based

Delivery:
Online Proctored

Prerequisites:
None

Certification Validity:
2 Years

Exam policies, pricing, Kubernetes versions, and other examination details may change. Candidates should verify the latest information on the official Linux Foundation CKA page before booking the exam.

CKA Exam Domains & Weights

Troubleshooting: 30%

Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration: 25%

Services & Networking: 20%

Workloads & Scheduling: 15%

Storage: 10%

What You Get With This Training

40 Live Instructor-Led Sessions

Structured live online sessions covering Kubernetes concepts, administration, cluster operations, and troubleshooting.

Hands-On Labs

Practical exercises designed to help you apply Kubernetes concepts instead of simply learning commands and theory.

Production-Style Scenarios

Learn how Kubernetes concepts and troubleshooting techniques are applied in realistic infrastructure and application environments.

Personal Lab Setup Guidance

Get guidance for setting up your own Kubernetes practice environment so you can continue practising outside the live sessions.

Session Recordings

Session recordings are available for review, revision, and catching up on missed topics.

Whiteboard Notes

Whiteboard notes are shared after every session to support revision and reinforce important concepts.

CKA Exam Preparation

Develop the practical skills and troubleshooting approach required for the performance-based Certified Kubernetes Administrator examination.

Live Training Schedule

Days:
Monday • Wednesday • Friday

India (IST):
10:00 PM – 11:00 PM

UAE & Oman:
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain & Kuwait:
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Language:
English

Career Opportunities

The Kubernetes knowledge and practical skills developed through this training can support roles such as:

• Kubernetes Administrator
• DevOps Engineer
• Cloud Engineer
• Site Reliability Engineer
• Platform Engineer
• Linux/System Administrator
• Infrastructure Engineer
• Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
• Kubernetes Support Engineer
• Container Platform Administrator
• DevOps Support Engineer
• Cloud Operations Engineer

Job titles and technical requirements vary between organisations. CKA training and certification should be combined with practical experience and continued technical learning.

Benefits of Joining Atmic Networks CKA Training

• Build practical Kubernetes administration skills.
• Learn from an experienced Open Source, Linux, Cloud, and DevOps professional.
• Gain hands-on exposure to Kubernetes cluster operations.
• Develop strong troubleshooting skills.
• Understand Kubernetes architecture instead of simply memorising commands.
• Learn Kubernetes installation using kubeadm.
• Practise cluster upgrades, backup, restore, and maintenance.
• Learn Kubernetes security, networking, and persistent storage.
• Work with Helm and Kustomize.
• Prepare systematically for the CKA examination.
• Access session recordings for revision.
• Receive whiteboard notes after every session.
• Get guidance for building your own Kubernetes practice environment.
• Learn through practical and production-style scenarios.

Build Real Kubernetes Skills

Move beyond theory and develop the practical skills required to work confidently with Kubernetes.

Learn how to deploy, manage, secure, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot Kubernetes environments while preparing for the performance-based CKA examination.

40 Live Sessions | Hands-On Labs | Production-Style Scenarios | CKA Exam Preparation

India & GCC-Friendly Timings | English | Session Recordings Available

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