CKAD Cloud Jobs in 2026

Q: Is the CKAD certification worth it?

The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer validates your ability to design, build, configure, and expose cloud-native applications for Kubernetes.

Q: How hard is the CKAD exam?

Medium-High. Also performance-based, but focuses on the developer's perspective (Pods, Deployments, Services).

Q: How should I prepare for the CKAD exam?

Focus on speed. You need to be able to generate YAML manifests quickly using kubectl.

Q: What is the CKAD exam format?

2 hours, performance-based. Cost: $395 USD.

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Senior AI Architect, Federal

DataRobot

Washington, DC $190,000 - $250,000

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Senior DevOps / Cloud Site Reliability Engineer

UBS

Nashville, TN $115,000 - $168,000

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Partner Solutions Architect

Wiz

$133,000 - $175,000

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Partner Solutions Architect

Wiz

CA $133,000 - $175,000

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Senior Cloud Support Engineer

Crusoe

San Francisco, CA $125,000 - $151,000

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Senior Platform Engineer

Onebrief

N/A $180 - $230

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Senior Manager - Cloud Engineering

Caris Life Sciences

$180,000 - $210,000

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GPS - Azure Cloud Platform Engineer - Supervising Associate

Ernst and Young

Washington, DC $107,600 - $190,500

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Infrastructure Architect - AWS Connect Architect

Regions Bank

Birmingham, AL $178,460 - $178,460

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How hard is the CKAD exam?

How should I prepare for the CKAD exam?

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Current CKAD Job Openings

Senior AI Architect, Federal

Senior DevOps / Cloud Site Reliability Engineer

Partner Solutions Architect

Partner Solutions Architect

Senior Cloud Support Engineer

Senior Platform Engineer

Senior Manager - Cloud Engineering

GPS - Azure Cloud Platform Engineer - Supervising Associate

Infrastructure Architect - AWS Connect Architect

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