Running Containers on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) Training & Certification Course
Running Containers on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) equips cloud architects, DevOps engineers, and systems administrators with hands-on skills to deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters on AWS.
Course Overview
The course provides hands-on experience with key AWS services including Amazon EKS, Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Kubernetes RBAC, and eksctl. Students configure and manage EKS clusters using the AWS Management Console and command-line tools, building real-world skills through labs that simulate enterprise scenarios. In a capstone exercise, learners deploy a containerized application using Helm, configure observability with logging and metrics, implement persistent storage with Amazon EBS and EFS, and secure the cluster using IAM roles and Kubernetes policies. These practical exercises are conducted in a live AWS environment, ensuring direct applicability to production deployments.
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Skills You’ll Develop
Who Should Attend
WHO SHOULD ATTEND (TARGET AUDIENCE)
• Cloud Engineers
• Cloud Architects
• Systems Administrators
• Cloud Administrators
• Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
• Platform Engineers
• Kubernetes Administrators
• Infrastructure Engineers
• Application Developers working with containers
• Professionals responsible for AWS container environments
• IT professionals involved in cloud migration and modernization
• Technical professionals responsible for application deployment and orchestration
Pre-requisites
RECOMMENDED KNOWLEDGE BEFORE TAKING THIS COURSE
- ✓ Basic knowledge of containers and microservices
- ✓ Basic Linux administration experience
- ✓ Basic network administration experience
- ✓ Familiarity with AWS Cloud concepts
- ✓ Completion of AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials or equivalent real-world experience
- ✓ Completion of the Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) Primer
- ✓ Familiarity with Kubernetes fundamentals is recommended
- ✓ Basic understanding of application deployment concepts is beneficial
- ✓ Prior exposure to DevOps and CI/CD concepts is helpful
Certification Exam Details
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Exam Details
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Curriculum & Course Syllabus
Module 1: Kubernetes Fundamentals
- Introduction to containers
- Benefits of containerization
- Container orchestration
- Kubernetes architecture
- Kubernetes control plane
- Kubernetes worker components
- Kubernetes objects
- Kubernetes API
- Pods
- Pod scheduling
- Workloads
- Kubernetes namespaces
- Basic Kubernetes administration
- Deploying Kubernetes Pods
Module 2: Amazon EKS Fundamentals
- Introduction to Amazon EKS
- Amazon EKS architecture
- EKS control plane
- EKS data plane
- Kubernetes API and Amazon EKS API
- EKS cluster components
- AWS integration with Kubernetes
- EKS security fundamentals
- IAM integration
- Kubernetes authentication
- Kubernetes authorization
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Module 3: Building and Managing an Amazon EKS Cluster
- Planning an EKS environment
- Selecting compute resources
- Creating an EKS cluster
- Configuring the AWS environment
- Configuring worker nodes
- Managing node groups
- Kubernetes version management
- Cluster upgrades
- EKS configuration
- kubeconfig
- Cluster access
- IAM authentication
- Cluster maintenance
Module 4: Deploying Applications on Amazon EKS
- Application deployment methods
- Kubernetes Deployments
- Kubernetes Services
- Deploying containerized applications
- Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR)
- Creating container images
- Publishing images to ECR
- Pulling container images
- IAM policies for ECR
- Helm
- Application configuration
- Application lifecycle management
Module 5: Managing Applications at Scale
- Application scalability
- Horizontal scaling
- Vertical scaling
- Scaling workloads according to demand
- Enterprise-scale EKS environments
- Continuous deployment
- Deployment automation
- CI/CD pipelines
- GitOps
- Application release management
- Deployment strategies
Module 6: Networking in Amazon EKS
- AWS networking fundamentals
- EKS networking architecture
- VPC integration
- Pod networking
- Cluster communication
- Service networking
- Internal and external communication
- Load balancing
- AWS load-balancing services
- Network security
- Pod-level security
- Network connectivity
- Secure communication
Module 7: Observability in Amazon EKS
- EKS observability
- Monitoring Kubernetes environments
- Metrics
- Logs
- Application monitoring
- Cluster monitoring
- Performance monitoring
- Application tracing
- AWS monitoring services
- AWS X-Ray
- Identifying performance issues
- Troubleshooting EKS environments
Module 8: Storage in Amazon EKS
- Kubernetes storage concepts
- Storage requirements for containerized applications
- Persistent storage
- Persistent Volumes
- Storage design patterns
- AWS storage services
- Persistent storage with AWS
- Storage management
- Application data persistence
- Kubernetes Secrets
- Managing application configuration
Module 9: Securing Amazon EKS
- EKS security architecture
- AWS IAM
- Kubernetes RBAC
- Authentication
- Authorization
- IAM roles
- IAM policies
- Cluster access management
- Pod security
- Network security
- Container security
- Secrets management
- Security best practices
- Securing EKS workloads
Module 10: Efficiency, Resilience & Cost Optimization
- Designing resilient EKS environments
- High availability
- Application scalability
- Infrastructure efficiency
- Resource optimization
- Capacity planning
- Cost optimization
- Performance considerations
- Operational efficiency
- Enterprise EKS architecture
- Balancing cost, performance and resilience
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the certification exam included in the Running Containers on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) course, and what is the fee?
The certification exam is not included in the Running Containers on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) course by AWS. You must purchase the AWS Certified Kubernetes Specialty exam separately for $300 USD, per official AWS pricing guidelines.
How long is lab access provided for the Running Containers on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) course, and what environment is used?
Lab access for the Running Containers on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) course lasts 30 days post-completion. You will use a secure, cloud-based AWS sandbox environment to gain hands-on experience with Amazon EKS, ECR, and related cloud services.
What is the format, question count, passing score, and time limit for the AWS Kubernetes certification exam associated with this course?
The AWS Certified Kubernetes - Specialty exam features 65 multiple-choice and multiple-response questions with a 170-minute limit. The passing score is 750 out of 1000 (approx. 75%), aligning with official AWS guidelines for this professional-level Kubernetes certification.
How long is the AWS Kubernetes certification valid, and what is the renewal process and cost?
The AWS Certified Kubernetes - Specialty certification remains valid for three years. Renewal requires passing the current exam version. AWS provides a 50% discount voucher via your AWS Certification Account, effectively reducing the $300 exam fee to $150.
What post-training support does Optiv provide after completing the Running Containers on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) course?
Optiv offers 30 days of post-training support for the Running Containers on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) course. This includes mentor access, session recordings, lab environment availability, exam preparation guidance, resume support, and community forum troubleshooting assistance.