professional Observability paid
Elastic Certified Engineer
by Elastic ↗
Engineers who deploy, manage, and optimize Elasticsearch clusters and build search and analytics solutions.
Exam facts
- Provider
- Elastic
- Level
- professional
- Domain
- Observability
- Exam format
- Performance-based hands-on tasks on live Elasticsearch clusters, online proctored
- Duration
- 180 minutes
- Cost
- $400 USD
- Renewal
- Does not expire (version-specific; recertification on newer versions recommended)
- Prerequisites
- None formally; substantial hands-on Elasticsearch experience is essential.
Recommended preparation
Practice the published exam objectives hands-on: index management, mappings, ingest pipelines, complex searches, aggregations, and cluster administration. Elastic's official Engineer training courses and a personal lab cluster are the most effective preparation.
Follow the free Observability Engineering 90-Day Learning Path — its final phase (days 76–90) is built for certification preparation.
⚠ Certification details change. Always verify on the official provider website before booking.