professional Linux & Systems paid
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
by Red Hat ↗
Experienced Linux administrators who automate system administration tasks across many systems with Ansible.
Exam facts
- Provider
- Red Hat
- Exam code
- EX294
- Level
- professional
- Domain
- Linux & Systems
- Exam format
- Performance-based hands-on lab automating RHEL with Ansible, at a test center, onsite, or remote
- Duration
- 240 minutes
- Cost
- $500 USD (varies by region)
- Renewal
- 3 years
- Prerequisites
- Must hold a current RHCSA certification to earn the RHCE credential.
Recommended preparation
Earn RHCSA first, then practice writing Ansible playbooks, roles, templates, and using ansible-vault against a small lab of RHEL machines. Work through every EX294 objective repeatedly so you can automate tasks quickly under exam conditions.
Follow the free InfraOps 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.