certification like the DevNet Associate can open doors for
candidates to approach new job roles that didn’t
necessarily exist in the past including the following:
Junior or entry-level DevOps engineer
Cloud developer
Automation engineerWhen pursuing any certification, a candidate should
remember the reason the certification is important in the
first place. Certifications can help expand a candidate’s
current skillset as well as ensure a baseline level of
knowledge around specific topics. The Cisco DevNet
Associate certification can help businesses find
individuals who possess a certain level of
programmability or automation skills. It gives businesses
a clear way to determine the base level of skills when
looking at hiring a candidate and ensure that new hires
have the necessary relevant skills. The upcoming
chapters of this book align directly with the DevNet
Associate blueprint. This book covers the topics
necessary to build a foundational level of understanding
for candidates to feel comfortable in pursuing the Cisco
DevNet Associate certification.
Cisco Certified DevNet Professional Certification
The next certification in the path after Cisco DevNet
Associate would the Cisco DevNet Professional. This
more robust certification requires a more advanced
skillset. Figure 1-4 illustrates some of the high-level
requirements for this certification and their associated
topic domains.