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HashiCorp Cloud Engineer Certifications

Validate the essential cloud engineering skills needed to innovate and grow.

Turn Certification into ROI

HashiCorp certifications help you do cloud right by verifying that you or your team have the technical know-how to operate and innovate in the fast-moving cloud landscape.

  • Transform your organizationEmpower your team and verify their cloud engineering skills to make the most of your multi-cloud investment.
  • Invest in your careerWhether you are looking to expand in your existing cloud career or take on a new role, HashiCorp has the certifications to help you grow.

  • We’ve already issued 55k+ certifications. Join the growing HashiCorp Certified community.

  • 88% of exam takers agree that passing a HashiCorp Associate-level exam makes job candidates more desirable. 

  • 77% of employers believe their employees are more productive and more efficient after earning an IT certification.

  • 92% of exam takers were more confident in their skills after earning an IT certification.

Find certified Cloud Engineers

Find qualified Cloud Engineers with HashiCorp certifications and validate practitioners’ existing credentials in the HashiCorp Certified Cloud Engineer directory.

Find the right certification

With two levels across three different products, HashiCorp certifications meet you where you are on your cloud journey. We have the right certification for you whether you or your team are early in your adoption journey or are advanced professionals scaling your existing cloud infrastructure.  

Terraform Certification

Validate your foundational Infrastructure Automation skills with the Terraform Associate certification or showcase your advanced expertise with the Terraform Authoring and Operations Professional certification. 

  • Terraform Associate
    Terraform Associate
    Product version tested: Terraform 1.0 or higher
    The Terraform Associate certification is for Cloud Engineers specializing in operations, IT, or development who know the basic concepts and skills associated with Terraform.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‍‌​​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍​‍​‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌​‍​‌‌‌‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌​‌​​‍​‌​‌‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍‌​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍​‍‌‌
  • Terraform Associate
    Terraform Authoring and Operations Professional
    Product version tested: Terraform 1.6
    The Terraform Authoring and Operations Professional exam is a lab-based exam for Cloud Engineers focused on developing Terraform configuration and using it to manage infrastructure over time.

Vault Certification

Begin your Security Automation journey with the Vault Associate certification. Validate your years of experience with the advanced Vault Operations Professional certification.

  • Vault Associate
    Vault Associate
    Product version tested: Vault 1.6.0 and higher
    The Vault Associate certification is for Cloud Engineers specializing in security, development, or operations who know the basic concepts, skills, and use cases associated with Vault.
  • Vault Operations Professional
    Vault Operations Professional
    Product version tested: Vault 1.13.0. and higher
    The Vault Operations Professional exam is a lab-based exam for Cloud Engineers focused on deploying, configuring, managing, and monitoring HashiCorp Vault.

Consul Certification

Validate your service networking skills with the Consul Associate certification.

  • Consul  Associate
    Consul Associate
    Product version tested: Consul 1.15.
    The Consul Associate Certification is for site reliability engineers (SREs), solutions architects (SAs), DevOps professionals, or other cloud engineers who know the basic concepts and skills to build, secure, and maintain Consul.
Hear Certification success stories

Voices from our certified professsionals

Hear directly from the professionals who've completed our programs and see how certification has enhanced their skills, boosted their confidence, and empowered them to tackle complex cloud challenges.​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‍‌​​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍​‍​‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌​‍​‌‌‌‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌​‌​​‍​‌​‌‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍​‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‍​​​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍​‍‌‌

Engage, learn, connect!

Take your knowledge further, and join the conversation in the HashiCorp Community. Participate in our forum or join your local user group to engage with and get insight from our diverse community of cloud practitioners. ​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‍‌​​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍​‍​‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌​‍​‌‌‌‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌​‌​​‍​‌​‌‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍‌​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍​‍

Resources at your fingertips

  • Learn more about HashiCorp CertificationsLearn more about the HashiCorp Certification exam experience, review important announcements, and find answers to commonly asked questions.
  • Renewing your certificationKeep your credentials as up-to-date as your skills. Learn more about pathways to recertify.
  • Showcase your credentialEarn an industry-recognized credential for passing your exam. Share your digital badge on social media, resumes, and email signatures. And, employers can use it to verify qualifications in real time.

References:

  1. 88% of exam takers agree that passing a HashiCorp Associate-level exam makes job candidates more desirable. B​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‍‌​​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍​‍​‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌​‍​‌‌‌‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌​‌​​‍​‌​‌‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍​​‍​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‍​​‌​‍‍‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌ased on test takers who answered the post-exam survey. Specific to Associate-level exams only.

  2. 77% of employers believe their employees are more productive and more efficient after earning an IT certification.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‍‌​​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍​‍​‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌​‍​‌‌‌‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌​‌​​‍​‌​‌‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍​​‍​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‍​​‍​‍‍‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‌ From 2023 Pearson Vue Value of IT Certification Report.

  3. 92% of exam takers were more confident in their skills after earning an IT certification.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‍‌​​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍​‍​‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌​‍​‌‌‌‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌​‌​​‍​‌​‌‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍​​‍​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‍​​​‍‍‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‌ From 2023 Pearson Vue Value of IT Certification Report.