The OTCA certification is designed to validate a candidate’s knowledge of observability fundamentals and the OpenTelemetry project.
It demonstrates proficiency in telemetry data collection, instrumentation, traces, metrics, logs, and integrating OpenTelemetry with observability backends in cloud native environments.
The certification is intended for developers, SREs, DevOps engineers, and IT professionals who want to validate their skills in observability with OpenTelemetry.
More information about the exam can be found on the Linux Foundation Training website.
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| OpenTelemetry Fundamentals | 20% |
| Instrumentation & SDKs | 20% |
| Metrics | 20% |
| Traces | 20% |
| Logs & Exporters | 20% |
This curriculum is the result of a community-driven effort, with contributions from subject matter experts across the cloud native ecosystem.
- Adriana Villela
- Albert Lim
- Anand Patil
- Aneesh Ashok
- Austin Parker
- Giorgi Keratishvili
- Hélia Barroso
- Igor Estevan Jasinski
- Janssen Lima
- Juliano Costa
- Juraci Paixão Kröhling
- Kolawole Olowoporoku
- Marcus Teixeira
- Paige Cruz
- Pedro Célestin
- Peter Nguyen
- Rynn Mancuso
- Rémi Verchère
- Sanjay Sachdev
- Severin Neumann
- Stanislav Kolenkin
- Subbarao Turlapati
- Virginia Diana Todea
- Yash Verma
- Yusuke Takei
- Zuzanna Piskorz-Nalecka