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Aperta Scientia
Red Hat Official Partner
399-HOUR EXCELLENCE CURRICULUM 2027 COHORT

AS200 — New DevOps Platform Engineer

Intensive 399-hour curriculum to master OpenShift, containerization, GitOps, virtualization, and multi-cluster security. Red Hat certifications included.

Mascotte AS200
Duration

399 h

57 days (12 weeks)

Certifications

EX280 + EX288

Exams + Retakes

Pedagogy Model

75% / 25%

Red Hat + Capstone

Format

100% Live Remote

Sync + Labs 24/7

Target Profiles & Career Opportunities

Linux Administrators, Systems Engineers, Developers, and Cloud Technicians evolving into Certified DevOps and Platform Engineers on sovereign enterprise clouds.

2027 Tuition €7,490 incl. VAT (20% VAT included)
✓ Eligible for OPCO, Corporate training & Public funding
Aperta Scientia | The School, Core Values & Research
Red Hat Official Partner
Manifesto & Vision

Aperta Scientia & Our Core Values

Chouette Officielle

Aperta Scientia — 'open knowledge' in Latin — is a higher education engineering institution dedicated to AI, Hybrid Cloud, and Quantum. In an era of mass automation, we cultivate the deep desire to understand, training critical-thinking, sovereign builders capable of architecting and operating resilient production platforms.

The Desire to Learn

Learning is far more than consuming generated answers: we awaken intellectual curiosity and the joy of mastering system internals.

Thinking Minds & Builders

We train engineers who direct technology with architectural rigor, capable of designing and debugging without digital crutches.

Open Source Culture

Open source is our cornerstone: Red Hat technologies, Linux RHEL, Kubernetes, and active contribution to an enduring global ecosystem.

Equal Opportunity

Admissions rest purely on motivation and intellectual potential. Personalized accommodations for learners with disabilities (PSH).

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Aperta Scientia Tech Radar — Ongoing Research & Intelligence

Leading-edge benchmarks on distributed LLM serving (vLLM, KServe, RHOAI), InstructLab fine-tuning, GitOps, and Quantum (Qiskit).

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Aperta Scientia | AS200 — New DevOps Platform Engineer
Red Hat Official Partner

Why this curriculum? Industry Challenges

The European market faces a critical talent shortage in Cloud Native infrastructure. Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift are the de facto enterprise standards across banking, telecom, and public sectors. The Platform Engineer automates, secures, and bridges the gap between software developers and production operations.

Red Hat

A Historic Technology Partnership

Over 20 years of continuous Red Hat ecosystem expertise

🔴 RHLS Enterprise (365 Days)

Unlimited 24/7 access to all official Red Hat courses, downloadable e-books, and chaptered video modules with transcripts.

💻 400+ Hours Dedicated Cloud Labs

Real bare-metal and multi-node clusters hosted on Red Hat's global infrastructure for hands-on practice in production conditions.

👨‍🏫 Expert Certified Instructors

100% live synchronous virtual classrooms led by certified Red Hat instructors at the peak industry level.

🏆 Exam Vouchers Included

Official remote proctored certification exam sittings, including free retake sessions.

Chouette Pédagogie

The 75 / 25 Pedagogical Model

75% of the time is devoted to mastering official Red Hat courses (theory + guided labs). The remaining 25% is dedicated to the industrial capstone project and official certification exams.

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Aperta Scientia | AS200 — 399h Curriculum & Roadmap
Red Hat Official Partner

57-Day Pedagogical Curriculum (399 Hours)

A structured 4-stage progression combining container foundations, advanced operations, specialization, and capstone engineering.

Stage 1 · 13 Days (91h)

Container Foundations

Podman, Linux CLI, Skopeo, Buildah, rootless containers & OpenShift.

Stage 2 · 17 Days (119h)

OpenShift Admin & Dev

Cluster administration, GitOps (ArgoCD), Tekton CI/CD pipelines.

Stage 3 · 8 to 12 Days

Virtualization & Security

KubeVirt (DO316), ACS Security (DO430), ACM.

Stage 4 · 19 Days (133h)

Certifications & Capstone

Intensive exam prep bootcamp, certification sittings, and capstone.

Code Module / Official Course Duration Key Competency
DO188Podman & Containers Architecture3d / 21hImage creation, Podman, rootless containers
DO180OpenShift I: Containers & Kubernetes5d / 35hDeploying and managing applications on OpenShift
DO280OpenShift Administration II5d / 35hCluster administration, RBAC, storage, network
DO288OpenShift Development II: Containerizing Apps5d / 35hTekton CI/CD pipelines, application builds
DO380OpenShift Administration III: Scaling5d / 35hGitOps (ArgoCD), monitoring, logging, Day 2 ops
DO316Managing Virtual Machines with OpenShift Virtualization5d / 35hKubeVirt virtual machines & VMware migration
DO430Advanced Cluster Security (ACS) & ACM3d / 21hProactive container security & fleet governance
BOOTRed Hat Certification Bootcamp (EX280 / EX288)5d / 35hTimed mock exams & official exam sittings
PROJIndustrial Capstone Project & Jury Defense15d / 105hFull platform team deployment in production
Aperta Scientia | AS200 — Key Modules & Specialization
Red Hat Official Partner
Architecture, GitOps & Specialization

Advanced Admin, GitOps & Security

Mascotte Spécialisation

An in-depth focus on the four key pillars of modern platform engineering: CI/CD automation (DO288), GitOps scaling (DO380), cloud-native virtualization (DO316), and proactive security (DO430).

DO288 — Développement OpenShift & Pipelines CI/CD (5 Jours / 35h)

Préparation EX288

Industrialisation des builds applicatifs et chaînes d'intégration continue cloud-native avec OpenShift Pipelines.

  • ✓ Containerfile multi-étapes & builds automatisés
  • ✓ Pipelines CI/CD déclaratifs avec Tekton
  • ✓ Gestion des ConfigMaps & Secrets en CI/CD
  • ✓ Stratégies de déploiement Blue/Green & Canary

DO380 — Admin OpenShift III : Scaling & Chaîne GitOps (5 Jours / 35h)

Day 2 Operations

Exploitation avancée, automatisation déclarative avec ArgoCD et observabilité de clusters à l'échelle.

  • ✓ Déploiements continus GitOps avec ArgoCD
  • ✓ Gestion des configurations Helm & Kustomize
  • ✓ Observabilité : Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana
  • ✓ Dimensionnement automatique (HPA/VPA) & journalisation

DO316 — Virtualisation OpenShift (KubeVirt) (5 Jours / 35h)

Convergence VMs

Unifier machines virtuelles et conteneurs sur Kubernetes pour accélérer la migration VMware.

  • ✓ Déploiement et exploitation de VMs Linux & Windows
  • ✓ Réseau avancé multus & stockage Ceph/ODF
  • ✓ Haute disponibilité & migration à chaud (Live Migration)
  • ✓ Passerelles de migration depuis VMware vSphere

DO430 — Sécurité ACS (StackRox) & Gouvernance ACM (5 Jours / 35h)

SecOps & Multi-Cluster

Sécurité proactive de la supply chain logicielle et pilotage unifié de flotte multi-cluster.

  • ✓ Analyse des vulnérabilités runtime avec Red Hat ACS
  • ✓ Politiques de conformité automatisées (CIS, NIST)
  • ✓ Pilotage centralisé multi-sites avec Red Hat ACM
  • ✓ Contrôle des admissions et contraintes SCC
Aperta Scientia | AS200 — Target Technologies & Stack
Red Hat Official Partner
Enterprise Standards & Red Hat Alignment

The 12 Core Technologies of the Track

Mascotte Technologies

Every technology is directly anchored into official curriculum courses to guarantee operational excellence in production.

Red Hat OpenShift

Red Hat OpenShift

v4.18
DO280 • DO380

HA clustering, Ingress, RBAC, and Ceph/ODF storage.

Kubernetes Core

Kubernetes Core

v1.31
DO188 • DO280

Controllers, Services, NetworkPolicies & APIs.

Red Hat CoreOS (RHCOS)

Red Hat CoreOS (RHCOS)

v9.4
DO280 • DO380

Immutable Linux host OS for OpenShift & SELinux.

Podman & Buildah

Podman & Buildah

v5.2
DO188

Rootless containers & multi-stage builds.

OpenShift GitOps (ArgoCD)

OpenShift GitOps (ArgoCD)

v2.12
DO380

Continuous Git sync & Blue/Green rollout.

OpenShift Pipelines (Tekton)

OpenShift Pipelines (Tekton)

v1.16
DO288

Serverless cloud-native CI/CD pipelines.

OpenShift Virtualization

OpenShift Virtualization

v4.18
DO316

KubeVirt, Linux/Windows VMs & migration.

Red Hat ACS (StackRox)

Red Hat ACS (StackRox)

v4.6
DO430

SecOps runtime security & CIS/NIST audits.

Red Hat ACM (Fleet)

Red Hat ACM (Fleet)

v2.12
DO430 • DO380

Multi-cluster governance & fleet policy.

Red Hat Quay Registry

Red Hat Quay Registry

v3.12
DO188 • DO288

Clair vulnerability scan & geo-replication.

Ansible Automation

Ansible Automation

v2.16
DO380

IaC playbooks & automated Day 2 operations.

Helm & Kustomize

Helm & Kustomize

v3.16
DO288 • DO380

App packaging & granular manifest management.

Aperta Scientia | AS200 — Careers, Opportunities & Salaries
Red Hat Official Partner
Career Roadmap & Market Insights

Target Roles, Job Market & Salaries

Mascotte Carrière

Target Job Positions

  • Ingénieur Plateforme DevOps (Platform Engineer)
  • Administrateur / Architecte OpenShift
  • Ingénieur SRE (Site Reliability Engineer)
  • Consultant Cloud Native & GitOps

Market Salary Benchmarks

Sources: Hays IT · Michael Page · Robert Half
Junior / Reconversion

45k€ – 55k€

Starting annual gross salary
Confirmed (3–5 yrs)

60k€ – 85k€

High recruiter demand
Freelance Daily Rate

550€ – 900€

Average daily rate

Employer Partners & Hiring Network

Devoteam

European leader in digital transformation and cloud consulting, hiring top certified platform engineers.

STARTX

Over 20 years of premier expertise on the Red Hat, OpenShift and Kubernetes ecosystem in Europe.

Aperta Scientia | AS200 — Certifications & Bootcamp
Red Hat Official Partner
Performance-based Exams & Bootcamp

Red Hat Certifications & Intensive Bootcamp

Mascotte Certifications

Red Hat certifications are 100% hands-on performance-based evaluations on real live clusters. Our 6-day intensive bootcamp ensures complete readiness.

EXAMEN EX280 Hands-on · 3h

Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator

Validates managing, securing, and operating enterprise OpenShift clusters.

EXAMEN EX288 Hands-on · 3h

Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift App Dev

Validates containerizing apps, Tekton CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps deployments.

+15% à +25%

Average Salary Premium for Certified Engineers

Source: Red Hat Survey →

According to the *Global Knowledge IT Skills & Salary Report*, Red Hat certified engineers earn on average 15% to 25% higher salaries and advance twice as fast into lead and architect roles.

Timed Drills & Expert Coaching

5 days of timed mock evaluations with in-depth coaching by certified Red Hat instructors.

Vouchers & Free Retakes Included

Every official exam voucher includes a free retake attempt. Secure remote 24/7 delivery.

Aperta Scientia | AS200 — Industrial Capstone Project
Red Hat Official Partner
Production Simulation · 15 Days (105h)

Industrial Capstone & Jury Defense

Mascotte Diplômée

During the final 15 days, students collaborate in small engineering teams (2–3 members) on architecting, deploying, and operating a production-grade enterprise platform.

Sprint 1 (J1-J4)

Core & Topology

Multi-node setup, topology & RBAC.

Sprint 2 (J5-J8)

GitOps & CI/CD

Tekton pipelines & declarative ArgoCD.

Sprint 3 (J9-J12)

Workloads

KubeVirt VMs & ACS policies.

Sprint 4 (J13-J15)

Runbook & Jury

Production runbook & oral defense.

🎓 45-min Defense before CTO & Tech Directors Jury

Live architecture presentation, demonstration on real clusters, disaster recovery drill, and technical Q&A with enterprise leaders.

OFFICIAL JURY
Aperta Scientia | AS200 — Modalities & Contacts
Red Hat Official Partner

2027 Tuition, Funding & Admissions

Certified career tracks eligible for comprehensive corporate and public funding support.

2027 Tuition

€7,490 incl. VAT

(20% VAT included)

Eligible funding: OPCO direct settlement (Atlas, Akto...), France Travail POEC, AIF, corporate training plans, phased self-funding.

Accessibility & Quality

100% accessible to individuals with disabilities, featuring tailored workstation and exam accommodations.

Disability Officer Contact: [email protected]

4-Step Admission Process

01. Candidature

Official online form.

02. Entretien

30-min meeting.

03. Financement

Agreement & OPCO file.

04. Intégration

RHLS & Discord setup.