114,915 job postings
Validates knowledge of project leadership, team management and delivery across predictive, agile and hybrid approaches.
695AdvancedHas prerequisites
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27,407 job postings
Validates knowledge of designing and managing security programs, including risk, architecture, access control, operations and software security.
884AdvancedHas prerequisites
37,076 job postings
Validates knowledge of security threats, protective controls, risk management and incident response across modern IT environments.
439EntryNo prerequisites
43,091 job postings
Validates knowledge of information security governance, risk management, security program development and management, and incident management.
810AdvancedHas prerequisites
52,821 job postings
Validates knowledge of network fundamentals, routing, switching, IP services, security and automation for managing connected systems.
300IntermediateNo prerequisites
62,239 job postings
Validates knowledge of US employment law and operational HR, including workforce planning, total rewards, engagement and labor relations.
495IntermediateHas prerequisites
71,984 job postings
Validates knowledge of enterprise network architecture, virtualization, infrastructure, assurance, security and automation for designing and troubleshooting networks.
700IntermediateNo prerequisites
81,871 job postings
Validates knowledge of networking concepts, implementation, operations, security and troubleshooting for managing and supporting modern networks.
399EntryNo prerequisites
91,614 job postings
Validates knowledge of strategic HR leadership, workforce planning, talent management, total rewards and HR information, safety and security.
595AdvancedHas prerequisites
101,587 job postings
Validates knowledge of operational HR across people, organization and workplace topics, plus situational judgment.
499IntermediateNo prerequisites
111,384 job postings
Validates knowledge of securing cloud environments, including architecture, data, platforms, applications, operations and cloud legal and compliance requirements.
734AdvancedHas prerequisites
121,330 job postings
Validates foundational IT support knowledge across hardware, operating systems, networking, security and troubleshooting common technical problems.
548EntryNo prerequisites
131,313 job postings
Validates knowledge of attacker tools and techniques, including reconnaissance, system, network, web, wireless and cloud attacks, and cryptography.
1,050IntermediateHas prerequisites
141,164 job postings
Validates knowledge of the DMAIC method, lean tools and the statistics needed to lead Six Sigma process-improvement projects.
483IntermediateHas prerequisites
151,107 job postings
Validates knowledge of access control, networking, cryptography, Linux and Windows security, cloud security and incident handling.
999IntermediateNo prerequisites
161,079 job postings
Validates strategic HR knowledge and judgment across leadership, interpersonal and business competencies, and people, organization and workplace knowledge.
499AdvancedHas prerequisites
171,073 job postings
Validates knowledge of demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, scheduling, distribution and sales and operations planning.
1,755IntermediateNo prerequisites
181,069 job postings
Validates knowledge of security operations, including alert and log analysis, vulnerability prioritization, incident handling and reporting.
439IntermediateNo prerequisites
191,051 job postings
Validates foundational knowledge of ITIL concepts, the four dimensions, guiding principles, management practices and continual improvement.
690EntryNo prerequisites
201,049 job postings
Validates knowledge of end-to-end supply chain management, including demand, network design, sourcing, operations, logistics, supplier relationships and risk.
2,015IntermediateNo prerequisites
211,014 job postings
Validates knowledge of IT risk governance, risk assessment, risk response and reporting, and technology controls.
810AdvancedHas prerequisites
22952 job postings
Validates knowledge of financial planning, performance and cost management, internal controls, corporate finance, investment decisions and professional ethics.
1,685IntermediateHas prerequisites
23930 job postings
Validates practical skills in detecting, investigating and responding to security incidents, including attacker techniques, credential attacks and exploitation.
999IntermediateNo prerequisites
24899 job postings
Validates knowledge of procurement and supply management, including sourcing, negotiation, contracts, supplier relationships, supply chain integration and leadership.
2,680AdvancedHas prerequisites
25852 job postings
Validates knowledge of enterprise security architecture and engineering, including governance, risk, compliance and security operations.
544AdvancedNo prerequisites
26828 job postings
Validates foundational knowledge of project management, predictive delivery, agile approaches and business analysis for supporting project work.
330EntryHas prerequisites
27817 job postings
Validates knowledge of fraud schemes, financial transactions, investigation techniques, relevant law and fraud prevention and deterrence.
699IntermediateHas prerequisites
28801 job postings
Validates foundational knowledge of Scrum principles, the Scrum framework and Scrum Master responsibilities for serving teams and organizations.
399EntryHas prerequisites
29741 job postings
Validates practical penetration testing skills, including enumeration, exploitation, privilege escalation, Active Directory attacks and professional reporting.
1,749AdvancedNo prerequisites
30689 job postings
Validates knowledge of financial risk measurement and management across market, credit, operational and liquidity risk, using quantitative methods.
1,600IntermediateHas prerequisites
31604 job postings
Validates knowledge of internal audit fundamentals, ethics, engagement planning and performance, and managing the internal audit function.
1,515IntermediateHas prerequisites
32597 job postings
Validates knowledge of agile mindset, leadership, product and delivery practices across Scrum, Kanban, Lean and hybrid approaches.
525IntermediateHas prerequisites
33531 job postings
Validates knowledge of configuring and administering ServiceNow, including users and access, forms, service catalog, automation and data integration.
300IntermediateNo prerequisites
34524 job postings
Validates practical skills in Kubernetes cluster setup, workloads and scheduling, services and networking, storage, and troubleshooting.
445IntermediateNo prerequisites
35504 job postings
Validates knowledge of IT auditing, covering audit processes, IT governance, systems development, operations, resilience and information asset protection.
810AdvancedHas prerequisites
36471 job postings
Validates knowledge of securing AWS workloads, including threat detection, incident response, infrastructure security, identity, data protection and governance.
300AdvancedNo prerequisites
37448 job postings
Validates knowledge of quality auditing, including audit fundamentals, planning and performing audits, auditor competencies and quality tools.
550AdvancedHas prerequisites
38438 job postings
Validates knowledge of designing complex multi-account solutions, improving existing workloads, and migrating and modernizing applications using AWS services.
300AdvancedNo prerequisites
39430 job postings
Validates knowledge of administering Azure identities, governance, storage, compute and networking, and monitoring cloud infrastructure.
165IntermediateNo prerequisites
40396 job postings
Validates knowledge of configuring and administering a Salesforce org, including security, data management, automation, reporting and Agentforce.
200IntermediateNo prerequisites
41390 job postings
Validates knowledge of business analysis planning, elicitation, requirements management, strategy analysis, design definition and solution evaluation.
709AdvancedHas prerequisites
42371 job postings
Validates knowledge of designing Azure solutions for identity, governance, monitoring, data, business continuity and infrastructure.
330AdvancedHas prerequisites
43349 job postings
Validates foundational knowledge of cloud concepts, core AWS services, security and compliance, and AWS pricing, billing and support.
100EntryNo prerequisites
44332 job postings
Validates knowledge of building Salesforce applications with Apex, Flow and Lightning Web Components, and testing and deploying them.
200IntermediateNo prerequisites
45328 job postings
Validates knowledge of cloud architecture, deployment, operations, security, DevOps fundamentals and troubleshooting across multi-vendor cloud environments.
399IntermediateNo prerequisites
46328 job postings
Validates knowledge of building security into software, from requirements and design to testing, deployment and supply chain.
734AdvancedHas prerequisites
47325 job postings
Validates knowledge of designing secure, resilient, high-performing and cost-effective cloud solutions using AWS services.
150IntermediateNo prerequisites
48318 job postings
Validates practical skills in administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux, including software, storage, file systems, networking, users and security.
500IntermediateNo prerequisites
49225 job postings
Validates knowledge of authorizing and maintaining secure systems, including scoping, control selection, implementation, assessment and ongoing compliance.
734IntermediateHas prerequisites
50214 job postings
Validates knowledge of Linux system management, services and users, security, automation and scripting, and troubleshooting.
399IntermediateNo prerequisites
51197 job postings
Validates knowledge of designing, securing, provisioning and optimizing cloud solutions on Google Cloud against business and technical requirements.
200AdvancedNo prerequisites
52176 job postings
Validates knowledge of leading with SAFe, including Lean-Agile mindset, team agility, product flow, portfolio management and leading change.
495EntryNo prerequisites
53163 job postings
Validates foundational knowledge of cloud concepts, Azure architecture and services, and Azure management and governance.
99EntryNo prerequisites
54155 job postings
Validates knowledge of US privacy law, covering regulators, federal laws, government data access, workplace privacy and state laws.
800IntermediateNo prerequisites
55138 job postings
Validates knowledge of administering Microsoft 365 tenants, including users, identity, security and compliance.
330AdvancedHas prerequisites
56132 job postings
Validates knowledge of developing, securing, deploying, troubleshooting and optimizing cloud applications using AWS services.
150IntermediateNo prerequisites
57124 job postings
Validates practical skills in implementing access controls, monitoring risk, responding to incidents and securing networks, systems and applications.
384IntermediateHas prerequisites
58115 job postings
Validates knowledge of European data protection law, GDPR requirements, data processing rules and organizational compliance and accountability.
800IntermediateNo prerequisites
59105 job postings
Validates practical skills in planning, performing and reporting penetration tests, from scoping and reconnaissance to exploitation and post-exploitation.
439IntermediateNo prerequisites
60105 job postings
Validates skills in preparing, modeling and visualizing data with Power BI, and managing and securing reports and models.
165IntermediateNo prerequisites
6197 job postings
Validates knowledge of AI governance foundations, relevant laws and frameworks, and governing AI development and deployment.
799IntermediateNo prerequisites
6286 job postings
Validates foundational knowledge of the FinOps Framework, including its principles, personas, capabilities and scopes, for managing cloud spend.
325IntermediateNo prerequisites
6383 job postings
Validates knowledge of designing, building and operating data processing systems on Google Cloud, from ingestion to analysis.
200AdvancedNo prerequisites
6458 job postings
Validates foundational knowledge of AI concepts, responsible AI and building generative AI, vision and speech solutions.
99EntryNo prerequisites
6550 job postings
Validates knowledge of Scrum principles, Scrum Master responsibilities and applying the Scrum framework to support effective teams.
200EntryNo prerequisites
6650 job postings
Validates foundational knowledge of Snowflake architecture, security and governance, data loading, query performance and transformation, and data sharing.
175EntryNo prerequisites
6747 job postings
Validates skills in building, deploying, automating and monitoring machine learning and generative AI solutions on Google Cloud.
200AdvancedNo prerequisites
6837 job postings
Validates knowledge of setting up, deploying, operating and securing Google Cloud environments, including access and security configuration.
125IntermediateNo prerequisites
6932 job postings
Validates foundational knowledge of AI and generative AI concepts, foundation models, responsible AI and AWS AI services.
100EntryNo prerequisites
7026 job postings
Validates the ability to apply and tailor PRINCE2 principles, themes and processes to manage projects in real scenarios.
778IntermediateHas prerequisites
7122 job postings
Validates knowledge of data ingestion, transformation, store management, pipeline operations, and data security and governance using AWS services.
150IntermediateNo prerequisites
7220 job postings
Validates skills in building Microsoft Fabric pipelines, including ingestion and transformation with PySpark, SQL and KQL, and monitoring.
165IntermediateNo prerequisites
7315 job postings
Validates foundational knowledge of ingesting, transforming, orchestrating, deploying, monitoring and governing data pipelines on the Databricks platform.
200IntermediateNo prerequisites
7413 job postings
Validates knowledge of designing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure solutions across identity and access management, networking, compute and storage.
FreeIntermediateNo prerequisites
759 job postings
Validates knowledge of generative AI concepts, Google Cloud generative AI offerings, improving model output and leading responsible adoption.
99EntryNo prerequisites
766 job postings
Validates skills in preparing data, building and tuning models, and deploying and securing machine learning workloads on AWS.
75IntermediateNo prerequisites
774 job postings
Validates knowledge of building Azure AI solutions, including generative AI, agents, computer vision, text analysis and information extraction.
165IntermediateNo prerequisites
783 job postings
Validates foundational knowledge of the TOGAF Standard, including core concepts, the Architecture Development Method, architecture governance and content.
405EntryNo prerequisites
792 job postings
Validates knowledge of designing production Claude solutions, including agent orchestration, tool integration, Claude Code, prompting and context management.
125EntryHas prerequisites
801 job postings
Validates the ability to apply the TOGAF Standard and its Architecture Development Method to enterprise architecture scenarios.
610IntermediateNo prerequisites
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