Training: Kubernetes – Advanced

Ref. KUB-02

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Kubernetes - Advanced Training

The Kubernetes – Advanced course is aimed at professionals who want to go beyond basic Kubernetes usage to operate a cluster in a more robust, secure and industrialized way. It deepens the mechanisms of scheduling, storage, networking, security, observability and advanced application deployment in contexts close to production.

Deepen your skills in operations, security and observability of a Kubernetes cluster

This course will help you better understand workload scheduling, advanced network and storage management, progressive deployment strategies, cluster observability and initial troubleshooting practices. It is the natural continuation of Kubernetes – Fundamentals and effectively prepares you to advance toward administrator, developer or security certification tracks.

Participant Profiles

DevOps engineers
Systems and platform administrators
Cloud architects
SREs
Experienced developers working with Kubernetes

Objectives

Deepen the operation of a Kubernetes cluster
Understand advanced scheduling and orchestration mechanisms
Manage complex workloads and stateful applications
Master advanced concepts of networking and application exposure
Implement advanced deployment strategies
Strengthen the security and configuration of Kubernetes applications
Establish the basics of observability and troubleshooting

Prerequisites

Having completed the Kubernetes – Fundamentals course or equivalent level
Ability to use kubectl and read YAML manifests
Understanding basic objects: Pods, Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, Secrets
General knowledge of networking, Linux and containers

Course Content

Module 1: Scheduling, organization and workload execution

Review of fundamental objects
Pod scheduling in the cluster
Node selectors, affinity and anti-affinity
Taints and tolerations
Requests, limits and resource management
QoS and resource-related behaviors

Module 2: Advanced workloads and stateful applications

Jobs and CronJobs
DaemonSets and use cases
StatefulSets and management of stateful applications
Deployment patterns for databases and persistent services
Best practices for organizing workloads according to their role

Module 3: Kubernetes networking and advanced application exposure

Review of Services
Internal DNS and service discovery
Ingress and HTTP/HTTPS exposure
Principles of inbound routing
Concepts of Network Policies
Introduction to connectivity and segmentation challenges

Module 4: Advanced storage and persistence

Review of PV and PVC
Storage classes
Dynamic provisioning
Persistence strategies by application type
Volume management in more advanced scenarios
Best practices for storage in Kubernetes

Module 5: Advanced deployment strategies

Advanced rolling updates
Rollback and version management
Blue/green and canary deployments
Manifest organization and YAML best practices
Introduction to Helm to standardize deployments
Introduction to GitOps and the role of tools like Argo CD in industrializing deployments

Module 6: Advanced security and configuration

Best practices around Secrets and ConfigMaps
Security principles for Pods and containers
Service accounts and basic permissions
Introduction to RBAC
Securing deployments and reducing privileges
Best practices for configuration in a shared cluster

Module 7: Observability, monitoring and troubleshooting

Introduction to Kubernetes observability
Logs, metrics and events
Using kubectl for diagnostics
Analyzing the state of Pods, Services and Deployments
Introduction to Prometheus and Grafana in a Kubernetes context
Principles of application and platform troubleshooting

Documentation

Digital course materials included

Lab / Exercises

This course includes hands-on exercises designed to reinforce your knowledge and apply your skills in real-world professional scenarios.

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Eligible Funding

ITTA is a partner of a continuing education fund dedicated to temporary workers. This fund can subsidize your training, provided that you are subject to the “Service Provision” collective labor agreement (CCT) and meet certain conditions, including having worked at least 88 hours in the past 12 months.

Additional Information

Why take an advanced Kubernetes training course?

Kubernetes has become the de facto standard for container orchestration in enterprise environments. While foundational knowledge helps you understand the basics, managing production environments demands in-depth skills in architecture, security, monitoring, and deployment strategies. This advanced Kubernetes training enables you to bridge that gap and become self-sufficient in administering complex clusters.

What sets this training apart from a fundamentals course

Unlike an introductory training, this advanced course focuses on real-world production challenges. You learn to design highly available architectures, implement zero-downtime deployment strategies (Blue/Green, Canary), and secure your clusters with RBAC and Pod Security Standards. The hands-on labs reproduce enterprise scenarios to ensure you can apply the skills immediately.

Tools and technologies covered

The program covers a comprehensive range of essential production tools: Helm for application packaging, Kustomize for multi-environment management, ArgoCD for GitOps deployment, Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring, and the EFK/ELK stack for centralized logging. You also discover HashiCorp Vault for secure secrets management and CSI drivers for advanced storage.

Kubernetes in Switzerland: a high-demand market

The Swiss market shows growing demand for professionals who master Kubernetes in production. Finance, healthcare, and telecommunications companies in French-speaking Switzerland are massively adopting containerized architectures. Mastering advanced Kubernetes administration positions you as a sought-after profile in the Geneva and Lausanne region.

CKA certification pathway

This training is a key step in preparing for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification from the CNCF. The modules cover a large portion of the CKA exam domains: cluster management, networking, storage, security, and troubleshooting.

FAQ

What is the difference between KUB-01 and KUB-02?

KUB-01 (Kubernetes Fundamentals) covers the basics: pods, services, simple deployments, and general architecture. KUB-02 dives into production topics: high availability, advanced deployment strategies, RBAC security, Prometheus/Grafana monitoring, and complex troubleshooting. KUB-02 requires having completed KUB-01 or equivalent experience.

Does this training prepare for the CKA certification?

KUB-02 covers a significant portion of the CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) exam domains.

What technical prerequisites are needed?

You should master the fundamentals of Kubernetes (pods, services, deployments, namespaces), have hands-on experience with Docker, and know the basics of networking (TCP/IP, DNS). Familiarity with the Linux command line is also recommended.

Does the training include hands-on labs?

Yes, most of the time is dedicated to practice. You work on real Kubernetes clusters with progressive exercises covering multi-strategy deployments, RBAC configuration, monitoring, and advanced troubleshooting.