AT0-001
- Duration
- 60 min
English
CompTIA
Credential
Certification
Level
Certification
Exam duration
60 min
credential overview
About this credential
CompTIA Expansion Series certification validating automation, scripting, infrastructure-as-code, CI pipelines, secure delivery pipelines, and optimization of IT operations across cloud and hybrid environments.
Who this is for
IT operations professionals bridging traditional network, cloud, or systems administration with modern DevOps practices.
Assessment
Exam details
Exam blueprint
Skills measured
Automation Coding Concepts (31%)4 topics
- Write, test, and maintain automation scripts using variables, functions, and loops.
- Apply source control using Git commands, branching strategies, and semantic versioning.
- Apply infrastructure-as-code principles including reusability, immutability, and idempotency.
- Troubleshoot syntax, runtime, and merge errors across the code life cycle.
System Configuration (25%)4 topics
- Use configuration management techniques and manage configuration drift.
- Compare remote vs. local, declarative vs. imperative, and push vs. pull automation approaches.
- Perform CRUD operations against RESTful systems using APIs and related tools.
- Troubleshoot API communication failures, certificate problems, and configuration syntax errors.
Continuous Integration (24%)3 topics
- Apply secrets management, artifact management, and task runners in CI environments.
- Use orchestration, dependency handling, and automated rollback in CI workflows.
- Configure hooks, triggers, and pipeline definitions using tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
Continuous Delivery (20%)3 topics
- Apply canary, blue-green, rolling, and in-place deployment strategies.
- Interpret SLOs, SLAs, uptime, MTTR, and feedback loops.
- Secure connections to providers using CLI, SDK, and IAM settings.
Before you certify
Requirements and recommended experience
Recommended experience
2-3 years in a core IT operations role such as network, cloud, or systems administration
Recommended
Network+, Linux+, Cloud+, Server+, or similar certifications
Corporate certification enablement
Turn this pathway into a team capability plan
We can align the learning path, instructor support, practice environment and delivery schedule to your team’s roles and certification target.