LPI DevOps Tools Engineer (Exam 701-200)

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UPDATED: July 6, 2026

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This LPI DevOps Tools Engineer course covers the skills you’ll need to design, deploy, and manage modern DevOps pipelines, and prepare for the 701-200 certification exam. Learn how to use the tools and workflows that make real-world DevOps environments run smoothly. This course focuses on the most frequently used DevOps tech and tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins, along with source control, cloud-native design, and monitoring. You’ll build and understand end-to-end pipelines, including containerization, orchestration, deployment, and observability. You’ll also practice AI-driven DevOps workflows with Claude code. By the end, you’ll have a clear understanding of how developers and operations teams work together to deliver stable, scalable services using modern open-source tooling.

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What you'll learn with LPI DevOps Tools training

Build and manage DevOps pipelines using Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes
Design and deploy containerized applications using Docker and OCI images
Orchestrate services and workloads using Kubernetes and kubectl
Manage source code and collaboration workflows with Git
Monitor and troubleshoot systems with Prometheus and logging tools
Apply cloud native security and deployment best practices across pipelines

LPI DevOps Tools training FAQs

Is the LPI DevOps Tools Engineer cert worth it?

Yes, if your goal is to work in real DevOps environments, the DevOps Tools Engineer certification from LPI is worth it because it focuses on the tools and workflows teams actually use. Instead of being tied to a single vendor, it emphasizes open-source technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and Git, which show up in many different environments. That makes it especially useful for developers and sysadmins who want to move into DevOps or platform roles. This course doesn’t just explain the tools, but also walks through how they fit together in a pipeline, which is what employers really care about.

What is LPI?

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is a nonprofit organization that creates vendor-neutral IT certifications, primarily focused on Linux and open-source technologies. Their certifications are designed to validate practical, transferable skills in different contexts and platforms. That’s also why LPI is invested in DevOps: modern DevOps workflows rely heavily on open-source tools like containers, orchestration platforms, and monitoring stacks. This LPI DevOps Tools Engineer course reflects that same reality, it focuses on how DevOps tools work together to build, deploy, and maintain applications. This course isn’t about memorizing commands, it’s about understanding how real systems are designed and operated.

What are DevOps engineer tools?

There are lots of different DevOps engineer tools, and they all help build, test, deploy, and operate software at scale. DevOps tools support everything from writing code to monitoring production systems. In this course, you’ll work with tools that represent each stage of that process: Git for source control, Jenkins for automation and pipelines, Docker for packaging applications into containers, and Kubernetes for running those containers in production. You’ll also see tools for monitoring and logging, like Prometheus, which help teams understand how systems behave in real time. The key isn’t just knowing each tool but understanding how they connect into a working pipeline.

How much does the LPI DevOps Tools Engineer cert cost?

The LPI DevOps Tools Engineer certification exam costs $200. That fee covers a single attempt, so you’ll want to prepare thoroughly before attempting it. The exam covers a wide range of topics (containers, orchestration, pipelines, monitoring, and cloud-native concepts), so even experienced professionals benefit from reviewing how all those pieces fit together. A structured course like this organizes all the knowledge of the tools into a clear path where they all fit together, rather than just memorizing what each tool does on its own.

Can I take this DevOps tools training without previous experience?

There’s no formal prerequisite for the LPI DevOps Tools Engineer certification, but this course is best suited for learners who already have some experience in Linux, scripting, development, or systems administration. Those are the foundations that DevOps builds on. This course assumes you understand how applications run and how systems are managed, then shows you how to automate and scale that work. If you’re completely new, that might feel like a lot at once. But if you’ve worked with code, servers, or basic infrastructure, this course helps turn those skills into real DevOps workflows.

Who is LPI DevOps Tools training for?

The LPI DevOps Tools Engineer certification is an intermediate-level cert aimed at software developers, system administrators, and DevOps engineers with about 3 years of experience and a solid understanding of Linux, scripting, version control, and basic cloud or container concepts. It can help you prepare for jobs like DevOps engineer, platform engineer, or site reliability engineer.

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Download the free LPI DevOps Tools study guide to complete this course in about 14 hours.

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