ProLUG
Certified System Administrator
Overview
In 2024 ProLUG started offering a comprehensive 16-week System Administration course with a verifiable certificate of completion. The course represents 140 contact hours covering practical topics. Join to stay up to date with the latest information.
Topics / Tools Covered
Shell Commands
Vi/Vim
Essential CLI tools
Storage 'LVM', 'RAID'
Managing Users & Groups
Firewalls
Patching & package MGMT
Shell Scripting
Docker
Kubernetes
System Monitoring
Benchmarking
Testing
System Hardening
Ansible automation
Troubleshooting
Incident Response
Cohorts
C1 Fall Intake Sep 14th - Jan 14th 2024
C2 Spring Intake - March 22nd 2025
ProLUG
Certified Security Engineer
Overview
In 2025 ProLUG started offering a comprehensive 10-week Linux Security Engineering course with a verifiable certificate of completion. The course represents 80 contact hours covering practical topics.
Topics / Tools Covered
Build Standards and Compliance
Securing the Network Connection
User Access and System Integration
Bastion Hosts and Airgaps
Updating Systems and Patch Cycles
Monitoring and Parsing Logs
Monitoring and Alerting
Configuration drift and remediation
Certificate and Key Madness
Final Project
Cohorts
C1 Spring Intake - March 22nd 2025
C2 Fall Intake - September 20th 2025
ProLUG
Certified Automation Engineer
Overview
In 2025 ProLUG started offering a comprehensive 16-week Linux Automation course with a verifiable certificate of completion. The course represents 140 contact hours covering practical topics.
Topics / Tools Covered
Automation Tools
Automation Mindset
Inventory Maintenance
API Interactions
Software Package Deployment
Updating and Patching Systems
Configuring and interacting with Network Devices
User and Permission Configuration
System Checkout and Reporting
Automated System Hardening
Docker build Pipelines
Kubernetes build Pipelines
Key and Certificate Deployments
Troubleshooting
Final Project and Presentations
Cohorts
C1 Fall Intake - Sept 20th 2025