Harness University

Harness University offers comprehensive learning for all users, from self-paced training to instructor-led courses and certifications. Master software delivery, the Harness way.

Self-Paced Training Instructor-Led Training Certifications

Self-Paced Training

Free self-paced courses that you can consume on your own time.

Harness Platform Fundamentals

Self-paced video course introducing the Harness Platform. Product version: Free Plans of any module

Free

Harness Platform

Introduction to AI Agents

Self-paced tidbit introducing the Custom AI Agents. Product version: Free Plans of any module

Free

Harness Platform

Code Repository

Self-paced video course introducing Harness Code Repository. Product version: Harness Paid Plans

Free

Code Repository

Continuous Delivery & GitOps

Self-paced video course introducing Harness Continuous Delivery & GitOps. Product version: Harness CD & GitOps Free Plans

Free

Continuous Delivery & GitOps

Introducing CD Service Setup

Self-paced tidbit introducing CD Service Setup. Product version: Harness CD & GitOps Free Plans

Free

Continuous Delivery & GitOps

Introduction to GitOps Application Deployments with Feature Management

Self-paced tidbit introducing GitOps applications with feature management. Product version: Harness CD & GitOps Free Plans

Free

Continuous Delivery & GitOps

Introduction to Basic CD Deployments

Self-paced tidbit introducing basic CD deployments. Product version: Harness CD & GitOps Free Plans

Free

Continuous Delivery & GitOps

Introduction to Policy as Code (OPA)

Self-paced tidbit introducing Policy as Code (OPA). Product version: Harness CD & GitOps Free Plans

Free

Continuous Delivery & GitOps

Introduction to Drift Detection

Self-paced tidbit introducing Drift Detection. Product version: Harness CD & GitOps Free Plans

Free

Continuous Delivery & GitOps

Introduction to Pipeline Controls

Self-paced tidbit introducing Pipeline Controls. Product version: Harness CD & GitOps Free Plans

Free

Continuous Delivery & GitOps

Introduction to Continuous Verification with Prometheus

Self-paced tidbit introducing Continuous Verification with Prometheus. Product version: Harness CD & GitOps Free Plans

Free

Continuous Delivery & GitOps

Introduction to Custom Plugins in CD Steps

Self-paced tidbit introducing Custom Plugins in CD Steps. Product version: Harness CD & GitOps Free Plans

Free

Continuous Delivery & GitOps

Continuous Integration

Self-paced video course introducing Harness Continuous Integration. Product version: Harness CI Free Plans

Free

Continuous Integration

Introduction to CI Pipeline Variables

Self-paced tidbit introducing CI Pipeline Variables. Product version: Harness CI Paid Plans

Free

Continuous Integration

Introduction to Harness CI UI & YAML Editor

Self-paced tidbit introducing Introduction to the Harness CI UI and YAML Editor. Product version: Harness CI Paid Plans

Free

Continuous Integration

Introduction to Matrix Looping Strategy

Self-paced tidbit introducing Matrix Looping Strategies. Product version: Harness CI Paid Plans

Free

Continuous Integration

Introduction to Secure Repo Cloning

Self-paced tidbit introducing Secure Repo Cloning. Product version: Harness CI Paid Plans

Free

Continuous Integration

Introduction to Docker Build and Push

Self-paced tidbit introducing Docker Build and Push. Product version: Harness CI Paid Plans

Free

Continuous Integration

Introduction to CI Security Scan

Self-paced tidbit introducing CI Security Scan. Product version: Harness CI Paid Plans

Free

Continuous Integration

Introduction to Governance Policies (OPA)

Self-paced tidbit introducing Governance Policies (OPA). Product version: Harness CI Paid Plans

Free

Continuous Integration

Introduction to Test Intelligence

Self-paced tidbit introducing Test Intelligence. Product version: Harness CI Paid Plans

Free

Continuous Integration

Introduction to Parallel Steps

Self-paced tidbit introducing Parallel Steps as part of Test Intelligence Steps. Product version: Harness CI Paid Plans

Free

Continuous Integration

Internal Developer Portal

Self-paced video course introducing Harness Internal Developer Portal. Product version: Harness IDP Paid Plans

Free

Internal Developer Portal

Introduction to IDP Dynamic Pickers

Self-paced tidbit introducing IDP Dynamic Pickers. Product version: Harness IDP Paid Plans

Free

Internal Developer Portal

Introduction to IDP Catalog Ingestion API

Self-paced tidbit introducing IDP Catalog Ingestion API. Product version: Harness IDP Paid Plans

Free

Internal Developer Portal

Infrastructure as Code Management

Self-paced video course introducing Harness Infrastructure as Code Management. Product version: Harness IaCM Free Plans

Free

Infrastructure as Code Management

Database DevOps

Self-paced video course introducing Harness Database DevOps. Product version: Harness DB DevOps Paid Plans

Free

Database DevOps

Feature Management & Experimentation

Self-paced courses introducing Feature Management & Experimentation. Product version: FME Paid Plans

Free

Feature Management & Experimentation

Resilience Testing

Self-paced video course introducing Harness Resilience Testing including chaos testing, load testing, and disaster recovery testing. Product version: Harness Resilience Testing Free Plans

Free

Resilience Testing - CE

Introduction to Chaos Testing: Viewing a Live Experiment Run

Self-paced tidbit introducing Chaos Testing: Viewing a Live Experiment Run. Product version: Harness Resilience Testing Free Plans

Free

Resilience Testing - CE

Traceable by Harness Platform Fundamentals

Self-paced video course introducing the Traceable by Harness Platform. Product version: Traceable by Harness Paid Plans

Free

API & Application Discovery

Harness Web Application and API Protection Fundamentals

Self-paced video course introducing the Harness Web Application and API Protection Platform. Product version: Harness Web Application and API Protection Paid Plans

Free

Web Application & API Protection

Application Security Testing - STO

Self-paced video course introducing Harness Application Security Testing focusing on STO. Product version: Harness Application Security Testing Paid Plans

Free

Application Security Testing - STO

Application Security Testing - SCS

Self-paced video course introducing Harness Application Security Testing focusing on SCS. Product version: Harness Application Security Testing Paid Plans

Free

Application Security Testing - SCS

Cloud & AI Cost Management

Self-paced video course introducing Harness Cloud & AI Cost Management. Product version: Harness CACM Free Plans

Free

Cloud & AI Cost Management

Introduction to Cost Categorization

Self-paced tidbit introducing Cost Categorization. Product version: Harness CACM Free Plans

Free

Cloud & AI Cost Management

Introduction to Building Nested Cost Categories

Self-paced tidbit introducing Building Nested Cost Categories. Product version: Harness CACM Free Plans

Free

Cloud & AI Cost Management

AI DLC Insights

Self-paced video course introducing Harness AI DLC Insights. Product version: Harness AI DLC Insights Paid Plans

Free

AI DLC Insights

Introduction to AI DLC CSV Upload and Org Tree Creation

Self-paced video course introducing AI DLC CSV Upload and Org Tree Creation. Product version: Harness AI DLC Insights Paid Plans

Free

AI DLC Insights

Instructor-Led Training

Intensive two-day courses, designed for engineers looking to deepen their understanding and expertise in Harness.

Introduction to the Harness Platform

Self-paced hands-on, prerequisite course to all module-specific ILT courses. Product version: Paid Plans of any module

Paid

Harness Platform

Code Repository

Deep dive into software configuration management and concepts. Product version: Harness Paid Plans

Paid

Code Repository

Continuous Delivery & GitOps

Deep dive into advanced Continuous Delivery concepts using Kubernetes as the deployment infrastructure. Product version: Harness CD & GitOps Paid Plans

Paid

Continuous Delivery & GitOps

Continuous Integration

Deep dive into advanced Continuous Integration concepts focused on containerization. Product version: Harness CI Paid Plans

Paid

Continuous Integration

Internal Developer Portal

Deep dive into advanced IDP and developer self-service concepts. Product version: Harness IDP Paid Plans

Paid

Internal Developer Portal

Infrastructure as Code Management

Deep dive into advanced IaC orchestration and management concepts. Product version: Harness IaCM Paid Plans

Paid

Infrastructure as Code Management

Database DevOps

Deep dive into advanced Database DevOps concepts. Product version: Harness DB DevOps Paid Plans

Paid

Database DevOps

Feature Management & Experimentation

Deep dive into Feature Management & Experimentation use cases and concepts. Product version: Harness Paid Plans

Paid

Feature Management & Experimentation

Resilience Testing

Deep dive into resilience testing concepts including chaos testing, load testing, and disaster recovery testing. Product version: Harness Resilience Testing Paid Plans

Paid

Resilience Testing - CE

Web Application and API Protection

Deep dive into Web Application and API Protection concepts including threat detection and API security practices. Product version: Harness Web Application and API Protection Paid Plans

Paid

Web Application & API Protection

Application Security Testing - STO

Deep dive into advanced Security Testing Ochestration concepts using multiple scanning technologies. Product version: Harness Application Security Testing Paid Plans

Paid

Application Security Testing - STO

Application Security Testing - SCS

Deep dive into supply chain security and concepts. Product version: Harness Application Security Testing Paid Plans

Paid

Application Security Testing - SCS

Cloud & AI Cost Management

Deep dive into advanced Cloud and AI Cost Management concepts supporting FinOps. Product version: Harness CACM Paid Plans

Paid

Cloud & AI Cost Management

AI DLC Insights

Deep dive into advanced AI DLC Insights concepts across the SDLC. Product version: Harness AI DLC Insights Paid Plans

Paid

AI DLC Insights

Certifications

Test and validate your knowledge of Harness by becoming a Harness Certified Expert.

New to Harness? Start with the Developer track. You can always move up as your responsibilities grow.

Code Repository - Developer

CR Developer focuses on the fundamental skills around SCM/Git and governance. Product version: Harness Paid Plans

Free

Code Repository

Continuous Delivery & GitOps - Developer

CD & GitOps Developer focuses on the fundamental skills to deploy your applications with CD & GitOps projects. Product version: Harness CD & GitOps Free Plans

Free

Continuous Delivery & GitOps

Continuous Integration - Developer

CI Developer focuses focuses on the fundamental skills of building your code with CI projects. Product version: Harness CI Free Plans

Free

Continuous Integration

Internal Developer Portal - Developer

IDP Developer focuses on the fundamental skills to enable developer self-service and reduce cognitive overload. Product version: Harness IDP Paid Plans

Free

Internal Developer Portal

Infrastructure as Code Management - Developer

IaCM Developer focuses on the fundamental skills to scale your Terraform/OpenTofu Infrastructure as Code. Product version: Harness IaCM Free Plans

Free

Infrastructure as Code Managemen

Database DevOps - Developer

DBDO Developer focuses on the fundamental skills to integrate your database changes into a CI/CD pipeline. Product version: Harness DBDO Paid Plans

Free

Database DevOps

Feature Management & Experimentation - Developer

FME Developer focuses on the fundamental skills to manage feature releases and experiments.

Product version: Harness FME Paid Plans

Free

Feature Management & Experimentation

Resilience Testing - Developer

Resilience Testing Developer focuses on the fundamental skills to validate system reliability through chaos testing, load testing, and disaster recovery testing.

Product version: Harness Resilience Testing Free Plans

Free

Resilience Testing - CE

API & Application Discovery - Developer

The API & Application Discovery Developer focuses on the fundamental skills to analyze and secure Application API-related activity.

Product version: API & Application Discovery Paid Plans

Free

API & Application Discovery

Application Security Testing - STO - Developer

STO Developer focuses on the fundamental skills to shift security left in your pipelines.

Product version: Harness Application Security Testing Free Plans

Free

Application Security Testing - STO

Application Security Testing - SCS - Developer

SCS Developer focuses on the fundamental skills to secure your SDLC with risk frameworks.

Product version: Harness Application Security Testing Paid Plans

Free

Application Security Testing - STO

Cloud & AI Cost Management - Developer

CACM Developer focuses on the fundamental skills to detect and stop cloud and AI cost anomalies as they occur.

Product version: Harness CACM Free Plans

Free

Cloud & AI Cost Management

AI DLC Insights - Developer

AI DLC Insights Developer focuses on the fundamental skills to discover SDLC bottlenecks and improve developer experience with data.

Product version: Harness AI DLC Insights Paid Plans

Free

AI DLC Insights

Continuous Delivery & GitOps - Administrator

CD & GitOps Administrator focuses the fundamental skills to deploy and maintain CD & GitOps projects and the overall Harness Platform. This exam builds upon the CD & GitOps Developer Certification. Product version: Harness CD & GitOps Paid Plans

Paid

Continuous Delivery & GitOp

Continuous Integration - Administrator

CI Administrator focuses on the fundamental skills to deploy and maintain CI projects and the overall Harness Platform. This exam builds upon the CI Developer Certification. Product version: Harness CI Paid Plans

Paid

Continuous Integration

Resilience Testing - Administrator

Resilience Testing Administrator focuses on the advanced skills in deploying and managing resilience testing across your applications. Product version: Harness Resilience Testing Paid Plans

Paid

Resilience Testing - CE

Application Security Testing - STO - Administrator

STO Administrator focuses on configuring and managing security testing processes within the Harness platform. Product version: Harness Application Security Testing Paid Plans

Paid

Application Security Testing - STO

Cloud & AI Cost Management - Administrator

CCM Administrator focuses on the advanced skills in design, implementation, and management of cloud cost savings. Product version: Harness CACM Paid Plans

Paid

Cloud & AI Cost Management

Continuous Delivery & GitOps - Architect

CD & GitOps Architect focuses on key technical job functions and advanced skills in design, implementation, and management of CD & GitOps. This exam builds upon the CD & GitOps Administrator Certification. Product version: Harness CD & GitOps Paid Plans

Paid

Continuous Delivery & GitOps

Continuous Integration - Architect

CI Architect focuses on key technical job functions and advanced skills in the design, implementation, and management of CI. This exam builds upon the CI Administrator Certification. Product version: Harness CI Paid Plans

Paid

Continuous Integration

Which Certification is right for you?

Learn

Build the foundation your way:

Self-led courses, with free plans available for most courses
Instructor-led training, which are live, guided sessions for hands-on learning

Study

Work through the reference material before taking the certification exam:

Work through the documentation for your track
Practice in a sandbox environment
Review the study guide and exam details to check you're ready

Certify

Take the certification exam and add it to your profile. Check the specific certification's page for what applies before you register.

Choose your track

Tracks build on each other. Most learners start at Developer and progress toward Administrator as they take on more responsibility for running Harness.

Track

Description

Exams

Developer

Validate your knowledge of software delivery concepts on the Harness Platform. Based on free plans, when available.

The following certifications are available: Continuous Integration Developer certification badge Application Security Testing STO Developer certification badge Cloud and AI Cost Management Developer certification badge Continuous Delivery and GitOps Developer certification badge Internal Developer Portal Developer certification badge Database DevOps Developer certification badge Resilience Testing Developer certification badge AI DLC Insights Developer certification badge

Administrator

Assess and validate your skills to maintain the Harness Platform for your organization's software delivery needs. Based on paid plans.

The following certifications are available: Continuous Delivery and GitOps Administrator certification badge Continuous Integration Administrator certification badge Application Security Testing STO Administrator certification badge Cloud and AI Cost Management Administrator certification badge Resilience Testing Administrator certification badge

Architect

Assess and validate your skills to scale the Harness Platform for your organization's software delivery needs. Based on paid plans.

The following certifications are available: Continuous Delivery and GitOps Architect certification badge Continuous Integration Architect certification badge

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