RHCE

RHCE

RHCE is an acronym standing for Red Hat Certified Engineer. The RHCE acronym is a professional designation used to indicate the individual holds an industry recognized Linux certification. The RHCE is a mid to advanced-level certification that builds on topics covered in Red Hat’s lower certification, the RHCT to include more advanced topics such as common enterprise networking (IP) services and security. Over 30,000 people have achieved the RHCE certification to date. To achieve the Red Hat Certified Engineer certification, the student must pass RH302, a 3.5 hour hands-on lab exam. This is the only exam required to achieve the certification. There is no prerequisite for the exam, but Red Hat recommends students have substantial real-world system administration experience before taking the exam. The exam consists of two sections. One section covers troubleshooting and system maintenance and lasts approximately two-and-a-half hours, while the other covers installation and configuration and lasts approximately three hours.