Certified Backstage Associate Exam Prep
The Certified Backstage Associate Exam Prep course by Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) equips developers, platform engineers, and IT professionals with hands-on skills to build and customize internal developer platforms using Backstage. It solves the growing industry challenge of fragmented tooling, where 78% of organizations report inefficiencies in developer onboarding and service discovery. You’ll master Backstage Catalog, infrastructure, development workflows, and customization—core competencies validated by the CNCF.
This course prepares you for the Certified Backstage Associate (CBA) exam—a 90-minute, proctored certification with a 32% focus on customization skills. Koenig Solutions provides official vendor-authorized courseware and 30-day lab access, ensuring real-world readiness. Earn your CBA to validate expertise in one of the fastest-growing cloud native frameworks and accelerate your path to platform engineering roles with proven, in-demand skills.
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Course Overview
The Certified Backstage Associate Exam Prep course by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) prepares candidates for the Certified Backstage Associate (CBA) certification, an online proctored exam validating expertise in building and managing internal developer portals. Designed for platform engineers, DevOps specialists, and site reliability engineers (SREs), this training equips IT professionals with foundational skills in Backstage development workflows, infrastructure setup, catalog management, and customization. With internal developer platforms now essential to modern software delivery, demand for Backstage proficiency is rising—over 70% of Fortune 500 companies are adopting or evaluating developer portal solutions, making this certification a strategic career asset.
Participants engage with core technologies including Backstage CLI, React, TypeScript, Docker, Yarn, and Material UI, gaining hands-on experience in configuring and extending Backstage instances. The lab environment simulates real-world scenarios using local development setups and containerized deployments where students build a functional Backstage portal from scratch. Key exercises include creating software templates, populating the service catalog via automated and manual ingestion, customizing frontend components with Material UI, and deploying a Dockerized Backstage application. One capstone project involves integrating Jenkins and Kubernetes plugins into the portal, enabling developers to view CI/CD status and map services to live workloads—mirroring production use cases at scale.
Earning the CNCF’s Certified Backstage Associate (CBA) certification demonstrates recognized competence in developer portal engineering and strengthens credibility in cloud-native roles. Certified professionals report salary increases of up to 20%, with platform engineer positions averaging $135,000 annually in North America. Koenig Solutions enhances preparation with official CNCF-aligned courseware, 1-on-1 instructor support, and a Guaranteed-to-Run schedule ensuring timely access. By mastering Backstage fundamentals through structured labs and exam-focused practice, graduates position themselves to lead internal platform initiatives, drive DevOps efficiency, and advance into senior engineering and platform leadership roles.
What You'll Learn
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of Node.js runtime and Yarn package manager essential for Backstage development projects
- Practical experience with TypeScript for compiling and customizing Backstage applications
- Familiarity with React to modify Backstage frontend code using Material UI components
- Working understanding of Docker to build and containerize Backstage applications effectively
- Proficiency in YAML syntax and configuration for defining Backstage Catalog entities and kinds
- Basic skills in local development workflows, including setting up and running a Backstage instance
Certification Exam
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Exam Preparation Materials
Practice Test Questions (200+)
Certificate of Completion
Post-Training Support (30 days)
Session Recording Access
Free Rescheduling (7+ days notice)
Career Outcomes
of Certified Backstage Associate Exam Prep certified professionals report career advancement within 6 months
Salary Impact
Average salary increase reported after obtaining the Certified Backstage Associate Exam Prep certification
*Source: Glassdoor / LinkedIn 2025
Job Roles
- Platform Engineer
- DevOps Engineer
- Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
- Internal Developer Platform (IDP) Specialist
- Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
- Software Catalog Manager
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