Road to Atlassian Certified Expert: Interesting Journey through Data Center & Cloud Certification

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Hi Atlassian Community,

It was two years ago when I started my Atlassian journey and now I realize it is an integral part of my work life. Being Atlassian Community Leader has really enriched my Atlassian skills on data center and cloud variants, especially on Jira Software, Jira Service Management & Confluence Product.

From a DevOps background, I started my journey with Jira project administration and then continued on to Jira administration.

With a year or so of experience in both server and cloud variants, it was almost after two years I took the cloud certifications on both project administration and Jira admin certification.

It was with skill builder courses & badges I gained confidence in confluence with good experience of around 6 months working with the tool.

For me, Atlassian Certified Expert is a stepping stone in the journey of learning & having expertise across multiple Atlassian products.

My Certification Path

          

Learning never ends!! As always, I will continue contributing to the community and thrive for knowledge.

Let me know your thoughts on how your experience or preparation for certification is going in your work life at Atlassian.

I have updated the above badges recently with Jira Service Project Manager Certification!!

Happy Learning!!

Thanks,
Pramodh

[Jimmy Seddon]

Congratulations @Pramodh M!

I 100% agree with everything you have said!

[Pramodh M]

Thanks @Jimmy Seddon !!

[Alexander Bondarev]

Congratulations, @Pramodh M !

Welcome to the club =) 

I have plans to Cloud exams too, I plan to start with ACP-620.

[Pramodh M]

Thanks @Alexander Bondarev !!

[Ajay _view26_]

@Pramodh M  Congratulations for the feat!  🤩

[Pramodh M]

Thanks @Ajay _view26_ !!

[Deepanshu Natani]

Congratulations @Pramodh M 

[Pramodh M]

Thanks @Deepanshu Natani 🙂

[Andy Gladstone]

Congratulations! Best use of the word variants I have seen in the past 2 years - glad it could be used for a positive message! 

[Pramodh M]

Thanks @Andy Gladstone 🙂

[Freddy]

Congratulations, I am inspired to follow through this path.

Thank you for sharing

[Pramodh M]

Glad Freddy!!

[Angie Wong]

Congrats @Pramodh M on your many badges and certifications. We at Atlassian University love your dedication to your craft!

[Alex Koxaras _Relational_]

Congratulations @Pramodh M ! Extraordinary achievement!

[Lina Tw]

Great job, and congratulation!

So after you spent all of this time on getting certified and getting these badges, did you find a good job, or did it affect your career, pay wise? I think is very important question that need to be answered, I'm seeing tons of people enrolling in tons of different type of certifications, but once they start looking for a job, almost 95% + of the job posted on linkedin want 5+ years experience for some entry level, low pay job. The question is: how can these new comers with new certifications, can find jobs to get the 5+ years experience? 

[Joanna Thurmann]

Congratulations, @Pramodh M

FYI to you and those who contributed comments... We are pleased to announce that the Atlassian Organization Administrator Certification Exam is now also officially available. So you can add to your impressive list!  

[Pramodh M]

Thanks @Joanna Thurmann 

I have already bought the course and waiting for the exam to appear in the exam portal.

Once it appears I'm ready to take the exam. Fingers crossed!!

[Joanna Thurmann]

@Pramodh M I just verified that it's available now in the exam portal. Fingers crossed for you, indeed!  Let us know how it goes. Be sure to check out the Exam Success course. It really does ensure success :-)

[Kerri Bailey]

I am curious. I have been using Jira and Confluence for about 1 1/2 years. Looking at the Professional Certs- where should I start if I want to start working towards obtaining these certs?