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Organizations depend on specialists who can protect data, enable zero-trust strategies, and deliver frictionless authentication across apps, APIs, and cloud environments. Ping Identity has developed a portfolio of Professional Certifications that allow IT practitioners to validate their skills and deepen their expertise with the company's advanced technologies. Whether you work as an administrator, solutions architect, or systems engineer, these credentials offer a clear path to becoming a trusted authority in identity management.
Ping’s Professional-level certifications focus on hands-on skills required to deploy, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain the company’s key platforms. Each exam targets a different product in Ping’s ecosystem, allowing candidates to specialize or build a broad portfolio of expertise.
Designed for administrators of PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud tenants, this certification confirms your ability to configure services, manage user and application settings, and troubleshoot common issues. It demonstrates mastery of secure authentication, policy management, and overall tenant health.
PingAccess helps organizations secure applications and APIs with centralized access control. The PingAccess certification validates that you can perform core installation, configuration, and administration tasks to ensure secure access to critical resources.
Large enterprises rely on scalable directories to store and retrieve identity data at high speed. This credential recognizes the skills needed to install, configure, and maintain PingDirectory services, supporting robust identity data management for complex environments.
Federation and single sign-on are essential for smooth collaboration across organizational boundaries. The PingFederate certification proves your ability to deploy and administer PingFederate servers, configure identity providers and service providers, and maintain secure federation protocols.
Identity orchestration is one of the fastest-growing areas in IAM. The PingOne DaVinci certification equips professionals to design and maintain advanced flows using DaVinci connectors, test and troubleshoot integrations, and implement end-to-end orchestration strategies.
This certification focuses on Ping’s SaaS identity platform, PingOne. It validates the skills to administer environments, manage identities, and leverage Ping’s cloud services to deliver flexible and scalable authentication solutions.
Ping’s Access Management (AM) solution protects resources and enforces policies across an organization. Earning the PingAM credential demonstrates your competence in installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining all core AM components.
Identity data often needs to be synchronized and governed across multiple systems. The PingIDM certification proves your ability to deploy, configure, and manage Ping's Identity Management platform, ensuring data consistency and compliance.
Career Advancement: With the growing adoption of zero-trust and cloud IAM architectures, certified professionals stand out in competitive job markets.
Hands-On Credibility: These exams measure practical skills, not just theory. Employers know you can deploy and support mission-critical identity solutions.
Specialization or Breadth: You can focus on one technology - such as PingFederate or PingDirectory - or combine several certifications to position yourself as a comprehensive IAM expert.
Support for Business Goals: Certified practitioners help organizations reduce risk, improve compliance, and create seamless login experiences for customers and employees.
New to Ping solutions? Start with PingOne (POP-001) to gain an understanding of Ping’s SaaS ecosystem.
Focused on federation or SSO? Target PingFederate (PFP-001) or PingOne DaVinci (PODV-001) if you're interested in advanced orchestration.
Directory or data management roles? Consider PingDirectory (PDP-001) or PingIDM (PT-IDM-CPE).
Access and policy management specialists may benefit from PingAccess (PAP-001) or PingAM (PT-AM-CPE).
Cloud-focused identity architects should explore PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud (FRX-IC-CPE).
While Ping Identity doesn't mandate formal training, success often comes from combining hands-on experience with official courses and documentation. Recommended steps include:
●Reviewing product documentation and administrator guides.
●Practicing installation, configuration, and troubleshooting in a test environment.
●Exploring Ping Identity's online learning platform and community forums.
●Gaining experience with real-world deployments if possible.
As organizations expand their digital ecosystems, identity and access management remains mission-critical. Ping Identity's Professional Certifications provide a structured way to gain, validate, and showcase the skills needed to protect data and enable seamless authentication across the enterprise. Whether you specialize in PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud, PingFederate, PingDirectory, or any other solution in Ping's portfolio, earning one or more of these credentials can strengthen your professional credibility and open doors to advanced roles in IAM engineering, architecture, and administration.
