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Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Automation

Crydd Score 70

Demand Growing

Career Value High

Recognition High

CCNP Automation at a glance

Provider: Cisco
Credential type: Professional Certification
Exam required: Yes
Category: Networking
Level: Professional
Cost: $400 core exam (350-901 AUTOCOR) plus $300 for one concentration exam
Difficulty: Advanced
Time to earn: 4–6 months
Validity: 3 years (renew with continuing education credits or exams)
Format: Core exam 350-901 AUTOCOR (120 minutes) plus one concentration exam, such as 300-435 ENAUTO (90 minutes)
Prerequisites: None formally; programming and networking experience expected

What is CCNP Automation?

Cisco's professional certification for network automation, formerly DevNet Professional: designing, deploying and managing automated networks with code, APIs and CI/CD, with a concentration in enterprise or data centre automation.

Skills it covers

Network automation design
Python for networks
APIs and model-driven programmability
CI/CD for infrastructure
Enterprise and data centre automation

Is CCNP Automation worth it? The Crydd Verdict

CS 70

Choose it if

You are a network engineer who writes code, or a developer working on network infrastructure, in a Cisco environment.

Consider alternatives if

You are newer to automation: CCNA Automation first. For general infrastructure automation outside networking, Terraform.

Why we say so

Networks are increasingly run as code, and this is Cisco's senior credential for the engineers who do it.

Market demand

Network automation engineers are in demand at service providers and large enterprises, and Cisco credentials remain the reference in networking hiring.