Wayman Smith
Senior Cloud Architect II
Solutions Architect from the CLI to the Cloud and Beyond
Based in Washington, D.C., I have spent the last two decades speaking fluent Linux, taming complex systems long before it was trendy to containerize everything. When I'm not glued to a command-line terminal, I'm expertly navigating the cloud, armed with extensive hands-on experience and a formidable stack of AWS and GCP certifications. I’m not merely a former Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA); I’ve also achieved the rare, gravity-defying status of both a CNCF Kubestronaut and a Golden Kubestronaut.
- Linux
- RHEL
- SELinux
- Red Hat
- Google Cloud Platform
- AWS
- Kubernetes
- GKE
- EKS
- Docker
My Certifications
AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
AWS (last renewed/obtained: Nov 28, 2025)
Expires Nov 28, 2028
AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate
AWS (last renewed/obtained: Nov 11, 2024)
Expires Nov 11, 2027
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
AWS (last renewed/obtained: Dec 24, 2024)
Expires Dec 24, 2027
AWS Certified Security – Specialty
AWS (last renewed/obtained: May 11, 2026)
Expires May 11, 2029
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
AWS (last renewed/obtained: Feb 28, 2026)
Expires Feb 27, 2029
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
AWS (last renewed/obtained: Feb 28, 2026)
Expires Feb 27, 2029
CNCF Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
CNCF (last renewed/obtained: Apr 25, 2026)
Expires Apr 25, 2029
CNCF Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
CNCF (last renewed/obtained: Jul 20, 2024)
Expires Jul 20, 2027
CNCF Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
CNCF (last renewed/obtained: Jul 16, 2024)
Expires Jul 16, 2027
CNCF Kubernetes and Cloud Security Associate (KCSA)
CNCF (last renewed/obtained: Jul 18, 2024)
Expires Jul 18, 2027
CNCF Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA)
CNCF (last renewed/obtained: Dec 19, 2023)
Expires Dec 19, 2026
Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer
Google (last renewed/obtained: Jul 2, 2024)
Expires Jul 2, 2027
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
Google (last renewed/obtained: Sep 10, 2025)
Expires Aug 21, 2027
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer
Google (last renewed/obtained: Mar 28, 2025)
Expires Mar 28, 2027
Hashicorp Certified Terraform Associate
Hashicorp (last renewed/obtained: Aug 16, 2025)
Expires Aug 16, 2027
Linux Foundation, Certified Argo Project Associate (CAPA)
Linux Foundation (last renewed/obtained: Oct 13, 2025)
Expires Oct 13, 2028
Linux Foundation, Certified Backstage Associate (CBA)
Linux Foundation (last renewed/obtained: Jan 2, 2026)
Expires Jan 2, 2029
Linux Foundation, Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate (CNPA)
Linux Foundation (last renewed/obtained: Feb 12, 2026)
Expires Feb 12, 2029
Linux Foundation, Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA)
Linux Foundation (last renewed/obtained: Oct 15, 2025)
Expires Oct 15, 2027
Linux Foundation, Cilium Certified Associate (CCA)
Linux Foundation (last renewed/obtained: Feb 9, 2026)
Expires Feb 9, 2029
Linux Foundation, Istio Certified Associate (ICA)
Linux Foundation (last renewed/obtained: Feb 4, 2026)
Expires Feb 4, 2029
Linux Foundation, Kyverno Certified Associate (KCA)
Linux Foundation (last renewed/obtained: Jan 19, 2026)
Expires Jan 19, 2029
Linux Foundation, OpenTelemetry Certified Associate (OTCA)
Linux Foundation (last renewed/obtained: Oct 20, 2025)
Expires Oct 20, 2028
Other Certificate
Other (last renewed/obtained: Feb 16, 2026)
Expires Feb 16, 2029
Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator
Other (last renewed/obtained: Feb 24, 2025)
Expires Feb 24, 2028
What my customers say
did great to deal with the Firebase support, with their no rush mindset
planity.com · May 2026