ACE: L5 Professional - Automation

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ACE: L5 Professional - Automation Exam Format

ACE-L5-AUT

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The ACE: L5 Professional - Automation certification validates advanced skills in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting automation solutions for Arista networks. Candidates demonstrate proficiency in Python scripting, Ansible automation, CloudVision integration, network programmability using YANG and NETCONF, and CI/CD pipeline deployment. The exam covers practical hands-on tasks and theoretical knowledge, ensuring the certified professional can automate complex network operations, reduce manual errors, and accelerate service delivery. This certification is ideal for engineers moving into DevOps and NetOps roles who need to manage large-scale Arista environments efficiently.

120 questions
240 min
80% to pass
5 domains

Exam facts at a glance

What we know about this exam, and where the information comes from.

SpecificationValue
Questions120
Time limit240 minutes (120s per question)
Passing score80%
Domains5
LevelProfessional
Question bank here120 questions
SourceCertilum's own record — the vendor does not publish this figure

Official domain weights

The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.

DomainWeightTopicsPractice Qs
Arista EOS Automation25%
  • eAPI (EOS API) – HTTP-based automation
  • CloudVision Portal (CVP) configuration and provisioning
  • Change control workflows using CVP
  • +2 more
30
Network Programmability20%
  • OpenConfig and YANG data models
  • NETCONF/gNMI for device management
  • Custom tool development using Arista EOS SDK
  • +2 more
24
Automation Workflows and CI/CD20%
  • CI/CD pipeline design using Jenkins and GitLab
  • Automated testing of network configuration (pytest, pyATS)
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Ansible and Terraform
  • +2 more
24
Troubleshooting and Optimization15%
  • Debugging automation scripts and playbooks
  • Performance tuning of automations (idempotency, parallelism)
  • Security best practices for automation (least privilege, logging)
  • +2 more
18
Automation Fundamentals and Tools20%
  • Python scripting for network automation
  • Ansible playbook development and inventory management
  • Jinja2 templating for device configuration
  • +2 more
24

The heaviest domain is Arista EOS Automation at 25%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.

Note from the vendor record: Official exam SKU price in Arista Academy (all exams by track). The CORE ACE:L1-L7 levels have been migrated to the track program (Associate/Specialist/Professional/Expert); regional pricing may vary. The Expert exam requires a prior 4-hour pre-qualification exam. ACE:L5 Professional - Automation corresponds to the Automation track (Foundations/Advanced). Official exam page

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