An expert credential combining an Azure associate certification with AZ-400, covering delivery pipelines, infrastructure as code and instrumentation.
DevOps Engineer Expert requires either Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Developer Associate as a prerequisite, plus a pass in AZ-400.
The path you choose changes the experience considerably. Coming through AZ-204 you will already know the application side and need to learn infrastructure automation; coming through AZ-104 the reverse is true.
AZ-400 covers both Azure DevOps and GitHub, and the balance has shifted toward GitHub Actions in recent revisions of the skills outline.
In the order most candidates take them. Where a track offers a choice of concentration, every eligible exam is listed.
Building applications on Azure: compute options from App Service to Functions and containers, storage APIs, authentication, and integration through messaging and events.
End-to-end delivery on Azure DevOps and GitHub: source control strategy, build and release pipelines, dependency management, security and compliance, and instrumentation.
Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert requires 2 exams. They are listed below in the order most candidates take them.
12 months from the date the final exam is passed. Renewal requirements are set by the vendor and change from time to time, so confirm before your expiry date.
Tracks that build on this one, or that pair well with it.
Microsoft’s Azure architecture credential, earned by holding the Azure Administrator Associate certification and passing the AZ-305 design exam.
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