Azure Developer Associate

Azure Developers design, build, test, and maintain cloud applications and services.

• Develop Azure compute solutions
• Develop for Azure storage
• Implement Azure security
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure solutions
• Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services

Required Exams / Courses

• AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure

Azure IoT Developer Speciality

Azure IoT Developers create and maintain the cloud and edge portions of an IoT solution.

• Set up the IoT Solution Infrastructure
• Provision and Manage Devices
• Implement IoT Edge
• Implement Business Integration
• Process and Manage Data
• Monitor, Troubleshoot, and Optimize IoT Solutions
• Implement Security
   

Required Exams / Courses:

• AZ-220 Azure IoT Developer

Azure AI Engineer Associate

Azure AI Engineers build, manage, and deploy AI solutions that leverage Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Cognitive Search, and Microsoft Bot Framework.

• Plan and manage an Azure cognitive services solution
• Implement computer vision solutions
• Implement natural language processing solutions
• Implement knowledge mining solutions
• Implement conversational AI solutions
   

Required Exams / Courses

• AI-102: Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution

Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

DevOps Engineers work with people, processes, and technologies to continuously deliver business value.

• Develop an instrumentation strategy
• Develop a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) strategy
• Develop a security and compliance plan
• Manage source control
• Facilitate communication and collaboration
• Define and implement continuous integration
• Define and implement a continuous delivery and release management strategy

Prerequisites (One of the following):

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate

Required Exams / Courses:

• AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Azure Solution Architects design and implement solutions that run on Microsoft Azure, including aspects like compute, network, storage, and security.

• Implement and monitor an Azure infrastructure
• Implement management and security solutions
• Implement solutions for apps
• Implement and manage data platforms
• Design monitoring
• Design identity and security
• Design data storage
• Design business continuity
• Design infrastructure
   

Required Exams / Courses:

• Earn the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification and pass AZ-305

or

• Pass AZ-303 and AZ-304 (before they both retire on March 31, 2022), 

or

• Pass AZ-303 (retires March 31, 2022) and AZ-305