Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert AZ-400 guide exam help

Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert uses exam AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions. Microsoft lists AZ-400 with no retirement date and updated English-language skills measured as of April 24, 2026. The certification requires candidates to already hold either Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate. Candidates should have experience administering and developing in Azure, plus experience implementing both GitHub and Azure DevOps solutions. Microsoft requires a score of 700 or greater to pass. The current outline covers Design and implement processes and communications (10-15%), Design and implement a source control strategy (10-15%), Design and implement build and release pipelines (50-55%), Develop a security and compliance plan (10-15%), and Implement an instrumentation strategy (5-10%). Preparation should include GitHub Flow, Azure Boards, GitHub projects, repository governance, branch policies, Git LFS, package feeds, testing strategy, YAML pipelines, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, deployment strategies, Infrastructure as Code with ARM, Bicep, Azure Automation State Configuration and Azure Machine Configuration, Azure Deployment Environments, service principals, managed identities, GitHub Apps, Azure DevOps service connections, Key Vault, workload identity federation, GitHub Advanced Security, Defender for Cloud DevOps Security, Dependabot, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, KQL, and pipeline health monitoring.