Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

The Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) certification validates expertise in combining people, process, and technologies to continuously deliver value. It covers designing and implementing strategies for collaboration, code management, infrastructure as code, continuous integration and delivery, dependency management, and continuous feedback using Azure DevOps and GitHub. Prerequisites include holding either AZ-104 or AZ-204.

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What is the Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) Certification?

Who Should Take This Course?

DevOps engineers managing Azure DevOps and GitHub pipelines
Platform engineers building internal developer platforms on Azure
Software developers responsible for CI/CD in Azure environments
IT professionals transitioning to DevOps roles
Azure administrators expanding skills into automation and pipelines
Engineering managers overseeing DevOps transformation projects

What You Will Learn in the AZ-400 Course

A comprehensive curriculum covering all exam objectives with hands-on labs and real-world practice.

Configure Processes and Communications

Implement DevOps practices for team collaboration, feedback, and agile planning.

Azure Boards — work items, sprints, and Kanban boards
GitHub Issues and Projects for agile tracking
Audit logging and compliance in Azure DevOps
Integrating collaboration tools — Teams, Slack, ServiceNow

Design and Implement Source Control

Manage code repositories, branching strategies, and code review processes.

Azure Repos — Git branching strategies and protected branches
GitHub Advanced Security — code scanning and secret scanning
Monorepo vs multi-repo strategies
Pull request workflows and code review policies

Design and Implement Build and Release Pipelines

Build reliable, scalable CI/CD pipelines using Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions.

Azure Pipelines YAML — stages, jobs, steps, and templates
GitHub Actions workflows, composite actions, and reusable workflows
Release strategies — blue/green, canary, feature flags
Pipeline security — service connections, variable groups, and environments

Develop a Security and Compliance Plan

Embed security practices across the DevOps lifecycle (DevSecOps).

Microsoft Defender for DevOps and GitHub Advanced Security
Container and dependency vulnerability scanning
Azure Key Vault integration in pipelines
Compliance reporting and policy-as-code with Checkov / OPA

Implement an Instrumentation Strategy

Design feedback and monitoring strategies for deployed applications.

Application Insights — telemetry, user flows, and availability tests
Azure Monitor alerts and action groups
Feature management with Azure App Configuration
Chaos engineering and synthetic monitoring

Course Prerequisites

Pre-requisites training is free when you purchase the course from ProSupport

Azure Administrator (AZ-104) OR Azure Developer (AZ-204) — one is required
Familiarity with Azure DevOps Services and GitHub
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control workflows
Basic scripting knowledge — PowerShell, Bash, or Python
Understanding of Agile / Scrum methodologies

Exam Information

Everything you need to know about the AZ-400 certification exam.

Exam Component	Details
Exam Name	Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
Exam Code	AZ-400
Exam Type	Multiple Choice, Case Studies, Drag-and-Drop
Total Questions	40–60
Passing Score	700 (out of 1000)
Exam Duration	120 minutes
Language	English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese (Brazil)
Exam Provider	Microsoft / Pearson VUE
Exam Focus	CI/CD pipelines, source control, security, compliance, and feedback loops on Azure DevOps and GitHub
Exam Registration	Register at microsoft.com/en-us/learning. Requires AZ-104 or AZ-204 as prerequisite.
Retake Policy	24 hours before first retake; 14 days before subsequent retakes; 5 attempts per year
Certification Validity	1 year — renewable via free online renewal assessment on Microsoft Learn