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Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Certification details

As a Microsoft Azure solutions architect, you have subject matter expertise in designing cloud and hybrid solutions that run on Azure, including:

  • Compute
  • Network
  • Storage
  • Monitoring
  • Security

Your responsibilities for this role include advising stakeholders and translating business requirements into designs for Azure solutions that align with the Azure Well-Architected Framework and Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure. In this role, you implement solutions on Azure by partnering with various other job roles, including:

  • Developers
  • Administrators
  • Security engineers
  • Data engineers

As a candidate for this certification, you should have advanced experience and knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platforms, and governance. You should manage how decisions in each area affect an overall solution. In addition, you should have experience with:

  • Azure administration
  • Azure development
  • DevOps processes

Important

The English language version of this certification was updated on October 18, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam AZ-305 page for details about latest changes.

Skills measured

  • Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions
  • Design data storage solutions
  • Design business continuity solutions
  • Design infrastructure solutions

Job role: Solution Architect

Prerequisites: 1 certification

Required exams: AZ-305

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Certification prerequisites

To become a Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, you must earn the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification.

Certification exams

  • AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

    Languages: en ja zh-cn ko de fr es pt-br ar-sa ru zh-tw it id-id

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    This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions; design data storage solutions; design business continuity solutions; and design infrastructure solutions.

    Price based on the country or region in which the exam is proctored.

    We strongly recommend that you register for an exam with a personal MSA account. If you register with an organizational (work/school) AAD account, your exam records will be lost if you leave your organization and they will be unrecoverable.
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** Complete this exam before the retirement date to ensure it is applied toward your certification. After the retirement date, please refer to the related certification for exam requirements.