Enquiry Regarding AZ-400 Certification and Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Eligibility

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Enquiry Regarding AZ-400 Certification and Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Eligibility

Kyaw Thi Han 0

Dear Microsoft Certification Team,

I hope you are doing well. I previously obtained the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) certification; however, it has been expired for the past two years. I am now planning to take the AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions exam.

I would like to clarify whether passing the AZ-400 exam alone will grant me the Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification, or if I need to first renew my AZ-104 certification to meet the requirements.

I appreciate your guidance on this matter. Looking forward to your response.

Best regards,

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Hi,

To earn Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, you need to have Active Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) and/or Active Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) in addition to passing AZ-400. If you want to use AZ-104 as your prerequisite then you will need to pass the exam again since you allow the certification to expire.

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Kyaw Thi Han 0 Reputation points

2025-02-26T08:55:19.16+00:00

Thank you for your prompt response. I appreciate the clarification.

I would like to check if there is any possibility to renew my AZ-104 certification instead of retaking the full exam. Currently, I am working as a Cloud Engineer focusing on Azure, and I actively apply my knowledge in my role.

Please let me know if there are any renewal options available for expired certifications.

Thanks,

Kyaw Thi Han
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2025-02-26T09:01:54.07+00:00

Unfortunately, according to their policy you have to pass the exam again.

Excerpt from the Credential expiration policies:

Microsoft role-based (associate and expert) and specialty Certifications are valid for one (1) year from the date that you complete all requirements to earn that Certification. To prevent your Certification from expiring you must renew the Certification before the Certification expiration date. For more information about Certification renewals, visit Renew your Certification. After the Certification expires, you will no longer be able to renew that Certification and will need to re-earn the Certification by passing all the required exam(s).

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