Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400, 2025)
- Focus: Designing/implementing Azure DevOps pipelines, GitHub/Azure Repos, IaC (Bicep/Terraform), testing, release strategies, governance.
- Format: Multiple-choice/case studies; expects comfort with YAML pipelines and Azure security (Key Vault, RBAC, Entra ID).
- Good for: DevOps engineers standardizing delivery on Azure with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
- Prep: Build an end-to-end pipeline (PR checks, IaC deploy, integration tests), add policy gates, cost alerts, and dashboarding in Azure Monitor.