# Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
Candidates for the DevOps Engineer Expert certification should have subject matter expertise working with people, processes, and technologies to continuously deliver business value.

This role's responsibilities include designing and implementing strategies for collaboration, code, infrastructure, source control, security, compliance, continuous integration, testing, delivery, monitoring, and feedback.


# Requirements
A candidate for this certification must be familiar with Azure administration and development, but they must be an expert in at least one of these areas.

# Prerequisite
To get this certification, you must have at least one of the following certifications:
* Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
* Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate

# Skills measured
To fulfill the requirements and needs for this certification candidates must be able to:
* Develop an instrumentation strategy
* Develop a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) strategy
* Develop a security and compliance plan
* Manage source control
* Facilitate communication and collaboration
* Define and implement continuous integration
* Define and implement continuous delivery and release management strategy

# Exam
## Exam AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions

The exam tests the following skills:
* Develop an instrumentation strategy (5-10%)
* Develop a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) strategy (5-10%)
* Develop a security and compliance plan (10-15%)
* Manage source control (10-15%)
* Facilitate communication and collaboration (10-15%)
* Define and implement continuous integration (20-25%)
* Define and implement continuous delivery and release management strategy (10-15%)

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert Candidates for the DevOps Engineer Expert certification should have subject matter expertise working with people, processes, and technologies to continuously deliver business value. This role s responsibilities include designing and implementing strategies for collaboration, code, infrastructure, source control, security, compliance, continuous integration, testing, delivery, monitoring, and feedback. Requirements A candidate for this certification must be familiar with Azure administration and development, but they must be an expert in at least one of these areas. Prerequisite To get this certification, you must have at least one of the following certifications:  Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate  Skills measured To fulfill the requirements and needs for this certification candidates must be able to:  Develop an instrumentation strategy Develop a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) strategy Develop a security and compliance plan Manage source control Facilitate communication and collaboration Define and implement continuous integration Define and implement continuous delivery and release management strategy  Exam Exam AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions The exam tests the following skills:  Develop an instrumentation strategy (5-10%) Develop a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) strategy (5-10%) Develop a security and compliance plan (10-15%) Manage source control (10-15%) Facilitate communication and collaboration (10-15%) Define and implement continuous integration (20-25%) Define and implement continuous delivery and release management strategy (10-15%)  