Build on your DevOps expertise with the new Microsoft Certified: Agentic DevOps Engineer Expert certification and Exam AZ-401, now in beta.
Agentic AI is transforming how DevOps teams ship software. The professionals who can weave AI assistance into continuous integration, delivery, and monitoring are the ones driving real operational impact.
Ready to prove you can design and run agentic DevOps at scale? We're introducing the Microsoft Certified: Agentic DevOps Engineer Expert certification to validate your ability to deliver continuous value with AI-assisted DevOps across Azure DevOps and GitHub, using GitHub Copilot. Earn it by passing Exam AZ-401 Designing and Implementing Microsoft Agentic DevOps Solutions, now in beta.
To earn the expert Microsoft Certified: Agentic DevOps Engineer Expert certification, you must also pass one of these two exams
Is this the right certification for you?
This certification is designed for agentic DevOps engineers—developers or infrastructure administrators who bring people, processes, and products together to enable continuous delivery of value, and who enhance DevOps processes by integrating AI assistance tools. You collaborate with developers, site reliability engineers, platform engineers, Azure administrators, and security engineers.
This certification demonstrates your ability to:
- Design and implement processes, traceability, and DevOps success metrics.
- Build source control strategies across Azure DevOps and GitHub.
- Design and implement build, release, and deployment pipelines with AI assistance.
- Apply security, compliance, and instrumentation strategies using AI agents.
You should have strong skills in either administering or developing solutions using Microsoft technologies, plus practical experience with DevOps code languages including YAML, KQL, and Bicep. You should also have experience implementing both Azure DevOps and GitHub solutions using Microsoft and GitHub AI tools.
Ready to prove your skills? The first 300 candidates can save 80%
Take advantage of the discounted beta exam offer. The first 300 people who take Exam AZ-401 (beta) on or before November 9, 2026 can get 80% off.
Enter AZ401Glendon when prompted for payment during registration. This is not a private access code. Seats are first come, first served, and you must take the exam by November 9, 2026. The discount is not available in Turkey, Pakistan, India, or China.
How to prepare
Get ready for Exam AZ-401 (beta):
- Review the Exam AZ-401 (beta) exam page and Exam AZ-401 study guide for details and topics covered.
- Complete the self-paced Microsoft Learn Plan: Optimize DevOps with AI agents on Azure.
- Start learning now on Microsoft Learn. Once generally available, the certification and exam will be available through Microsoft Credentials on AI Skills Navigator.
- Connect with Microsoft Training Services Partners in your area for in-person offerings.
- Read Just How Does One Prepare for Beta Exams? for more preparation ideas.
Ready to get started?
Remember, discounted spots are limited to the first 300 candidates taking Exam AZ-401 (beta) on or before November 9, 2026.
Beta exam rescoring begins when the exam goes live, with final results released approximately 10 days later. Read Creating high-quality exams: The path from beta to live for details.
Stay tuned for general availability in December.
Additional information
- With this release, Exam AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions and Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert will retire on February 1, 2027.
- Take certification exams from home or the office. Read Online proctored exams: What to expect and how to prepare.
- For more certification updates, read Microsoft Credentials roundup: June 2026.
- Help shape future Microsoft Credentials. Join the Microsoft Worldwide Learning SME Group for Credentials on LinkedIn for beta exam alerts and opportunities to contribute to future learning and assessments.
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