Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate

Validates expertise in designing, building, testing, and maintaining cloud applications and services on Azure. This associate-level certification covers developing Azure compute solutions including containerized apps, App Service web apps, and Azure Functions, developing for Azure storage with Cosmos DB and Blob Storage, implementing Azure security with Microsoft Identity platform, Microsoft Entra ID, and Key Vault, monitoring and troubleshooting solutions with Application Insights, and integrating Azure and third-party services through API Management, Event Grid, Event Hubs, Service Bus, and Queue Storage. Requires at least two years of programming experience and proficiency with Azure SDKs, CLI, and PowerShell.