AZ-400 Azure DevOps Certification Training Course

The AZ-400 leads to the Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert credential, an expert-level qualification that proves you can design and run DevOps practices end to end on Azure. It sits above the associate-level Azure Administrator and Azure Developer certifications and shows employers you can own pipelines, releases, and reliability for a delivery team.

With Logitrain the official exam is included, and every course carries a price beat guarantee. Sit the exam at the Logitrain test centre or online, and choose in-person training in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, or live online anywhere in Australia.

There are no compulsory prerequisites to attend, but AZ-400 is an expert-level certification and assumes real Azure experience. Microsoft recommends you are comfortable administering and developing on Azure, with proven skills in at least one of those areas, plus a working knowledge of version control, Agile methods, and software delivery.

If you need to build that base first, the AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure course covers the developer path, and the wider Microsoft Azure certification courses cover the Azure Administrator path. If you are new to cloud, start with the AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals course.

Candidates can achieve this certification by passing the following exam.

• AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions, leading to the Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert certification

You can book and sit the exam within three months of finishing your course. Sit it at the Logitrain test centre, at any other Pearson VUE test centre, or online through Pearson VUE online proctoring from a private space.

Exam format: a maximum of 60 multiple choice and performance based questions, 100 minutes, with a passing score of 700 on a scale of 100 to 1000.

Digital course material for AZ-400 is included

• Plan a DevOps transformation with shared goals, metrics, and team structures
• Configure Azure Boards and GitHub Projects for Agile planning
• Design and implement a source control and branching strategy in Azure Repos and GitHub
• Scale Git for enterprise teams and manage repositories
• Build continuous integration pipelines with Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions
• Design a container build strategy
• Create release pipelines and manage deployment patterns
• Implement blue green deployments, canary releases, and feature flags
• Manage secrets, tokens, and certificates across pipelines
• Design and implement a dependency and package management strategy
• Automate infrastructure using ARM templates, Bicep, and Desired State Configuration
• Integrate security scanning and open source governance into pipelines
• Configure monitoring, alerts, and dashboards with Azure Monitor and Application Insights
• Implement continuous feedback and application analytics

• DevOps engineers and Azure DevOps engineers
• Site reliability engineers and platform engineers
• Build and release engineers
• Cloud engineers and infrastructure engineers
• Software developers moving into DevOps
• System administrators expanding into automation and delivery
• Cloud solutions architects who own delivery pipelines
• Azure Administrator or Azure Developer certified professionals aiming for DevOps Engineer Expert
• Career changers with Azure administration or development experience

• Development for enterprise DevOps
  • Introduction to DevOps
  • Choose the right project and identify metrics and KPIs
  • Describe team structures and Agile organisation
  • Plan Agile with GitHub Projects and Azure Boards
  • Introduction to source control and source control systems
  • Work with Azure Repos and GitHub
  • Design and implement branch strategies and workflows
  • Collaborate with pull requests in Azure Repos
  • Explore Git hooks and foster inner source
  • Manage and configure repositories
  • Identify and manage technical debt
• Continuous integration with Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions
  • Explore Azure Pipelines
  • Manage Azure Pipeline agents and pools
  • Describe pipelines and concurrency
  • Design and implement a pipeline strategy
  • Integrate with Azure Pipelines
  • Introduction to GitHub Actions
  • Continuous integration with GitHub Actions
  • Design a container build strategy
• Release strategy
  • Create a release pipeline
  • Explore release recommendations
  • Provision and configure environments
  • Manage and modularise tasks and templates
  • Automate inspection of health
• Secure continuous deployment
  • Introduction to deployment patterns
  • Implement blue green deployment and feature toggles
  • Implement canary releases and dark launching
  • Implement A/B testing and progressive exposure deployment
  • Integrate with identity management systems
  • Manage application configuration data
• Infrastructure as code
  • Explore infrastructure as code and configuration management
  • Create Azure resources using ARM templates
  • Create Azure resources using Azure CLI
  • Explore Azure Automation with DevOps
  • Implement Desired State Configuration
  • Implement Bicep
• Security and compliance
  • Introduction to secure DevOps
  • Manage open source software
  • Software composition analysis
  • Security monitoring and governance
• Dependency management strategy
  • Explore package dependencies
  • Understand package management
  • Migrate, consolidate, and secure artifacts
  • Implement a versioning strategy
  • Introduction to GitHub Packages
• Continuous feedback
  • Implement tools to track usage and flow
  • Develop monitoring and status dashboards
  • Share knowledge within teams
  • Automate application analytics
  • Manage alerts, blameless retrospectives, and a just culture

• AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure: the developer path many learners take before AZ-400.
• Microsoft Azure certification courses: the full Azure catalogue, including the Azure Administrator route.
• AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions: a common next step towards Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• AZ-500 Microsoft Azure Security Technologies: deepen the security side of your DevOps work.
• AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals: the entry point if you are new to Azure.
• DevOps training courses: related DevOps tools and practices beyond Azure.
• Cloud Computing Job Ready Program: training, certification, internship, and career counselling if you want a job outcome.
• Microsoft certification courses: browse the wider Microsoft range.

Got a team to train on Azure DevOps? Logitrain can deliver AZ-400 in house at your premises anywhere in Australia, with course material, mock test, and official exam as the public courses. It suits teams who want everyone trained together on dates that suit the business, so your pipelines, releases, and delivery practices improve as a group.

What is the AZ-400 certification?

AZ-400 is the Microsoft certification for Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions. It leads to the Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert credential and proves you can run DevOps practices across the application lifecycle on Azure, from source control and pipelines to security and monitoring.

Is the exam included in the AZ-400 course?

Yes. The official certification exam is included in the course fee, and you can book and sit it within three months of finishing your training, at any Pearson VUE test centre or online.

What are the prerequisites for AZ-400?

There are no compulsory prerequisites, but it is an expert-level certification. Microsoft recommends experience administering and developing on Azure, with proven skills in at least one of those areas, plus a working knowledge of version control and Agile delivery.

Which version of the AZ-400 exam does this course cover?

The course covers the current AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions exam, which Microsoft updated in 2026. Your training and course material are aligned to the latest exam objectives.

How long is the AZ-400 course?

The course runs over four days full-time, or four weeks part-time if you prefer weeknight or weekend study. Each full-time day maps to one part-time week.

Where can I do the AZ-400 course?

You can attend in person, or join live online from anywhere in Australia. Every option is delivered live in real time with a trainer.

Should I do AZ-104 or AZ-204 before AZ-400?

Either works. Take the Azure Administrator path if your background is operations and infrastructure, or the Azure Developer path if your background is coding. AZ-400 assumes you are comfortable in at least one of these areas before you start.

Is AZ-400 an expert-level certification?

Yes. It is an expert-level certification and one of the most senior DevOps qualifications Microsoft offers, so it is best suited to people with real Azure administration or development experience rather than absolute beginners.