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Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

About the
course

AZ-305
Expert
60 minutes to complete the exam
40-60 questions, multiple-choice and multi-select questions
700 / 1000
Warning
Exam AZ-303 and Exam AZ-304 will retire on March 31, 2022. A new exam, Exam AZ-305, is available.

Candidates for the Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification should have subject matter expertise in designing cloud and hybrid solutions that run on Microsoft Azure, including compute, network, storage, monitoring, and security.

Responsibilities for this role include advising stakeholders and translating business requirements into designs for secure, scalable, and reliable Azure solutions.

An Azure solutions architect partners with developers, administrators, and other roles responsible for implementing solutions on Azure.

A candidate for this certification should have advanced experience and knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platforms, and governance. A professional in this role should manage how decisions in each area affect an overall solution. In addition, they should have experience in Azure administration, Azure development, and DevOps processes

To become a Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, you must earn the following certification first:

What you will learn

Skills measured

  • Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions
  • Design data storage solutions
  • Design business continuity solutions
  • Design infrastructure solutions
Download certification skill outline
Average salary for Azure Solutions Architect professionals

£80,000.00+

The average azure solutions architect salary in the United Kingdom is £80,000 per year or £41.03 per hour. Entry level positions start at £70,000 per year while most experienced workers make up to £90,000 per year.

Job Roles

  • Solutions Architect
  • Azure Solutions Architect
  • Azure Data Solutions Architect
  • Application Solutions Architect
Related Exams

Exam skills outline

Candidates for this exam should have advanced experience and knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platforms, and governance. A professional in this role should manage how decisions in each area affect an overall solution. In addition, they should have experience in Azure administration, Azure development, and DevOps processes.

  • Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions (25-30%)
  • Design data storage solutions (25-30%)
  • Design business continuity solutions (10-15%)
  • Design infrastructure solutions (25-30%)

Candidates for this exam should have subject matter expertise implementing, managing, and monitoring an organization’s Microsoft Azure environment.

Responsibilities for this role include implementing, managing, and monitoring identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment, plus provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources, when needed.

An Azure administrator often serves as part of a larger team dedicated to implementing an organization's cloud infrastructure.

A candidate for this exam should have at least six months of hands-on experience administering Azure, along with a strong understanding of core Azure services, Azure workloads, security, and governance. In addition, this role should have experience using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure portal, and Azure Resource Manager templates.

  • The content of this exam was updated on September 24, 2021. Please download the exam skills outline below to see what changed
  • Manage Azure identities and governance (15-20%)
  • Implement and manage storage (15-20%)
  • Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20-25%)
  • Configure and manage virtual networking (25-30%)
  • Monitor and back up Azure resources (10-15%)
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