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Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate

Microsoft

Certification

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Demonstrate the skills needed to implement security controls, maintain an organization’s security posture, and identify and remediate security vulnerabilities.

Cost

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Format

Hybrid

Dates

Ended Aug 2026

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Detailed information about this program

As the Azure security engineer, you implement, manage, and monitor security for resources in Azure, multi-cloud, and hybrid environments as part of an end-to-end infrastructure. You implement and manage security components and configurations by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud and other tools. You ensure that the infrastructure aligns with standards and best practices such as the Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark (MCSB). Your responsibilities as an Azure security engineer include: - Managing the security posture. - Implementing threat protection. - Identifying and remediating vulnerabilities. You are responsible for implementing regulatory compliance controls for Azure infrastructure including identity and access, network, compute, storage, data, applications, asset management, backup and recovery, and devops security. As an Azure security engineer, you work with architects, administrators, and developers to plan and implement solutions that meet security and compliance requirements. You may also collaborate with security operations in responding to security incidents in Azure. You should have: - Practical experience in administration of Microsoft Azure and hybrid environments. - Strong familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID, as well as compute, network, and storage in Azure. You will have 100 minutes to complete this assessment. Exam policy This exam will be proctored. You may have interactive components to complete as part of this exam. To learn more about exam duration and experience, visit: Exam duration and exam experience. If you fail a certification exam, don’t worry. You can retake it 24 hours after the first attempt. For subsequent retakes, the amount of time varies. For full details, visit: Exam retake policy. Assessed on this exam - Secure identity and access - Secure networking - Secure compute, storage, and databases - Secure Azure using Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel Need accommodations? We offer a variety of accommodations to support you. This exam is offered in the following languages: English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Traditional), Italian

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Secure identity and access
  • Secure networking
  • Secure compute, storage, and databases
  • Secure Azure using Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel
  • Manage security controls for identity and access
  • Manage Microsoft Entra application access and managed identities
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Information Security Analysts15-1212.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

  • Multi-source alert investigations — correlate across SIEM, EDR, identity, and network with reduced oversight.
  • Routine incident response — execute tier-2 containment and eradication on familiar threat types.
  • Vulnerability prioritization — assess CVSS, exploitability, and asset context to drive patching decisions.
  • Threat-intel ingestion and operationalization — turn IOCs and TTPs into detection rules.
  • Cloud-security configuration (AWS, Azure, GCP IAM and network controls) — review and remediate in routine cases.
  • Detection engineering (basic SIEM queries, custom rules) — write and tune for the SOC's standard threats.
  • Junior analysts on alert triage — coach during their first 90 days.
  • On-call shifts in the SOC rotation — handle independently with senior backstop.
  • Compliance audit evidence collection — produce for SOC 2 / ISO 27001 cycles without manager involvement.
  • Tabletop exercises — participate substantively in SOC and broader-IR drills.

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