As a Microsoft cybersecurity architect, you translate a cybersecurity strategy into capabilities that protect the assets, business, and operations of an organization. You design, guide the implementation of, and maintain security solutions that follow Zero Trust principles and best practices, including security strategies for:
- Identity
- Devices
- Data
- Applications
- Network
- Infrastructure
- DevOps
Plus, you design solutions for:
- Governance and Risk Compliance (GRC)
- Security operations
- Security posture management
As a cybersecurity architect, you continuously collaborate with leaders and practitioners in IT security, privacy, and other roles across an organization to plan and implement a cybersecurity strategy that meets the business needs of an organization.
As a candidate for this exam, you have experience implementing or administering solutions in the following areas:
- Identity and access
- Platform protection
- Security operations
- Data security
- Application security
- Hybrid and multicloud infrastructures
You should have expert skills in at least one of those areas, and you should have experience designing security solutions that include Microsoft security technologies.
To earn the Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect certification, you must also pass one of the following exams: SC-200, SC-300, or AZ-500. We strongly recommend that you do this before taking this exam.
Important
The English language version of this certification will be updated on April 23, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam SC-100 page for details about upcoming changes.
Note
Microsoft 365 Defender has been renamed to Microsoft Defender XDR, and Microsoft 365 Defender portal to Microsoft Defender portal. This change will appear on the exam in late April.
