From AZ-900 to Azure Solutions Architect
A structured Azure certification roadmap aligned with the official Microsoft training catalog. Pick a track, follow the order, land the role. India salary ranges, prep time, and exam cost included for every cert.
Choose Where You Want to Land
Most engineers do AZ-900 → one track. Architects chain Admin → DevOps → Security. AI Engineers chain Fundamentals → AI-102 → Agentic AI.
Fundamentals
Entry · 4–8 LPAStart here if you’re new to cloud or come from a non-tech background.
Everyone starting on Azure — managers, sales, devs
AI/ML curious — no math required
Data analysts, BI engineers entering cloud
Anyone touching access control, audit, compliance
Administrator & Architect
Mid · 10–22 LPAThe bread-and-butter Azure career path. Highest job demand in India.
Most popular Azure cert. Cloud admins, IT ops, support engineers.
Designs cloud solutions end-to-end. Requires AZ-104 knowledge.
Network specialists — VPN, ExpressRoute, hybrid connectivity
Developer & DevOps
Mid–Senior · 14–32 LPAFor SDEs and DevOps engineers building Azure-native systems.
Devs building on App Service, Functions, Cosmos DB, Service Bus
DevOps leads. Requires AZ-104 or AZ-204 knowledge first.
Security
Senior · 18–40 LPACloud security & identity specialists — fastest-growing track in 2026.
Defenders, blue-team, security architects on Azure
Entra ID (Azure AD), conditional access, PIM
SOC analysts using Sentinel + Defender
Senior security architects. Capstone of the security track.
Data & AI
Senior · 16–45 LPAData engineers, ML engineers, and the new Agentic AI wave.
Synapse, Data Factory, Databricks on Azure
ML engineers using Azure ML / MLflow
Builders of GenAI apps with Azure OpenAI, AI Search, Bot Service
The Cloudadhar Recommended Path
Cloud Admin / Infra Engineer
DevOps / Platform Engineer
Cloud Architect
Security Engineer
AI Engineer (GenAI)
Data Engineer
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