DevOps Engineer Expert Renewal – Study Guide – 2026

June 1, 2026

The Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification can be found here;

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/devops-engineer/

I used the following links to pass the 2026 Renewal Certification;

CategorySub CategoryLinks
GitHubPermissionshttps://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/about-permissions-and-visibility-of-forks
Issueshttps://docs.github.com/en/issues/planning-and-tracking-with-projects/managing-items-in-your-project/adding-items-to-your-project
Automationhttps://docs.github.com/en/issues/planning-and-tracking-with-projects/automating-your-project
Brancheshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/devops/repos/git/git-branching-guidance?view=azure-devops
Brancheshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/devops/repos/git/pull-requests?view=azure-devops&tabs=browser
Brancheshttps://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/about-protected-branches
Tagshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/devops/repos/git/git-tags?view=azure-devops&tabs=browser
ADOAgentshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/agents?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml%2Cbrowser#capabilities
Pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/devops/pipelines/yaml-schema/pool-demands?view=azure-pipelines
Pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/devops/pipelines/process/phases?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml#server-jobs
Pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/devops/pipelines/release/approvals/gates?view=azure-devops
Pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/devops/pipelines/security/overview?view=azure-devops
Projectshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/devops/organizations/settings/about-teams-and-settings?view=azure-devops
Boardshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/devops/boards/github/connect-to-github?view=azure-devops
Boardshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/devops/boards/github/connect-to-github?view=azure-devops
Workflowshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/devops/service-hooks/overview?view=azure-devops
Brancheshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/devops/repos/git/branch-policies?view=azure-devops
Analyticshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/what-are-analytics-views?view=azure-devops
IaCBicephttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/azure-resource-manager/bicep/parameters
Bicephttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/azure-resource-manager/bicep/deploy-cli
Bicephttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/bicep?view=azure-cli-latest#az-bicep-install
DefenderWorkflowshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/defender-for-cloud/workflow-automations
App insightsPerformancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/proactive-diagnostics
Performancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/azure-monitor/app/dependencies
Snapshotshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/azure-monitor/snapshot-debugger/snapshot-debugger
Roleshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/roles-permissions-security
Log AnalyticsWorkbookshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/workbooks-overview