Cloud certifications
55 current certifications across three providers. Retired exams, and exams retiring within a month, keep their details and syllabus but are no longer supported for practice.
Foundational · 10
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Foundational understanding of AWS Cloud concepts, services, security, architecture, pricing and support.
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
Foundational knowledge of AI, machine learning and generative AI concepts and AWS AI services.
AWS Certified AI Business Strategist (Beta)
New business-oriented AI certification (beta). No technical experience required. Details to be confirmed at general availability.
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Foundational knowledge of cloud concepts, core Azure services, and Azure management and governance.
Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
Retired 30 June 2026; replaced by AI-901. Bank retained for AI fundamentals practice.
Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901)
Updated AI fundamentals exam covering AI workloads, machine learning, computer vision, NLP and generative AI on Azure.
Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals
Core data concepts and how they are implemented with relational, non-relational and analytics services on Azure.
Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
Foundational knowledge of security, compliance and identity concepts and related Microsoft Entra, Defender and Purview solutions.
Cloud Digital Leader
Foundational knowledge of cloud concepts and how Google Cloud products and services support business transformation.
Generative AI Leader
Foundational understanding of generative AI concepts, Google Cloud's gen AI offerings and how to apply them in business.
Associate · 31
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Design secure, resilient, high-performing and cost-optimised architectures on AWS. The most popular cloud certification worldwide.
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
Develop, test, deploy and debug cloud-based applications on AWS.
AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C03)
Updated Developer – Associate exam, successor to DVA-C02 (last day 1 December 2026). Registration opens 27 October 2026; exam details are provisional until AWS publishes the DVA-C03 exam guide.
AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate
Deploy, manage and operate workloads on AWS (formerly SysOps Administrator – Associate).
AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate
Implement data pipelines, manage data stores, and ensure data quality, security and governance on AWS.
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate
Build, deploy and operationalise ML workloads on AWS. MLA-C02 replaces this exam from late September 2026.
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C02)
Updated ML Engineer – Associate exam. Registration opens September 2026; domains to be confirmed from the published exam guide.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Implement, manage and monitor identity, governance, storage, compute and virtual networks in Azure.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
Develop Azure compute, storage, security and integration solutions. Being succeeded by AI-200 (AI-native cloud development).
Exam AI-200: Developing AI Cloud Solutions on Azure
Successor to AZ-204 (retired 31 July 2026): build AI solutions on Azure with containers, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL and Redis vector search, messaging, Functions, and secure monitoring.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Retired 31 August 2026 and replaced by SC-500. Bank retained for Azure security practice.
Exam SC-500: Implementing End-to-End Security Controls for Cloud and AI Workloads
Successor to AZ-500: end-to-end security controls for cloud and AI workloads across Azure, Defender and Entra. Skills outline to be confirmed.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
Design, implement and manage core networking, hybrid connectivity, application delivery and private access on Azure.
Exam AZ-800: Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure
Part 1 of the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification. AZ-800 and AZ-801 consolidate into AZ-802.
Exam AZ-801: Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services
Part 2 of the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification. AZ-800 and AZ-801 consolidate into AZ-802.
Exam AZ-802: Administering Windows Server
Single consolidated Windows Server administration exam replacing AZ-800 + AZ-801. Skills outline to be confirmed.
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102)
Retired 30 June 2026; replaced by AI-103. Bank retained for Azure AI services practice.
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI App and Agent Developer Associate
Develop AI apps and agents on Azure with Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI and agent frameworks. Successor to AI-102.
Microsoft Certified: Machine Learning Operations Engineer Associate
Operationalise machine learning and generative AI solutions on Azure. Successor to DP-100.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate (DP-100)
Retired 1 June 2026; replaced by AI-300. Bank retained for Azure Machine Learning practice.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
Administer SQL Server and Azure SQL database solutions: deployment, security, monitoring, optimisation, automation and HA/DR.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Cosmos DB AI Developer Associate
Design, secure and optimise Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL solutions, including vector, full-text and hybrid search, agent memory and analytics in Microsoft Fabric.
Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate
Design, create and deploy enterprise-scale analytics solutions with Microsoft Fabric (lakehouses, warehouses, semantic models).
Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate
Implement data engineering solutions using Microsoft Fabric: ingestion, transformation, monitoring and optimisation.
Exam DP-750: Implementing Data Engineering Solutions Using Azure Databricks
Data engineering on Azure Databricks: Unity Catalog governance, ingestion and transformation, Lakeflow pipelines and jobs, and performance tuning.
Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate
Mitigate threats using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR and Defender for Cloud.
Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
Implement identities, authentication, access management, workload identities and identity governance with Microsoft Entra ID.
Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate
Plan and implement information protection, data loss prevention, retention and insider-risk controls with Microsoft Purview.
Associate Cloud Engineer
Deploy applications, monitor operations and manage enterprise solutions using the Google Cloud console and gcloud CLI.
Associate Data Practitioner
Ingest, transform, analyse and manage data on Google Cloud; build and orchestrate data pipelines.
Associate Google Workspace Administrator
Manage users, groups, security, data and services in a Google Workspace organisation.
Professional · 14
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
Advanced design of distributed systems and migration strategies on AWS. SAP-C03 registration opens 27 Oct 2026.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (SAP-C03)
Updated Solutions Architect – Professional exam launching late 2026; domains to be confirmed from the published exam guide.
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
Provision, operate and manage distributed systems and CI/CD on AWS.
AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional
Design, build, evaluate and operate generative AI applications on AWS (Amazon Bedrock, agents, RAG).
Professional Cloud Architect
Design, develop and manage robust, secure, scalable and dynamic solutions on Google Cloud. Includes case studies (EHR Healthcare, Helicopter Racing League, Mountkirk Games, TerramEarth).
Professional Data Engineer
Design, build, operationalise, secure and monitor data processing systems on Google Cloud.
Professional Cloud Developer
Build scalable, highly available cloud-native applications using Google-recommended tools and best practices.
Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
Apply SRE principles to build and operate reliable services with CI/CD, monitoring and incident management.
Professional Cloud Security Engineer
Design and implement secure workloads and infrastructure on Google Cloud.
Professional Cloud Network Engineer
Implement and manage network architectures on Google Cloud, including hybrid connectivity and network security.
Professional Machine Learning Engineer
Design, build, productionise, optimise, operate and maintain ML systems on Google Cloud.
Professional Cloud Database Engineer
Design, create, manage and troubleshoot Google Cloud databases and migrations.
Professional Google Workspace Administrator
Plan, implement and manage Google Workspace at enterprise scale.
Professional Security Operations Engineer
Detect, investigate and respond to threats using Google Security Operations (SecOps/Chronicle) and Google Cloud security tooling.
Expert · 3
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Design identity, governance, monitoring, data storage, business continuity and infrastructure solutions on Azure. Requires AZ-104 as a prerequisite.
Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
Design and implement DevOps processes, source control, CI/CD pipelines, security and instrumentation with Azure DevOps and GitHub.
Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
Design Zero Trust security strategies and architectures across identity, infrastructure, applications and data.
Specialty · 6
AWS Certified Security – Specialty
Advanced skills in securing workloads and architectures on AWS.
AWS Certified Security – Specialty (SCS-C02)
Previous version of the Security – Specialty exam. Question bank retained for practice; superseded by SCS-C03.
AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
Design and implement AWS and hybrid network architectures at scale. Retires 31 December 2026.
AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
Retired specialty exam. Bank retained for ML fundamentals practice.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
Plan, deliver and manage virtual desktop experiences and remote apps on Azure Virtual Desktop.
Microsoft Certified: Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty
Plan, migrate, build and operate SAP workloads on Azure.