AZ-2010: Designing and Implementing Platform Engineering

The AZ-2010: Designing and Implementing Platform Engineering course is designed for technology professionals responsible for building, operating, and scaling internal platforms that enable product teams to deliver software efficiently and securely. This course focuses on applying platform engineering principles using Microsoft Azure to create self-service, reliable, and standardised developer platforms aligned with modern DevOps and cloud-native practices.

Participants will learn how to design platform architectures that abstract infrastructure complexity, implement automation and governance, and provide reusable services for application teams. The course covers core platform engineering components such as infrastructure as code, CI/CD enablement, observability, security guardrails, and service ownership models.

Through real-world scenarios and hands-on exercises, learners will gain the skills to implement Azure-based platform solutions that improve developer productivity, enforce organisational standards, and support scalable, resilient application delivery. This course is ideal for organisations adopting DevOps at scale or transitioning from traditional infrastructure management to a platform-centric operating model.

Key Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Design platform architectures using Azure best practices
• Build self-service capabilities for development teams
• Implement infrastructure as code and automation
• Establish governance, security, and compliance guardrails
• Enable CI/CD and developer workflows at scale
• Monitor, operate, and evolve internal platforms

Prerequisites:

Successful learners will have prior knowledge and understanding of the following:

• Cloud computing concepts include understanding PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS implementations.
• Azure administration and Azure development with proven expertise in at least one of these areas.
• Intermediate to advanced DevOps concepts, including version control, Agile software development, and core software development principles. It would be helpful to have experience in an organization that delivers software.