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Microsoft Azure AI Solutions Architect AZ-305 Professional Certificate

Microsoft

Microsoft Azure AI Solutions Architect AZ-305 Professional Certificate

Design Enterprise AI on Azure.

Architect agentic, RAG, and multi-model AI solutions using Microsoft Foundry.

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Instructor: Microsoft

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Intermediate level

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4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Design and evaluate enterprise AI solution architectures using Microsoft Foundry and the Azure AI service portfolio.

  • Architect agentic and multi-agent AI systems with tool integration, memory, orchestration, and human-in-the-loop controls.

  • Apply security, governance, and responsible AI frameworks to Azure AI deployments across enterprise environments.

  • Design RAG, NLP, speech, vision, and knowledge mining solutions for real-world business scenarios.

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Professional Certificate - 5 course series

Azure AI Foundations & Solution Planning

Azure AI Foundations & Solution Planning

Course 1, 7 hours

What you'll learn

  • Map the Azure AI service portfolio and select appropriate services for enterprise solution scenarios.

  • Design a Microsoft Foundry workspace architecture with identity configuration and governance controls.

  • Analyze enterprise requirements against compliance constraints and model the cost of an Azure AI solution.

  • Apply build vs. buy vs. configure decision frameworks and token economics to solution planning.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Category: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Category: Solution Design
Category: Solution Architecture
Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: Token Optimization
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Needs Assessment
Category: Cloud Deployment
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Requirements Analysis
Category: Enterprise Architecture
Category: OpenAI
Category: Computer Science
Category: Information Technology
Category: Computer Security
Category: Computer Networking
Core AI Solution Design

Core AI Solution Design

Course 2, 11 hours

What you'll learn

  • Select Azure OpenAI models and design deployment configurations for multi-use-case enterprise environments.

  • Architect RAG solutions using Azure AI Search and Foundry IQ, including index design, chunking, and hybrid retrieval.

  • Design system prompt architectures and evaluation frameworks for AI quality, safety, and groundedness.

  • Evaluate fine-tuning, RAG, and prompt-only strategies, and design model routers for intelligent request routing.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Model Deployment
Category: Solution Architecture
Category: Embeddings
Category: Model Evaluation
Category: Enterprise Architecture
Category: Fine-tuning
Category: Computer Networking
Category: Generative AI
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: OpenAI
Category: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations)
Category: Computer Science
Category: Information Technology
Category: Software Documentation
Category: Software Design Documents
Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: Computer Security
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Cognitive & Knowledge Services

Cognitive & Knowledge Services

Course 3, 11 hours

What you'll learn

  • Design NLP solutions using Azure AI Language and Translator for multilingual, conversational, and text analytics use cases.

  • Design computer vision and document intelligence solutions for enterprise image and document processing scenarios.

  • Architect speech solutions with real-time transcription, custom speech models, and multimodal Azure AI integration.

  • Design knowledge mining architectures using Azure AI Search enrichment pipelines and knowledge stores.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Natural Language Processing
Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Computer Vision
Category: Image Analysis
Category: Solution Architecture
Category: Enterprise Architecture
Category: AI Orchestration
Category: Data Science
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Software Documentation
Category: Text Mining
Category: Model Training
Category: Information Technology
Category: Unstructured Data
Category: Data Analysis
Agentic AI, Security, Governance & Operations

Agentic AI, Security, Governance & Operations

Course 4, 17 hours

What you'll learn

  • Design AI agents and multi-agent systems with tool integration, MCP connectivity, orchestration, and A2A protocols.

  • Design network security, identity controls, and prompt injection defenses for enterprise Azure AI deployments.

  • Design AI governance frameworks with unified access management, audit logging, and responsible AI controls.

  • Build and deploy production-ready AI solutions with CI/CD pipelines, observability, and end-to-end architecture.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Agentic systems
Category: Agentic Workflows
Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: AI Security
Category: AI Orchestration
Category: Solution Architecture
Category: IT Security Architecture
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Computer Networking
Category: Enterprise Architecture
Category: Computer Science
Category: Computer Security
Category: Network Security
Category: Continuous Deployment
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Generative AI
Category: Information Technology
Launch Your Azure AI Solutions Architect Career

Launch Your Azure AI Solutions Architect Career

Course 5, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Recognize the metacognitive diagnostic loop in your own past experiences with system failures and apply it to production architecture contexts

  • Connect the preemptive boundary analysis framework to real decisions you have made — and identify what would have surfaced hidden assumptions earlier

  • How platform drift insulation principles appear in contexts beyond software architecture & articulate how they apply to your own design decisions

  • Identify which of the 3 metacognitive capabilities you find most and least natural & use that self-knowledge to guide your professional development

Skills you'll gain

Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: Solution Architecture
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Professional Development
Category: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Category: Self-Awareness
Category: Information Technology
Category: Personal Development

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