Skill Profile

Microsoft Azure

AKS, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, Service Bus, Active Directory, Azure DevOps

Cloud & Infrastructure Cloud Providers

Roles

where this skill appears

Levels

structured growth path

Mandatory requirements

the other 2 optional

Cloud & Infrastructure

Cloud Providers

3/17/2026

Choose your current level and compare expectations. The items below show what to cover to advance to the next level.

What is Expected at Each Level

The table shows how skill depth grows from Junior to Principal. Click a row to see details.

Role	Required	Description
Backend Developer (C#/.NET)		Understands Azure App Service and Azure SQL basics for hosting .NET applications. Deploys simple services using Azure CLI. Works with Azure Key Vault for secrets management.
Cloud Engineer	Required	Understands core Azure services: VMs, Storage Accounts, VNets, and Resource Groups. Navigates Azure Portal and CLI for basic provisioning. Follows tagging and naming conventions.

Role	Required	Description
Backend Developer (C#/.NET)		Independently configures and manages Microsoft Azure. Writes IaC for typical tasks. Understands networking and security basics.
Cloud Engineer	Required	Independently configures and manages Microsoft Azure. Writes IaC for common tasks. Understands networking and security basics.

Role	Required	Description
Backend Developer (C#/.NET)	Required	Designs infrastructure solutions with Microsoft Azure. Optimizes cost and performance. Implements best practices and security hardening.
Cloud Engineer	Required	Designs infrastructure solutions with Microsoft Azure. Optimizes cost and performance. Introduces best practices and security hardening.

Role	Required	Description
Backend Developer (C#/.NET)	Required	Defines infrastructure strategy with Microsoft Azure. Establishes IaC standards. Conducts architecture reviews. Optimizes FinOps.
Cloud Engineer	Required	Defines infrastructure strategy with Microsoft Azure. Establishes IaC standards. Conducts architecture review. Optimizes FinOps.

Role	Required	Description
Backend Developer (C#/.NET)	Required	Shapes organizational Azure strategy: landing zone, Azure DevOps vs GitHub, Azure-native services vs portable. Defines standards for .NET on Azure: App Service vs AKS vs Container Apps.
Cloud Engineer	Required	Shapes Azure strategy for enterprise: Azure Landing Zones, Azure Arc for hybrid, Azure DevOps for CI/CD. Designs integration with Active Directory/Entra ID, defines Azure vs AWS use cases — compliance, Microsoft ecosystem, government cloud.

Junior 2 requirements

Backend Developer (C#/.NET)

Understands Azure App Service and Azure SQL basics for hosting .NET applications. Deploys simple services using Azure CLI. Works with Azure Key Vault for secrets management.
Cloud Engineer
Required

Understands core Azure services: VMs, Storage Accounts, VNets, and Resource Groups. Navigates Azure Portal and CLI for basic provisioning. Follows tagging and naming conventions.

Middle 2 requirements

Backend Developer (C#/.NET)

Independently configures and manages Microsoft Azure. Writes IaC for typical tasks. Understands networking and security basics.
Cloud Engineer
Required

Independently configures and manages Microsoft Azure. Writes IaC for common tasks. Understands networking and security basics.

Senior 2 requirements

Backend Developer (C#/.NET)
Required

Designs infrastructure solutions with Microsoft Azure. Optimizes cost and performance. Implements best practices and security hardening.
Cloud Engineer
Required

Designs infrastructure solutions with Microsoft Azure. Optimizes cost and performance. Introduces best practices and security hardening.

Lead / Staff 2 requirements

Backend Developer (C#/.NET)
Required

Defines infrastructure strategy with Microsoft Azure. Establishes IaC standards. Conducts architecture reviews. Optimizes FinOps.
Cloud Engineer
Required

Defines infrastructure strategy with Microsoft Azure. Establishes IaC standards. Conducts architecture review. Optimizes FinOps.

Principal 2 requirements

Backend Developer (C#/.NET)
Required

Shapes organizational Azure strategy: landing zone, Azure DevOps vs GitHub, Azure-native services vs portable. Defines standards for .NET on Azure: App Service vs AKS vs Container Apps.
Cloud Engineer
Required

Shapes Azure strategy for enterprise: Azure Landing Zones, Azure Arc for hybrid, Azure DevOps for CI/CD. Designs integration with Active Directory/Entra ID, defines Azure vs AWS use cases — compliance, Microsoft ecosystem, government cloud.

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