Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty (MCAIDS)

Candidates for the Azure IoT Developer Specialty certification should have subject matter expertise developing cloud and edge components of an Azure IoT solution.

Responsibilities for this role include managing the device lifecycle–set up, configuration, and maintenance–using cloud services and other tools. You implement designs for Azure IoT solutions including device topology, connectivity, debugging, and security, as well as solutions to manage, monitor, and transform IoT-related data pipelines. You also deploy Azure IoT Edge components and configure device networking on the edge.

An Azure IoT Developer works with data engineers and other stakeholders to ensure successful business integration.

A candidate for this certification should have experience implementing the Azure services that form an IoT solution, including data storage options, data analysis, data processing, and platform-as-a-service options. This role should also be able to recognize Azure IoT service configuration settings within the code portion of an IoT solution and perform specific IoT coding tasks in at least one Azure-supported language, including C#, Node, C, or Python.

Skills measured

• Implement the IoT solution infrastructure
• Provision and manage devices
• Implement Edge
• Process and manage data
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize IoT solutions
• Implement security