After a period of rigorous beta testing, exam SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator is now available for admins worldwide to show off their knowledge of Azure Active Directory. With the beta scores pouring in this week, this exam is ready for prime time!

What is an Identity and Access Administrator?

The Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator designs, implements, and operates an organization’s identity and access management systems by using Azure AD. They manage tasks such as providing secure authentication and authorization access to enterprise applications. The administrator provides seamless experiences and self-service management capabilities for all users. Adaptive access and governance are core elements to the role. This role is also responsible for troubleshooting, monitoring, and reporting for the identity and access environment.

The Identity and Access Administrator may be a single individual or a member of a larger team. This role collaborates with many other roles in the organization to drive strategic identity projects to modernize identity solutions, to implement hybrid identity solutions, and to implement identity governance.

About Exam SC-300

Exam SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks:

• Implement an identity management solution (25-30%)
• Implement an authentication and access management solution (25-30%)
• Implement access management for apps (10-15%)
• Plan and implement an identity governance strategy (25-30%)

You can download the full exam skills outline here.

When you pass exam SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator, you earn the Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate certification.

Concluding

Are you looking to prove your Azure AD and cloud Identity chops? Ace this exam, earn the certification and flaunt with your accomplishments on social media!

Are you looking to hire people who have the skills of Identity and Access Administrator? Hire someone with the Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate certification.

Further reading

Introducing Microsoft’s New Security Certifications 
Exam SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator 
Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate