Certification Calendar

What's booked, what's coming.

Exact dates where they exist. Target months or years where they don't. Nothing here is invented, and this calendar updates as things actually get booked.

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The rest of this year

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September
AZ-104 and SC-500 preparation
In progress
Booked
October
AZ-104 Retake, 20 October 2026
Booked
SC-500, 21 October 2026
Booked
Planned
November
AI-901 preparation continues
Target month
Target
December
AI-901: Azure AI Fundamentals Target
Target month
Next chapter begins
Planned

Defensive & automation skills

All four planned for 2027, in priority order.

2027
01BTL1
Blue Team Level 1
Planned
2027
02SecurityX
CompTIA SecurityX
Planned
2027
03AWS Security
AWS Certified Security – Specialty
Planned
2027
04Terraform
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
Planned

Proposed direction

AZ-400, the GitHub certifications, CKA and CKS sit in 2028 as proposed development, not booked dates. SC-100 and CISSP sit further out again, in 2029, as longer-term direction. Full detail and status definitions live on the Certifications page, and how it all connects lives on the Career Roadmap.

Open to SOC & Cloud Security Roles