Microsoft Sentinel Advanced Course - Secure Azure Like a Pro

Course Overview

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Master the art of automating, deploying, and optimizing Microsoft Sentinel in this comprehensive, hands-on course tailored for Azure security professionals. You’ll gain deep expertise in leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform, and scripting to streamline and secure your Sentinel deployments. Learn how to integrate Sentinel seamlessly into your CI/CD workflows with Azure DevOps and GitHub, unlocking powerful automation and version control capabilities. The course begins by teaching you how to automate Sentinel deployment using code and popular IaC tools. Through real-world demos, you’ll set up repositories, integrate DevOps pipelines, and understand the best practices for secure and scalable implementations. You'll also tackle advanced infrastructure deployment topics, learning how to optimize artifact management and troubleshoot pipeline issues. Next, you’ll dive deep into mastering ARM templates—learning to generate, structure, and customize them for various Sentinel components like analytics rules, workbooks, and playbooks. Finally, the course wraps up with strategies for cost optimization, showing you how to manage data connectors, optimize logging, and utilize tools like Azure Data Explorer to reduce security operations costs without compromising effectiveness. This course is ideal for cloud security engineers, Azure architects, SOC analysts, and IT professionals responsible for cloud security automation and monitoring. To get the most out of this advanced course, learners should have a foundational understanding of Microsoft Azure, familiarity with basic scripting or automation tools, and experience in cloud or security operations.