Maester Certification
Three tiers, from a free online self-test to a proctored, hands-on exam in a real tenant. Charter Member pricing applies for the first cohorts and the first batch of certificates issued.
Certification path
| Tier | Level | Price | Assessment | Prepare with | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | Fundamentals | Free | Online self-test, 30 questions | Self-study with the Maester docs | Available |
| Professional | Intermediate | 49 CHF | Proctored, hands-on exam in a real tenant | Maester Essentials | Available |
| Expert | Advanced | 99 CHF | Proctored, hands-on project exam | Maester Advanced | Coming soon |
All prices are in Swiss francs (CHF), including Swiss VAT where applicable.
No renewal. Certificates don't expire. Pass once and the credential stands, there is no recurring renewal fee or re-exam requirement.
Associate
Fundamental knowledge and practical skills. For Microsoft 365 administrators, security engineers and consultants who are starting with Maester and want to confirm they understand what it is, how to set it up and how to read its results.
| Price | Free |
| Format | Online self-test, not proctored |
| Questions | 30 multiple choice |
| Passing score | 70% |
| Retakes | Any time |
| Result | Shown immediately, certificate on request after passing |
| Preparation | Self-study with the free Maester documentation |
Skills measured
- Maester fundamentals (7 questions): what Maester is, the Pester framework it builds on, Maester Cloud, and how to scale it across an organization
- Installation and setup (7 questions): installing the module and test suites, install scope, connecting to a tenant
- Test suites and reports (6 questions): EIDSCA, CIS and CISA SCuBA suites, the MT tag, running tests and reading the report
- Workload coverage and permissions (8 questions): the modules and minimum roles for Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, Azure, Azure DevOps and GitHub checks
- Automation basics (2 questions): running Maester in GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps, and why Workload Identity Federation beats client secrets
Retake the self-test any time to refresh your own understanding, it isn't required to keep the credential valid.
Take the Associate self-test →
Professional
Solid professional experience. For engineers and consultants who run Maester against real tenants and are responsible for acting on what it finds.
| Price | 49 CHF (Charter Member pricing) |
| Format | Proctored, hands-on exam in a real tenant |
| Duration | To be announced |
| Passing score | To be announced |
| Retakes | To be announced |
| Languages | To be announced |
| Booking | Buy online, then schedule your proctored session |
| Recommended course | Maester Essentials |
What's included
- One exam attempt
- A digital certificate and badge when you pass, with a verification link (see below)
Skills measured
- Install and configure Maester in a Microsoft 365 tenant
- Run the built-in test suites (EIDSCA, CIS, CISA SCuBA) against a real tenant
- Interpret the Maester report
- Act on the results: prioritize failed checks and turn them into remediation work
Expert Coming soon
Advanced, deep expertise. For engineers who build and operate Maester as part of their organization's security and compliance tooling.
| Price | 99 CHF (Charter Member pricing) |
| Prerequisite | Maester Certified: Professional |
| Format | Proctored, hands-on project exam: custom tests and a CI/CD pipeline. Details to be announced. |
| Recommended course | Maester Advanced |
Skills measured
- Write custom Pester tests that encode your organization's security policies
- Integrate Maester into CI/CD with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps
- Design org-wide compliance baselines
- Set up alerting for configuration drift
Prepare
- Associate: prepare yourself with the free, open Maester documentation on maester.dev. No course required.
- Professional: Maester Essentials.
- Expert: Maester Advanced, as either the Open-Source (self-hosted) or the Cloud (Maester Cloud) track. Pick the one that matches how you run Maester.
Every course includes hands-on labs in a lab tenant, and the training portal modules list what each course covers. Stuck on something specific while preparing? Book a Maester Office Hours session.
Verify and share
Certificates and badges will be issued as digital credentials through Certifier. Each credential gets its own verification link that employers and clients can open, and can be added to your LinkedIn profile.