How to Become a Solutions Architect?

How to Become a Solutions Architect? What is Solutions Architecture and How to Become a Solutions Architect?

This course will shed some light on the discipline of ‘Solutions Architecture’ and will also cover steps on becoming a Solutions architect. The key topics covered in this presentation include the following:

1. What is Solutions Architecture? (This will help set the stage for what’s needed to become a solutions architect in terms of skills and taking on the right career path.)
2. Typical Responsibilities and Deliverables of Solutions architects. This will briefly discuss the various activities that the solutions architect engages in and the various deliverables that they create in that process. This list of activities and deliverables can vary depending on the project, its scope and complexity, and the organization type.
3. The various ‘other’ architects within the organization. (Large and complex projects usually have other architects working on them as well. Here we will review some of the common ones that are usually part of most projects and organizations.)
4. Examples of projects that solutions architects work on. This will provide an idea on the types of technologies and projects that solutions architects usually work on. This will also help you to start thinking about the potential career path that you may want to take to further your objectives as a solutions architect.
5. Architectural Principles in Solutions Architecture. These are essential for almost any software application and system. Each architect must think in terms of these principles when working on the system that they are assigned to.
6. Common career paths leading to Solutions architecture and beyond. This lecture reviews some of the potential paths toward becoming a cloud solution architect.
7. Core Skills Required for Solutions architecture
8. Soft Skills Required for Solutions architecture
9. Next Steps