SOA Architect

Certification
®

SOA Architect

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The new generation SOACP program from
Arcitura is dedicated to excellence in the
fields of contemporary service-oriented
architecture, microservices, service APIs and
service technology.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

04 Certification

05 Exams

06
Module 1:
Fundamental SOA, Services &
Microservices

08 Module 2:
Service Technology Concepts

10
Module 03:
Design & Architecture with
SOA, Services & Microservices

12
Module 07:
Advanced SOA Design & Architecture
with Services & Microservices

14
Module 08:
SOA Design & Architecture Lab with
Services & Microservices

16 Arcitura Certification Programs

 SOA Architect

CERTIFICATION
Certified SOA Architects have a deep understanding of the
technology architecture that underlies individual service and
microservice implementations, as well as the architectural
mechanics and layers that constitute service compositions and
service-oriented solutions. Those accredited in this field obtain a
solid understanding of the service-orientation design paradigm and
numerous related design patterns.

The SOA Architect track is comprised of SOA Modules 1, 2, 3, 7

and 8, the outlines for which are provided in the upcoming pages.
Depending on the exam format chosen, attaining the SOA Architect
certification can require passing a single exam or multiple exams.
Upon achieving the accreditation, certification holders receive a
formal digital certificate and an Acclaim/Credly digital badge with an
account that supports the online verification of certification status.

For more information, visit www.arcitura.com/soacp/architect

CERTIFIED
SOA
Architect

An honors designation is awarded

when the exam(s) are completed
with a grade that is at least 10 or
more percentage points higher
than the standard passing grade.

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 EXAMS
You can take exams anywhere in the world via Pearson VUE testing
centers, Pearson VUE online proctoring and Arcitura on-site exam
proctoring at your location.

For each certification, candidates have three flexible exam format options:

• Complete one module-specific exam for each course module in SOA

Architects certification track. This is recommended for those who
want to progress gradually through the track and who would like to
be assessed after each course module before proceeding to the next.
• Complete a single combined exam for the entire SOA Architects
certification track. Recommended for those who want to only take a
single exam that encompasses all course modules within this track.
• Complete a partial exam. Recommended for those who have
already obtained an SOACP certification that encompasses SOACP
Modules 1 and 2 and would like to achieve the SOA Architect
certification without having to be retested on these two modules.
Visit www.arcitura.com/exams for more information. (Note that not all
exam formats may be available via all exam delivery options.)

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Fundamental SOA, Services &
Microservices

01
MODULE
This course provides an easy to understand, end-to-end overview of
contemporary service-oriented computing, including concepts and
technologies pertaining to modern-day services and microservices, as
well as business and technology-related topics pertaining to service-
oriented architecture (SOA).

The following primary topics are covered:

• Business and Technology Drivers for SOA,
Services and Microservices
• Strategic Goals and Benefits of Service-Oriented Computing
• Plain English Introduction to Services and Microservices
• Fundamental Characteristics of a Service-Oriented Architecture
• Understanding Service-Orientation as a Design Paradigm, including
coverage of the Four Pillars of Service-Orientation
• Introduction to Service Layers, Service Models and
Service Compositions
• Service Inventories, Service Layers and Service API Governance
and Management
• Introduction to Common Service Technologies, including API
Gateways, Virtualization, Containerization
• Introduction to Cloud Computing and Cloud Services
• Adoption Impacts and Requirements, including considerations for
Governance, Infrastructure, Performance and Standardization

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For curriculum information, visit
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CONTENTS
This course is available as part of an Arcitura Study Kit • Workbook
in full-color printed and eLearning formats. In addition • Presentation Booklet
to the base course materials used during training • Self-Study Guide
workshops, additional materials designed for self-study
• Supplement
purposes are also included.
• Symbol Legend Poster
• Mind Map Poster
• Flashcards
• Audio Tutor Recordings (usb)

eLEARNING
Digital versions of the above course
materials are available as part of an
eLearning Study Kit.

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Service Technology Concepts

02
MODULE
This course focuses on modern service technologies, models and
concepts that have established de facto implementation mediums
for building contemporary services-based solutions. Also covered
are fundamental terms, concepts and models pertaining to cloud
computing and cloud-based services.
The following primary topics are covered:
• Comparing Service Implementation Mediums
• Service Roles and Service Agents
• Message Exchange Patterns and Service Activities
• Basic XML, XML Schema, JSON and JSON Schema Concepts
• HTTP Methods, Response Codes and Headers
• Basic REST Service Concepts, including Properties and Constraints
• REST Services, Contracts, Resources and Messaging
• Hypermedia and Late Binding
• Basic WSDL and SOAP Concepts
• WS-* Technologies
• Web Service Contracts, Messaging and Registries
• Cloud Computing Concepts
• Vertical and Horizontal Scaling
• Multitenancy, Elasticity and Resiliency
• On-Demand Usage, Ubiquitous Access and Measured Usage
• Public, Private and Hybrid Clouds
• IaaS, PaaS and SaaS

MORE INFO
For curriculum information, visit
www.arcitura.com/soacp

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CONTENTS
This course is available as part of an Arcitura Study Kit • Workbook
in full-color printed and eLearning formats. In addition • Presentation Booklet
to the base course materials used during training • Self-Study Guide
workshops, additional materials designed for self-study
• Mind Map Poster
purposes are also included.
• Flashcards
• SOA with REST eBook
• Web Service Contract Design eBook
• Audio Tutor Recordings (usb)

eLEARNING
Digital versions of the above course
materials are available as part of an
eLearning Study Kit.

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Design & Architecture with SOA,
Services & Microservices

03
MODULE
This course delves into the service-oriented architectural model and
the service-orientation design paradigm and establishes the unique
characteristics and dynamics that constitute service-oriented
solution logic. The course raises a series of distinct considerations
for designing service-oriented solutions with microservices, as well
as REST services and Web services.
The following primary topics are covered:
• Fundamental Application Design with SOA
• Service-Orientation vs. “Silo”-Based Design
• Service-Oriented Application Design with Microservices
• Understanding Services and Service Capabilities
• Understanding the Functional Context of Microservices
• Complex Service Composition Design, Composition Runtime
Roles and Responsibilities
• Composition with Microservices
• Distinguishing Characteristics of the SOA Model
• The Eight Design Principles of Service-Orientation
• Contract-First Design, Standardized Service Contracts and
Uniform Contracts
• Service Loose Coupling and Coupling Types, Service Abstraction
and Information Hiding
• Service Reusability and Agwnostic Design, Service Autonomy and
Runtime Control
• Service Statelessness and State Deferral, Service Discoverability
and Interpretability
• Design Guidelines for REST Services
• Design Guidelines for Web Services
• Design Guidelines for Microservices

MORE INFO
For curriculum information, visit
www.arcitura.com/soacp

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CONTENTS
This course is available as part of an Arcitura Study Kit • Workbook
in full-color printed and eLearning formats. In addition • Presentation Booklet
to the base course materials used during training • Self-Study Guide
workshops, additional materials designed for self-study
• Mind Map Posters
purposes are also included.
• Flashcards
• SOA Principles of Service Design Textbook
• Audio Tutor Recordings (usb)

eLEARNING
Digital versions of the above course
materials are available as part of an
eLearning Study Kit.

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Advanced SOA Design & Architecture
with Services & Microservices

07
MODULE
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the overarching
models and underlying mechanics of service-oriented technology
architecture. A wide range of topic areas is covered to provide
techniques, insights and perspectives of the inner workings of service
and composition architectures, including messaging, microservice
deployments, service contracts, API gateways, containerization
and many more.

The following primary topics are covered:

• SOA vs. Traditional Architectures

• Understanding Service and Composition Architectures
• Logic Centralization, Schema Centralization and Canonical Schemas
• Dual Protocols, Canonical Resources and Inventory Endpoints
• Contract Centralization, Official Endpoints and Services with
Concurrent Contracts
• Lightweight Endpoints, Reusable and Uniform Contracts
• Service Façades, Legacy Wrappers and Service Data Replication
• Microservice Deployments and Containerization
• Redundant Implementations, Content Negotiation and
Idempotent Capabilities
• Messaging Metadata, State Messaging and Event-Driven Messaging
• Service Instance Routing, Endpoint Redirection, Service Agents and
Intermediate Routing
• API Gateways and Asynchronous Queuing
• Data Format Transformation, Data Model Transformation and
Protocol Bridging
• Service Brokers and the Enterprise Service Bus
• Orchestration and Compensating Service Transactions
• Composition Autonomy, Entity Linking and State Repositories

MORE INFO
For curriculum information, visit
www.arcitura.com/soacp

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CONTENTS
This course is available as part of an Arcitura Study Kit • Workbook
in full-color printed and eLearning formats. In addition • Presentation Booklet
to the base course materials used during training • Self-Study Guide
workshops, additional materials designed for self-study
• Mind Map Poster
purposes are also included.
• Flashcards
• SOA Design Patterns Textbook
• Audio Tutor Recordings (usb)

eLEARNING
Digital versions of the above course
materials are available as part of an
eLearning Study Kit.

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Microservice Architecture &
Containerization Lab

08
MODULE
As a continuation of course modules 3 and 7, this hands-on
workshop allows attendees to apply the technologies, concepts,
techniques, patterns and principles previously covered in order to
complete a set of design exercises.

Participants are required to study case study backgrounds and

carry out a series of exercises to solve a number of inter-related
problems, with the ultimate goal of applying design patterns to
design their own services and service-oriented solutions.

For individual completion of this course as part of the Study Kit, a

number of supplements are provided to help participants carry out
exercises with guidance and numerous resource references.

MORE INFO
For curriculum information, visit
www.arcitura.com/soacp

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CONTENTS
This course is available as part of an Arcitura Study Kit • Lab Exercises Booklet
in full-color printed and eLearning formats. In addition • Self-Study Guide
to the base course materials used during training • Mind Map Poster
workshops, additional materials designed for self-study
• Flashcards
purposes are also included.
• Audio Tutor Recording (usb)

eLEARNING
Digital versions of the above course
materials are available as part of an
eLearning Study Kit.

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NEXT-GEN IT ACADEMY CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Certified
Certified Certified Certified Certified Machine Artificial
DevOps Blockchain IoT Containerization Learning Intelligence
Specialist Architect Architect Architect Specialist Specialist

DEVOPS
MODULE 01 Fundamental DevOps

DEVOPS
MODULE 02 DevOps in Practice

DEVOPS DevOps Lab

MODULE 03

BLOCKCHAIN Fundamental Blockchain

MODULE 01

BLOCKCHAIN Blockchain Technology &

MODULE 02 Architecture

BLOCKCHAIN Blockchain Technology &

MODULE 03 Architecture Lab

IoT MODULE 01 Fundamental IoT

IoT MODULE 02 IoT Technology & Architecture

IoT MODULE 03 IoT Technology & Architecture Lab

CONTAINER
IZATION Fundamental Containerization
MODULE 01

CONTAINER Containerization Technology &

IZATION
MODULE 02 Architecture

CONTAINER Containerization Technology &

IZATION
MODULE 03 Architecture Lab

MACHINE
LEARNING Fundamental Machine Learning
MODULE 01

MACHINE
LEARNING Advanced Machine Learning
MODULE 02

MACHINE
LEARNING Machine Learning Lab
MODULE 03

AI MODULE 01 Fundamental Artificial Intelligence

AI MODULE 02 Advanced Artificial Intelligence

AI MODULE 03 Artificial Intelligence Lab

To learn more,
visit: www.arcitura.com/nextgen

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 CLOUD CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL (CCP)
CLOUD SCHOOL

Certified Certified Certified Certified Certified Certified

Certified Cloud Certified Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
Cloud Technology Cloud Security Governance Storage Virtualization Capacity
Professional* Professional Architect Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist

MODULE 01 Fundamental Cloud Computing

MODULE 02 Cloud Technology Concepts

MODULE 03 Cloud Technology Lab

MODULE 04 Fundamental Cloud Architecture

MODULE 05 Advanced Cloud Architecture

MODULE 06 Cloud Architecture Lab

MODULE 07 Fundamental Cloud Security

MODULE 08 Advanced Cloud Security

MODULE 09 Cloud Security Lab

MODULE 10 Fundamental Cloud Governance

MODULE 11 Advanced Cloud Governance

MODULE 12 Cloud Governance Lab

MODULE 13 Fundamental Cloud Storage

MODULE 14 Advanced Cloud Storage

MODULE 15 Cloud Storage Lab

MODULE 16 Fundamental Cloud Virtualization

MODULE 17 Advanced Cloud Virtualization

MODULE 18 Cloud Virtualization Lab

MODULE 19 Fundamental Cloud Capacity

MODULE 20 Advanced Cloud Capacity

MODULE 21 Cloud Capacity Lab

* The Certified Cloud Professional designation is automatically issued when achieving any other CCP certification.
It can also be achieved by receiving passing grades on Exams C90.01 + C90.02.

To learn more,
visit: www.arcitura.com/ccp

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BIG DATA SCIENCE CERTIFIED
PROFESSIONAL (BDSCP)
BIG DATA SCIENCE SCHOOL

Certified Certified
Certified Big Data Certified Certified Certified Certified Big Data
Big Data Science Big Data Big Data Big Data Big Data Governance
Professional* Professional Scientist Consultant Engineer Architect Specialist

MODULE 01 Fundamental Big Data

MODULE 02 Big Data Analysis & Technology Concepts

MODULE 03 Big Data Analysis & Technology Lab

MODULE 04 Fundamental Big Data Analysis & Science

MODULE 05 Advanced Big Data Analysis & Science

MODULE 06 Big Data Analysis & Science Lab

MODULE 07 Fundamental Big Data Engineering

MODULE 08 Advanced Big Data Engineering

MODULE 09 Big Data Engineering Lab

MODULE 10 Fundamental Big Data Architecture

MODULE 11 Advanced Big Data Architecture

MODULE 12 Big Data Architecture Lab

MODULE 13 Fundamental Big Data Governance

MODULE 14 Advanced Big Data Governance

MODULE 15 Big Data Governance Lab

* The Certified Big Data Professional designation is automatically issued when achieving any other BDSCP certification.
It can also be achieved by receiving passing grades on Exams B90.01 + B90.02.
®

To learn more,
visit: www.arcitura.com/bdscp

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 SOA CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL (SOACP)
SOA SCHOOL

Certified Certified Certified Certified Certified

Certified Certified Certified Certified Service Service Service Service Service
SOA SOA SOA Microservice Tech API Governance Security QA
Professional* Analyst Architect Architect Consultant Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist

Fundamental SOA,
MODULE 01 Services & Microservices

MODULE 02 Service Technology Concepts

Design & Architecture w/ SOA,

MODULE 03 Services & Microservices

Fundamental SOA Analysis &

MODULE 04 Modeling w/ Services & Microservices

Advanced SOA Analysis & Modeling

MODULE 05 w/ Services & Microservices

SOA Analysis & Modeling Lab

MODULE 06 w/ Services & Microservices

Advanced SOA Design & Architecture

MODULE 07 w/ Services & Microservices

SOA Design & Architecture Lab

MODULE 08 w/ Services & Microservices

Fundamental Microservice
MODULE 09 Architecture & Containerization

Advanced Microservice
MODULE 10 Architecture & Containerization

Microservice Architecture &

MODULE 11 Containerization Lab

Fundamental Service
MODULE 12 API Design & Management

Advanced Service
MODULE 13 API Design & Management

Service API Design &

MODULE 14 Management Lab

Fundamental Service
MODULE 15 Governance & Project Delivery

Advanced Service
MODULE 16 Governance & Project Delivery

Service Governance &

MODULE 17 Project Delivery Lab

Fundamental Security for Services,

MODULE 18 Microservices & SOA

Advanced Security for Services,

MODULE 19 Microservices & SOA

Security Lab for Services,

MODULE 20 Microservices & SOA

Fundamental Quality Assurance

MODULE 21 for Services, Microservices & SOA

Advanced Quality Assurance

MODULE 22 for Services, Microservices & SOA

Quality Assurance Lab for Services,

MODULE 23 Microservices & SOA

* The Certified SOA Professional designation is automatically issued when achieving any other SOACP certification.
It can also be achieved by receiving passing grades on Exams S90.01B + S90.02B or S90.01B + S90.03B.

To learn more,
visit: www.arcitura.com/soacp

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