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Solutions Architects

Certification, Licensing, and Special Requirements

Certification or Licensing

Iasa Global offers the certified IT architect credential at four experience levels (foundation, associate, specialist, and professional) to those who complete educational requirements and pass an examination. Visit https://iasaglobal.org/Public/Learn/Training_and_Certifications.aspx for more information.

Many tech companies—such as Microsoft, IBM, Amazon Web Services, HP, and Cisco—provide certification credentials for solutions architects that are tied to their specific products or services.

Some architects earn project management–related credentials. The most-popular credential, project management professional, is offered by the Project Management Institute. According to the institute, those who hold the project management professional credential earn 20 percent more than their non-certified peers. Here are a few other popular certification credentials for project managers:

  • Associate in project management, professional in project management, certified project director (offered by the Global Association for Quality Management)
  • Master project manager (American Academy of Project Management)
  • Project management in information technology security (EC-Council)
  • Project+ (CompTIA)
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