Earning Criteria

• Master Certified Solution Architects achieve Certification by successfully completing three interviews by other Level 2 or Level 3 Certified Architects, based upon a comprehensive package of information describing project and other experiences.  The criteria used to decide on certification include all of the Skills mentioned above.  At Level 2, Architects must be able to demonstrate these skills at a "deep" level, having mastered the state of the art.
• Master Certified Solution Architects must have at least 3 years of  Architecture work experience in one or more projects or engagements in which they were accountable for the  Architecture aspects and must have performed in the role of Lead Architect on successful architectural engagements or projects that met their acceptance criteria.
• Master Certified Solution Architects have a variety of experiences that demonstrate their contribution to successful solutions to complex problems covering e.g., people, process, technology, and management, and involving at least four dimensions (products, technologies, services, processes, management, security, governance, etc.) and/or domains (Business, Data, Information, Application, Technology, Security, Integration, etc.).
• Master Certified Solution Architects have experience producing solutions that involve different types of systems/architectures and multiple hardware and software platforms.
• A Master Certified Solution Architect's experience must include the solution lifecycle from strategy, design, and implementation through to completion, enabling the Architect to produce solution designs that are successful.
• Master Certified Solution Architects must have completed formal training in the discipline of architecture (i.e., methods/frameworks for designing and defining solution architectures), either through attendance at a taught course, or through self-study, and are expected to continue to develop their skills and to stay up-to-date with the development of their profession.
• Master Certified Architects must continually develop their technical and professional knowledge and skills in technology trends, vertical industry sectors, and architecture trends and techniques.
• Master Certified Architects must make contributions to the architecture profession; for example, architecture-related publications, research collaboration, development of training, or contributions to standards bodies or professional organizations.  They must also contribute to the development of professional architects through teaching, serving on certification boards, coaching, and/or mentoring.
• Candidates must alreday hold valid Open CA Level 2 Professional Communication and  Professional Development Milestone Badges plus three Open CA Level 2 Experience Profile Milestone Badges, at least two of which must be in Solution Artchitecture