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IBM Systems and Solutions Architect Professional Certificate
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IBM Systems and Solutions Architect Professional Certificate

Launch Your Systems and Solutions Architect Career. Build job-ready expertise in IT architecture, modeling tools, systems design, and AI

John Rofrano
IBM Skills Network Team
Muhammad Yahya

Instructors: John Rofrano

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Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 months to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Earn a Certificate
With paid plans

What you'll learn

  • Analyze, design, and develop scalable enterprise systems architectures with modeling tools, GenAI, and agile methodologies

  • Define and implement effective integration strategies and deployment blueprints, using generative AI to enhance architectural decision-making

  • Apply microservices, DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, and design patterns to build resilient, automated system environments

  • Implement cybersecurity frameworks, compliance practices, and SDLC processes to secure enterprise systems, assess risks, and plan disaster recovery

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October 2025

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Professional Certificate - 10 course series

What you'll learn

  • Explore the exciting world of systems architecture and learn the fundamentals to design scalable, reliable system solutions

  • Explain systems and solutions architects roles, skills, career paths, certifications, & how they use systems thinking and SDLC to meet business needs

  • Gain hands-on experience by applying systems design fundamentals and tools to design IT systems and solutions

  • Utilize requirement-gathering, prototyping, and modeling tools to analyze business needs and develop documented solutions for real-world applications

Skills you'll gain

Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Application Design, Systems Development Life Cycle, Systems Thinking, Stakeholder Communications, Systems Analysis, and Systems Architecture

What you'll learn

  • Create data flow diagrams, entity-relationship diagrams, and unified modeling language diagrams to visualize data, system architecture, and workflows

  • Evaluate existing IT systems by assessing system architecture, features, performance, and UI/UX to identify inefficiencies and propose improvements

  • Conduct cost-benefit analyses, operational feasibility studies, and risk assessments to compare IT solution alternatives and recommend solutions

  • Integrate system analysis, modeling, and evaluation techniques in a project to propose a digital transformation strategy for a business

Skills you'll gain

Systems Analysis, Systems Design, Enterprise Resource Planning, Risk Management, Prototyping, Business Analysis, Business Communication, Product Lifecycle Management, Business Process Modeling, Data Modeling, Business Transformation, Workflow Management, Business Process, Digital Transformation, Computer Science, Process Flow Diagrams, Information Technology, Solution Design, Agile Methodology, and Systems Architecture

What you'll learn

  • Job-ready skills in project and stakeholder management that employers value in a good business analyst

  • The fundamental concepts of project management, including project phases, communication strategies, stakeholder, and risk management

  • How to apply various project management tools to effectively manage projects, conduct risk assessments, and plan communication strategies

  • How to implement effective communication strategies to engage stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle

Skills you'll gain

Stakeholder Engagement, Risk Management, Project Management, Communication Strategies, Communication, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Requirements Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Business Analysis, Project Coordination, Plan Execution, and Project Planning

What you'll learn

  • Job-ready skills in process modeling and requirements gathering for business analysis without any prior experience

  • How to apply BABOK principles in real-world scenarios

  • Methodologies for process mining and utilizing tools for comprehensive analysis to derive actionable business insights

  • Effective system modeling by creating entity-relationship diagrams (ERDs), data flow diagrams (DFDs), and applying unified modeling language (UML)

Skills you'll gain

Business Analysis, User Story, Business Process Modeling, Stakeholder Analysis, Requirements Management, Agile Methodology, Process Optimization, Requirements Analysis, Process Analysis, Process Improvement, Business Process, Gap Analysis, and Data Modeling

What you'll learn

  • Build job-ready skills in cloud native, microservices, containers, DevOps, and Agile employers are looking for in just 6 weeks.

  • Create RESTful APIs for modern web development and deploy them with Docker containers. 

  • Implement DevOps and CI/CD practices for streamlined development and deployment. 

  • Apply Agile and Scrum best practices for iterative, efficient software delivery.

Skills you'll gain

Microservices, DevOps, Docker (Software), Cloud-Native Computing, Agile Methodology, CI/CD, Restful API, Continuous Integration, Containerization, Cloud Infrastructure, Scrum (Software Development), Cloud Applications, Software Development Methodologies, Postman API Platform, Cloud Development, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Kubernetes, Agile Software Development, Agile Project Management, and Continuous Delivery

What you'll learn

  • Importance, benefits, and core components of Enterprise Data Architecture (EDA) and popular data architecture frameworks.

  • How to design and implement Enterprise Data Architectures for specific use cases.

  • How to develop and implement policies and procedures, such as data retention policies and operational standards.

  • How to plan and execute data system migrations and modernizations.

Skills you'll gain

Data Migration, Data Governance, Data Architecture, Scalability, Data Modeling, Data Management, Enterprise Architecture, Dataflow, Data Warehousing, Database Architecture and Administration, Emerging Technologies, Data Integration, Technology Strategies, Data Storage, Application Frameworks, Data Processing, and Extract, Transform, Load

What you'll learn

  • Build valuable applied data storage, integration, and migration skills employers need. 

  • Gain hands-on experience using industry-specific data tools.

  • Demonstrate you understand data-related best practices and can apply methodologies through industry-standard processes. 

  • Showcase your ability to solve problems related to data processes that you can talk about in interviews.

Skills you'll gain

Cloud Storage, Data Integration, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Storage, Data Migration, Data Management, Data Infrastructure, Data Security, Data Architecture, Data Pipelines, and Disaster Recovery

What you'll learn

  • Create test plans and traceability matrices, and coordinate testing with quality assurance personnel, developers, and stakeholders

  • Build deployment checklists with clear launch steps, go/no-go criteria, rollback plans, and data validation techniques

  • Define key system metrics to support post-launch tracking, organize response plans, and guide improvement through retrospectives

  • Create a Testing and Release Kit with test strategy, validation checklist, and support plans for post-launch success

Skills you'll gain

Application Deployment, Release Management, Software Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Product Lifecycle Management, Digital Transformation, Software Development Life Cycle, Systems Analysis, Data Modeling, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Test Planning, Process Flow Diagrams, Software Quality Assurance, Business Process Automation, CI/CD, Systems Thinking, Software Systems, and Data Validation
Cybersecurity Architecture

Cybersecurity Architecture

Course 912 hours

What you'll learn

  • Describe the five foundational principles of cybersecurity and the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) triad

  • Summarize the different areas that a cybersecurity architect must adopt to develop a secure enterprise solution

  • Discuss the different security domains, including IAM, endpoint security, network security, application security, and data security

  • Demonstrate your proficiency in recommending methods to improve network security in a given scenario

Skills you'll gain

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Data Security, Application Security, Cyber Attacks, Network Security, Firewall, Endpoint Security, Secure Coding, Identity and Access Management, Cyber Security Strategy, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Data Governance, Cybersecurity, Threat Detection, and Security Controls

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

User Story, Solution Architecture, Technical Communication, Generative AI, Stakeholder Analysis, Systems Thinking, Risk Analysis, Gap Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Process Analysis, Systems Analysis, and Business Analysis

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IBM Skills Network Team
IBM
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Muhammad Yahya
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