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Salesforce Certified Data Architect

The Salesforce Certified Data Architect certification by Salesforce validates expertise in designing scalable, secure, and high-performing data solutions on the Salesforce Platform. It is ideal for architects managing enterprise data governance, modeling, and large data volumes.

Exam code

Salesforce

Duration

105 min

Questions

60

Official Prerequisites

  • 3-5 years of experience designing enterprise data models and data integration architectures
  • Hands-on experience with Salesforce data modeling, sharing, and security concepts
  • Familiarity with integration patterns, ETL tools, and data migration strategies
  • Recommended prior certs or equivalent experience, e.g., Application Architect or System Architect track
Salesforce Certified Data Architect

Targeted Professions

Data Architect Integration Architect Solution Architect Enterprise Architect

Domain blueprint

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Design scalable, secure Salesforce data models using standard and custom objects, fields, relationships, and metadata (including Big Objects and indexing) to meet business requirements and platform constraints.
Apply Salesforce data management practices for data quality, lifecycle, deduplication, validation, record-level security and sharing, data access patterns, and operational governance across the platform.
Design architectures and patterns to support large data volumes — including indexing, archiving, query optimization, Big Objects, skinny tables, and performance/scalability trade-offs to maintain acceptable system behaviour.
Plan and execute data migration strategies (ETL, Bulk API, Data Loader, transformation, staging, cutover and validation) that preserve integrity, relationships, and performance during onboarding or consolidation.
Define and implement governance frameworks covering data ownership, stewardship, classification, security, retention, privacy/compliance, residency, and processes for enforcing and monitoring data policies.

Domain 5

Data Governance

15%
Define and implement governance frameworks covering data ownership, stewardship, classification, security, retention, privacy/compliance, residency, and processes for enforcing and monitoring data policies.

Domain 6

Master Data Management (MDM)

10%
Design approaches for creating and maintaining a single source of truth across systems — including entity resolution, survivorship rules, consolidation patterns, and techniques for synchronizing master records into Salesforce.

Study Tip

Follow the official exam blueprint, take timed practice tests, drill weak areas with focused labs, review answer rationales thoroughly, and use scheduled study blocks to iterate until consistent passing scores

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