How To Get A Job As An It Architect?

All you need to know to finally nail any IT Architect job

What you'll learn
Understand each of the prerequisites and why you need to successfully complete them before starting to look for an IT architect job.
Understand what are the typical approaches/paths for a successful transition to an IT architect position.
Understand what are the mandatory and recommended certifications that would help you pursue an IT Architect job.
Understand what kind of IT Architect role would be the best fit for you and what is the gap between your current situation and what is required to perform the r
Understand why you may want to look very closely at the job responsibilities as the "architect" role might not be all about architecture and might include other
Understand the benefits and drawbacks of becoming an IT architect within the same company.
Understand what are the basics you need to display in order to be not just a candidate but the successful one.
Understand what is the "cherry on top of the cake" - the ultimate factor to separate you from the rest of the candidates and ensure you WILL GET THE JOB.
Requirements
The prerequisite for this course is to understand the IT industry and the various IT practitioner roles such as: Developer, Systems Analyst, Quality Assurance Analyst, etc. It is advisable to have worked in the IT industry as a developer /programmer or one of the other IT practitioners such as Systems Analysts, Database Administrator, Systems Administrator, Network specialist, Infrastructure Specialist, etc.
“Introduction to the IT Architect role” course to get a better understanding of the various IT Architect role
Architecture design, modelling and technical skills for IT Architects” course to know what are the general and technical skills and competencies required to become a successful IT Architect
Soft skills and competencies for IT Architects and IT practitioners to understand what are the soft skills such as leadership, communication, presentation, facilitation, etc. required to become an Application Architect.
Documents produced by IT Architects to understand what are the documents that an Application Architect will need to produce, how to collect and present the information.
Once of the career path courses - Application, Business, Enterprise, etc. Architect
Having IT Architecture specific knowledge (frameworks and methodologies) to understand what are the IT architecture frameworks, methodologies modeling languages, etc. used by an Application Architect to produce documentation
Description
The "How to get a job as an IT Architect?" course will give the students all the information they need to actually secure a job as an IT Architect by preparing the students for a smooth transition from your current IT practitioner job to any of the IT Architect roles such as Application, Software, Solution, Enterprise, Business, Infrastructure, Architects ensuring they can successfully obtain the position and perform the role in a relatively short amount of time.The prerequisites for this course are to understand the IT industry and the various IT practitioner roles such as: Developer, Systems Analyst, Quality Assurance Analyst, etc. It is advisable to have worked in the IT industry as a developer /programmer or one of the other IT practitioners such as Systems Analysts, Database Administrator, Systems Administrator, Network specialist, Infrastructure Specialist, etc.I would also recommend the following courses from the “How to become an IT architect” program:•“Introduction to the IT Architect role” course to get a better understanding of the various IT Architect role•“Architecture design, modelling and technical skills for IT Architects” course to know what are the general and technical skills and competencies required to become a successful IT Architect including:• Technical Knowledge as the foundation for becoming an IT Architect• Architects as T-shaped professionals and what are the implications for their required breadth and depth of skills• Architecture design skills• Architecture modelling skills corresponding to different modeling languages.•The Industry knowledge, its dimensions and how it applies to the various IT Architect roles•The Business knowledge its importance and how it relates to the industry knowledge•Soft skills and competencies for IT Architects and IT practitioners to understand what are the soft skills such as leadership, communication, presentation, facilitation, etc. required to become an Application Architect.•Documents produced by IT Architects to understand what are the documents that an Application Architect will need to produce, how to collect and present the information.•Once of the career path courses – One of the following:•Career path - How to become a Business Architect•Career path - How to become an Application Architect•Career path - How to become a Data Architect•Career path - How to become an Enterprise Architect•Career path - How to become an Infrastructure Architect•Having IT Architecture specific knowledge (frameworks and methodologies) to understand what are the IT architecture frameworks, methodologies modeling languages, etc. used by an Application Architect to produce documentation.Please note you will need the courses above or the knowledge obtained from other sources in order to successfully use this course to get a job as an IT Architect.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome

Lecture 2 About this course

Lecture 3 Become IT Architect program

Lecture 4 Course objectives

Lecture 5 More about Prerequisites

Section 2: Let's recapitulate

Lecture 6 Types of Architect

Lecture 7 T-Shape professionals

Lecture 8 Levels of detail

Section 3: Recommended approach

Lecture 9 Transition to IT Architect job

Lecture 10 Assess yourself

Lecture 11 Grow internally

Lecture 12 Start with a new company

Section 4: Keys to successfully getting the job

Lecture 13 Steps to get the job

Lecture 14 Resume preparation

Lecture 15 Apply for the right role

Lecture 16 Reading the job posting

Lecture 17 Other responsibilities

Lecture 18 Important decision factors

Section 5: How to be successful in the interview

Lecture 19 Interview preparation

Lecture 20 Show them your value

Lecture 21 Show them you are the best fit for the job

Lecture 22 Show them you are a team player

Lecture 23 Show you can adapt quickly

Lecture 24 Use empathy

Lecture 25 Certifications

Section 6: Cherry on top (do these and you WILL get the job)

Lecture 26 Sell yourself

Lecture 27 Know what to sell

Lecture 28 Perseverance

Lecture 29 Hone your skills

Lecture 30 Right certifications

Section 7: Conclusion

Lecture 31 It is up to you…

Lecture 32 Next steps

The audience for this course is composed of any IT practitioners such as: Software Developers, Programmers, Quality Assurance Analyst, Systems Analysts, Database Administrator, Systems Administrator, Network specialist, Infrastructure Specialist, who would like to become one of the types of IT Architects (as described in the “Introduction to the IT Architect roles” course). The audience for this course is also composed of any existing IT Architects such as Application, Solution, Software, Business, Enterprise, Infrastructure architects who would like to ensure successfully changing their jobs either from one company to another or by moving between different types of IT Architect jobs