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Salesforce Certified Technical Architect

TECHNICAL-ARCHITECT

The Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) credential validates your ability to design secure, scalable, and high-performance solutions on the Salesforce platform. It is the highest-level architect certification, intended for experienced architects who lead complex, multi-cloud implementations. Earning the CTA demonstrates mastery of translating business requirements into robust technical architectures that drive enterprise transformation.

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774 practice questions · Updated 2026-07-30

7Domains
30Objectives
232Concepts
774Questions

TECHNICAL-ARCHITECT Curriculum

Every domain, objective, and concept the TECHNICAL-ARCHITECT exam measures.

Given a scenario, determine the appropriate mix of systems, including both on and off-platform components, taking into consideration the Salesforce platform capabilities, constraints, and limits.

6 concepts · 22 questions
  1. Salesforce Platform Capabilities
  2. Salesforce Platform Constraints and Limits
  3. On-Platform vs Off-Platform Components
  4. System Mix Determination
  5. Scenario Analysis for System Architecture
  6. Trade-off Evaluation

Given a scenario, describe the design and platform considerations, trade-offs, and risks for reporting and analytics.

6 concepts · 15 questions
  1. Reporting and Analytics Architecture Overview
  2. Platform Considerations for Reporting
  3. Design Considerations for Reporting Solutions
  4. Trade-offs in Reporting Approaches
  5. Risks in Reporting and Analytics
  6. Mitigation Strategies for Reporting Risks

Given a scenario, describe the architectural considerations when planning, defining, or working within a single or multi-org environment.

8 concepts · 33 questions
  1. Single-Org Architecture Considerations
  2. Multi-Org Architecture Considerations
  3. Org Strategy and Selection
  4. Data Sharing and Visibility Across Orgs
  5. Integration Patterns for Multi-Org
  6. Governance and Administration in Multi-Org
  7. Limits and Performance in Single vs. Multi-Org
  8. Security and Compliance in Multi-Org

Given a scenario, describe the design considerations, trade-offs, and risks for mobile solutions and recommend the appropriate mobile platform.

10 concepts · 31 questions
  1. Mobile Solution Design Considerations
  2. Trade-offs in Mobile Architecture
  3. Mobile Platform Selection Criteria
  4. Mobile Security Risks and Mitigations
  5. Mobile Offline and Synchronization Strategies
  6. Mobile Performance and Scalability
  7. Mobile User Experience and Accessibility
  8. Mobile Integration with Enterprise Systems
  9. Mobile Deployment and Lifecycle Management
  10. Mobile Monitoring and Analytics

Given a set of requirements, recommend the correct mix of required license types taking into account the capabilities, trade-offs and constraints.

10 concepts · 17 questions
  1. Salesforce License Types Overview
  2. License Capabilities and Feature Access
  3. License Constraints and Limitations
  4. Trade-offs in License Selection
  5. Requirements Analysis for License Mix
  6. Integration and Data Access Considerations
  7. Compliance and Governance Constraints
  8. Cost Optimization Strategies
  9. Migration and Upgrade Paths
  10. Recommendation Formulation

Given a set of requirements, describe the capabilities, trade-offs, and constraints to determine the appropriate document management solution.

5 concepts · 11 questions
  1. Document Management Requirements Analysis
  2. Document Management Solution Capabilities
  3. Trade-offs in Document Management Solutions
  4. Constraints in Document Management Solutions
  5. Solution Selection Criteria

Given a set of requirements, architect a solution that utilizes the appropriate platform security mechanisms.

12 concepts · 27 questions
  1. Platform Security Mechanisms Overview
  2. Object and Field-Level Security
  3. Record-Level Access via OWD and Sharing
  4. Role Hierarchy and Manual Sharing
  5. Permission Sets and Profiles
  6. Sharing and Security in Apex and SOQL
  7. Platform Encryption and Shield
  8. Session and Authentication Security
  9. Security in Flows and Process Automation
  10. Monitoring and Auditing Security
  11. Integration Security
  12. Data Classification and Compliance

Given a scenario, identify the security considerations and risks, and leverage the appropriate security capabilities to design a secure portal architecture including access by both internal and external users.

9 concepts · 30 questions
  1. Security Considerations for Portal Architectures
  2. Authentication Mechanisms for Portals
  3. Authorization and Access Control
  4. External User Identity Management
  5. Internal User Access Integration
  6. Data Security and Privacy in Portals
  7. Secure Portal Configuration
  8. Threat and Risk Mitigation
  9. Compliance and Regulatory Considerations

Given a scenario, identify the declarative platform security features that can be used to meet record-level security requirements.

10 concepts · 24 questions
  1. Record-Level Security Overview
  2. Organization-Wide Defaults (OWD)
  3. Role Hierarchy
  4. Sharing Rules
  5. Manual Sharing
  6. Teams
  7. Queue-Based Access
  8. Record Types and Access
  9. Sharing Recalculation and Maintenance
  10. Considerations and Limitations

Given a scenario, identify the programmatic platform security features that can be used to meet security requirements.

10 concepts · 34 questions
  1. Apex Class Security
  2. Apex Managed Sharing
  3. Apex System.runAs
  4. Platform Cache Security
  5. Named Credentials
  6. Encryption in Apex
  7. Apex Security Methods
  8. Dynamic SOQL and DML Security
  9. Apex REST Security
  10. Apex Governor Limits and Security

Given a scenario, describe how to incorporate the platform security features into a solution to give users the appropriate object and field access permissions.

10 concepts · 25 questions
  1. Object-Level Security
  2. Field-Level Security
  3. Profiles and Permission Sets
  4. Record-Level Security (Sharing)
  5. Role Hierarchy
  6. Sharing Rules
  7. Manual Sharing
  8. Organization-Wide Defaults
  9. Permission Sets vs. Profiles for Field Access
  10. Field Accessibility and API

Given a set of requirements, design and justify an end-to-end identity management solution.

9 concepts · 34 questions
  1. Identity Lifecycle Management
  2. Authentication Mechanisms
  3. Authorization Models
  4. Federation and Identity Providers
  5. Directory Services Integration
  6. Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
  7. Identity Data Security and Privacy
  8. Identity Governance and Compliance
  9. Justification and Trade-off Analysis

Given a scenario, describe the platform architecture considerations, platform impact and optimization methods used when working with large data volumes.

10 concepts · 22 questions
  1. Platform Architecture for LDV
  2. Data Storage and Indexing
  3. Query Optimization Techniques
  4. Data Skew and Distribution
  5. Architectural Patterns for LDV
  6. Performance Monitoring and Tuning
  7. Impact on Limits and Governor Limits
  8. Asynchronous Processing and Batch
  9. Data Modeling for Scalability
  10. Optimization Methods for LDV

Given a scenario, describe data modeling concepts and implications of database design and modeling.

10 concepts · 19 questions
  1. Data Modeling Fundamentals
  2. Database Design Implications
  3. Salesforce Data Model
  4. Custom Objects and Fields
  5. Relationship Types
  6. Data Modeling for Scalability
  7. Data Modeling for Reporting
  8. Data Modeling for Integration
  9. Data Modeling for Security
  10. Data Modeling Best Practices

Given a scenario, determine the data migration strategy, considerations, and appropriate tools to use.

7 concepts · 24 questions
  1. Data Migration Strategy Selection
  2. Data Volume and Complexity Assessment
  3. Data Mapping and Transformation Planning
  4. Data Migration Tools Evaluation
  5. Data Migration Considerations
  6. Data Validation and Reconciliation
  7. Data Migration Testing and Cutover Planning

Given a set of business requirements, describe the appropriate combination of declarative and programmatic functionality within a solution.

7 concepts · 28 questions
  1. Declarative vs. Programmatic Functionality
  2. Business Requirements Analysis
  3. Declarative Tools and Limitations
  4. Programmatic Tools and Use Cases
  5. Hybrid Solutions
  6. Governor Limits and Performance Considerations
  7. Maintainability and Best Practices

Given a scenario, describe the benefits, considerations, and trade-offs of incorporating external applications into an optimal solution architecture.

5 concepts · 23 questions
  1. Benefits of External Applications
  2. Considerations for External Applications
  3. Trade-offs of External Applications
  4. Integration Patterns and Approaches
  5. Impact on Solution Architecture

Given a set of requirements, recommend the appropriate enterprise integration landscape and describe associated risks, trade-offs, and business and technical considerations within a customer environment.

6 concepts · 23 questions
  1. Enterprise Integration Landscape Options
  2. Requirements Analysis for Integration
  3. Salesforce Integration Capabilities
  4. Integration Landscape Design Considerations
  5. Risks and Trade-offs in Integration Choices
  6. Recommendation and Justification

Given a scenario, describe the capabilities of the appropriate technology and justify their use as part of the overall integration architecture.

8 concepts · 26 questions
  1. Scenario Analysis for Integration Requirements
  2. Integration Technology Landscape
  3. Technology Selection Criteria
  4. Integration Architecture Patterns
  5. Security and Compliance in Integration
  6. Error Handling and Reliability
  7. Performance and Scalability Considerations
  8. Integration with External Systems

Given a scenario, recommend and justify the appropriate integration strategy and the use of common integration patterns.

3 concepts · 17 questions
  1. Integration Strategy Selection
  2. Common Integration Patterns
  3. Pattern Justification

Given a scenario, recommend and justify the appropriate platform-specific integration technology used to integrate with external systems and describe the capabilities, limitations and trade-offs.

6 concepts · 27 questions
  1. Scenario Analysis for Integration
  2. Platform-Specific Integration Technologies
  3. Middleware and Integration Patterns
  4. Recommendation and Justification
  5. Capabilities and Limitations Assessment
  6. Trade-off Analysis

Given a scenario, identify the project risks and mitigation strategies.

4 concepts · 24 questions
  1. Project Risk Identification
  2. Risk Analysis and Prioritization
  3. Mitigation Strategy Development
  4. Risk Monitoring and Contingency Planning

Given a customer project environment and development methodology, identify the technical considerations, risks, and impact on the technical work streams.

6 concepts · 22 questions
  1. Environment Types and Characteristics
  2. Development Methodologies
  3. Technical Considerations per Methodology
  4. Risk Identification in Development Lifecycle
  5. Impact on Technical Work Streams
  6. Mitigation Strategies for Risks

Given a scenario, recommend an appropriate comprehensive test strategy and discuss how testing mitigates any project risks.

18 concepts · 55 questions
  1. Test Strategy Components
  2. Test Types and Levels
  3. Risk-Based Testing
  4. Test Environment Strategy
  5. Test Data Management
  6. Automation vs. Manual Testing
  7. Testing in Agile and Waterfall
  8. UAT and Sign-off Criteria
  9. Defect Management Process
  10. Performance and Load Testing
  11. Security Testing
  12. Integration Testing
  13. Regression Testing
  14. Test Metrics and Reporting
  15. Testing Tools and Technologies
  16. Compliance and Regulatory Testing
  17. Disaster Recovery and Backup Testing
  18. Test Strategy Documentation

Given a scenario, describe the considerations, stakeholders, and impact of decisions around a technical solution relative to customer project governance.

6 concepts · 30 questions
  1. Project Governance Overview
  2. Stakeholder Identification
  3. Governance Decision-Making
  4. Governance Considerations
  5. Impact of Governance on Solution
  6. Governance Communication

Given a scenario, describe the platform tools, use cases, limitations, and best practices for environment management.

8 concepts · 25 questions
  1. Environment Types
  2. Sandbox Licensing and Limits
  3. Environment Management Use Cases
  4. Environment Management Limitations
  5. Best Practices for Environment Strategy
  6. Sandbox Refresh and Data Management
  7. Environment Monitoring and Health
  8. Tools for Environment Management

Describe the common tools, benefits, and rationale for using source control and continuous integration for release management.

8 concepts · 32 questions
  1. Source Control Fundamentals
  2. Continuous Integration Fundamentals
  3. Rationale for Source Control and CI
  4. Common Source Control Tools
  5. Common CI Tools
  6. Benefits of Source Control
  7. Benefits of Continuous Integration
  8. Release Management Integration

Demonstrate how visualization and documentation tools can be used to articulate the technical solution.

4 concepts · 25 questions
  1. Visualization Tools Overview
  2. Documentation Tools Overview
  3. Articulating Technical Solutions
  4. Selecting Appropriate Tools

Demonstrate the ability to handle unexpected roadblocks and determine the appropriate next steps.

6 concepts · 27 questions
  1. Identify unexpected roadblocks
  2. Assess impact and urgency
  3. Determine escalation paths
  4. Develop contingency plans
  5. Communicate roadblocks effectively
  6. Execute and monitor next steps
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