ABC Technical Architect Training
Overview of my 12 week training plan designed to equip aspiring and current technical architects with the essential knowledge and skills required to design, evaluate, and lead modern software systems. Each week includes theoretical sessions, hands-on labs, and assessments.
Week 1: Foundations of Software Architecture
Introduction to Architecture Roles and Responsibilities
Architectural Styles and Patterns (Monolith, Microservices, Event-Driven, etc.)
SOLID, DRY, KISS, YAGNI Principles
Case Study Discussion + Assignment
Week 2: Architecture Design Principles
Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
Clean Architecture & Hexagonal Architecture
Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
Group Exercise: Designing a Modular Application
Week 3: Cloud-Native Architecture
Cloud Service Models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
Serverless Design & Event-Driven Computing
12-Factor Apps
Lab: Deploying a Serverless App
Week 4: Infrastructure & DevOps for Architects
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK)
CI/CD Pipeline Architecture
Containerization and Kubernetes Basics
Lab: Create a CI/CD Pipeline with GitHub Actions
Week 5: Application & Integration Architecture
API Design (REST, GraphQL, gRPC)
Event-Driven Design and Messaging Patterns
API Gateway, Service Mesh (Istio, Linkerd)
Hands-on: Implementing API Gateway with Rate Limiting
Week 6: Security Architecture
Threat Modeling & Secure Design Principles
IAM, Encryption, Zero Trust Architecture
Compliance (SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA basics)
Exercise: Securing a Cloud-Native Application
Week 7: Observability & Resilience
Monitoring, Logging, Tracing (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus)
Chaos Engineering Concepts
Lab: Building Resilience with Circuit Breakers & Retries
Week 8: Data & AI Architecture
Data Modeling and Storage Patterns (OLTP, OLAP, NoSQL)
Real-Time Data Streaming Architecture (Kafka, Kinesis)
AI/ML Architecture, MLOps Overview
Workshop: Designing a Data Pipeline
Week 9: Enterprise & Solution Architecture
TOGAF, ArchiMate, Zachman Basics
Business Capability Modeling
Roadmapping & Portfolio Architecture
Practice: Drafting a Solution Architecture Document
Week 10: Platform Engineering & Developer Experience
Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs)
GitOps, ArgoCD, Feature Flags
Platform as a Product Mindset
Exercise: Building a Developer Onboarding Flow
Week 11: Emerging Technologies & Trends
Edge & IoT Architectures
Blockchain, Web3, DApps
Quantum-Resilient Cryptography
Green Software & Sustainable Architecture
Week 12: Capstone & Review
Capstone Project Presentation
Architecture Review Board Simulation
Soft Skills: Stakeholder Communication, Trade-off Narration
Final Evaluation & Feedback
Deliverables:
Weekly Quizzes & Assignments
Hands-on Labs & Mini Projects
Capstone Project
Certificate of Completion
Recommended Tools:
Visual: Lucidchart, PlantUML, draw.io
DevOps: GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP (based on organization preference)
Data: Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, Athena
Optional Tracks (Post Training):
Specialized Deep Dive: AI Architect, Cloud Solution Architect, Platform Architect
Certification Preparation: AWS SA Pro, Azure Architect Expert, TOGAF
