Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2025 Architect Professional

About the Certification

cloud solutions on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) using SDKs, APIs, and developer-oriented services. It evaluates your ability to work with the cloud from a developer perspective that understands how technical decisions impact stability, security, and performance in enterprise environments—without unnecessary complexity during the exam. The certification validates your ability to programmatically develop and integrate solutions with OCI services, understand Oracle’s cloud development model (including awareness of serverless services), the usage impact of managed databases and storage, and how CI/CD readiness and deployment practices affect long-term stability. It also covers securing integrations using IAM, keys, and secrets, and connects code quality and error handling with scalability readiness, as well as the impact of missing monitoring and logging on issue detection time. Overall, it confirms that you are an enterprise-ready cloud developer capable of delivering OCI solutions with the right mindset—prioritizing security and stability before moving into heavier engineering execution late

Main Curriculum

The curriculum is divided into eight main sections

  • Operations, Monitoring, and Automation
    • End-to-end monitoring and observability
    • Logging and auditing
    • Infrastructure as Code concepts
    • Post-launch operations and continuous optimization
  • Hybrid Environments, Migration, and Enterprise Integration
    • On-premises to cloud integration
    • Workload migration strategies
    • Legacy system integration
    • Enterprise reference architectures
  • Advanced Networking and Connectivity
    • Complex Virtual Cloud Network (VCN) designs
    • Hub-and-spoke architectures
    • High-performance hybrid connectivity
    • Load balancing and traffic management
  • Advanced Oracle Cloud Architecture Design
    • Well-architected framework
    • Enterprise and mission-critical system architectures
    • Multi-region and fault-tolerant design
    • Architectural trade-offs and decision making
  • Database Architecture and Platform Services
    • Autonomous database architectures
    • High availability and data protection
    • Database migration to the cloud
    • Platform service integration
  • Identity, Security, and Governance Architecture
    • Advanced IAM and policy design
    • Zero Trust and defense-in-depth
    • Encryption, key management, and vaults
    • Compliance and governance at scale
  • Compute, Storage, and Performance Optimization
    • Compute sizing and resource selection
    • High-performance storage design
    • Performance tuning and scalability
    • Cost vs. performance optimization
  • High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity
    • Multi-AD and multi-region DR designs
    • Backup and restore architectures
    • RTO and RPO planning
    • Resilience testing and failure readiness

Exam Details :

  • Exam code: 1Z0-997-25
  • Duration: 120 minutes
  • Number of questions: 60–70 questions
  • Question type: Multiple choice + scenario-based questions
  • Language: English
  • Passing score: 65%
  • Exam fee: USD 245–295 (may vary by country and include taxes)
  • Certification validity: Lifetime

Do I need certifications before it ?

No, not required.

Basic knowledge of back-end development and APIs, with light exposure to cloud environments, is helpful for understanding and context, but not mandatory. The exam targets a foundational developer level.

Which certifications are recommended after this one ?

Not mandatory.
However, if you are looking for a strong path in advanced architectural design and implementation on Oracle Cloud, especially in scalable infrastructure, security, and enterprise-level resource management, then the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2025 Architect Professional certification is the strongest option.

What are the main uses of the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2025 Architect Professional certification ?

  • Enterprise / Multi-Cloud Architecture (AWS / Azure / GCP) for designing enterprise solutions across multiple cloud providers
  • OCI Advanced Security & Networking for advanced cloud networking and secure environment design
  • Cloud Migration & Modernization Architect roles leading large-scale migration projects
  • Data & AI Architecture (OCI Data / AI Services) linking architecture with enterprise data and AI
  • Hybrid Cloud & High Availability Design (DR, multi-region, active-active)
  • Principal Architect / Cloud Strategy roles such as Principal Architect or Cloud Strategy Lead

Enterprise Oracle Cloud Solution Engineering :

This certification enables you to develop and deploy enterprise-grade solutions on OCI using proper programmatic integration. It prepares you to be a professional cloud developer who connects OCI services with code securely and reliably, identifies issues early from a usage perspective before affecting uptime, and delivers clearer, more stable enterprise cloud solutions with less operational noise during future investigations.

Who is this certification suitable for ?

  • Cloud Developers, Backend Developers, and Integration Developers on OCI
  • DevOps teams integrating enterprise services
  • Engineers focused on cloud stability through code
  • Developers building microservices and cloud-native services
  • Professionals working with APIs, data, and proactive error handling

In Short :

For any professional who wants to specialize in development on Oracle Cloud with a fast, enterprise-aligned mindset that prioritizes application stability—before moving into heavier execution later.

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