Salesforce Certified Heroku Architect Practice Exam

Salesforce Certified Heroku Architect Practice Exam

The Salesforce Certified Heroku Architect certification is for individuals with the expertise, capabilities, and substantial experience in designing scalable solutions, deploying and overseeing applications, as well as leading teams and constructing workflows specifically on Heroku Enterprise. This credential is intended for individuals working as Heroku Consultants or Partners, equipped with a thorough understanding of best practices in application development and their relevance to Heroku, proficiency in building scalable applications on the Heroku platform, and familiarity with various Heroku use cases and application of Heroku's best practices.

Who should take the exam?

The Salesforce Certified Heroku Architect examination targets individuals possessing architectural expertise in the Heroku platform and its functionalities, encompassing:

• Designing, constructing, deploying, and expanding Heroku applications
• Managing and operating applications, teams, and infrastructure
• Understanding the appropriate usage of Heroku Enterprise, and familiarity with the security and trust options available in both Heroku and Heroku Enterprise
• Employing add-ons to enhance applications, particularly Heroku Postgres and Apache Kafka on Heroku
• Integrating Heroku applications with Salesforce data through databases, APIs, and event systems, such as Heroku Connect

The Salesforce Certified Heroku Architect examination is intended for individuals with a minimum of two years of experience and proficiency across various Heroku domains, which include:

• Developing and deploying applications on the Heroku platform
• Designing scalable solutions
• Utilizing add-ons available in the Elements Marketplace
• Designing solutions using Heroku Postgres, Heroku Redis, Dataclips, and Heroku Connect
• Recommending third-party add-ons and implementing add-on sharing
• Implementing Heroku Private Space Peering and VPN Connections
• Understanding the differences between Private Space Runtime and Common Runtime
• Recognizing the enhancements that Heroku Enterprise can bring to system architecture
• Designing solutions with Heroku Shield, and understanding the advantages of Heroku's various certifications
• Designing solutions with Enterprise Teams
• Implementing applications using the Twelve-Factor methodology appropriately
• Creating solutions for implementing a microservices architecture
• Designing architectures utilizing Apache Kafka on Heroku
• Integrating Heroku applications with the Salesforce Lightning Platform

Exam Details

• Exam Name: Salesforce Certified Heroku Architect
• Exam Languages: English
• Exam Questions: 60 Questions
• Time: 105 minutes
• Passing Score: 72%

Course Outline 

The Exam covers the given topics  - 

Domain 1: Understand Heroku Platform: 10%

• Demonstrate an understanding of the basics behind building and deploying apps on Heroku, including the role of buildpacks in slug creation.
• Architect scalable solutions that are performant even during high traffic spikes.
• Architect and deploy solutions using add-ons and other components from the Elements Marketplace, including various add-ons, buildpacks, and Heroku Buttons.

Domain 2: Learn about Data: 17%

• Demonstrate knowledge of Heroku Postgres, including data handling, security, and common use cases for follower databases. Describe the use cases of Dataclips.
• Architect solutions using Apache Kafka on Heroku to facilitate streaming communication between applications, services and/or functions.
• Architect solutions using Heroku Redis.
• Demonstrate the ability to prescribe a third-party add-on and add-on sharing, when appropriate.

Domain 3: Overview of Security: 15%

• Construct architectures which leverage Heroku to achieve different security certifications.
• Recommend Heroku Private Space Peering or VPN Connections for appropriate use cases.
• Recommend when an app should run in the Private Space Runtime versus the Common Runtime.

Domain 4: Understand Heroku Enterprise: 28%

• Demonstrate how features of Heroku Enterprise can improve a system's architecture.
• Recommend networking solutions that use Heroku Private Spaces or the Common Runtime, appropriately.
• Describe the compliance features of Heroku Shield.
• Describe the features of Enterprise Teams.

Domain 5: Learn about Architect Applications: 15%

• Recommend architectures that use the twelve-factor app methodology correctly.
• Construct solutions for creating an orchestration layer for building a microservices architecture using Apache Kafka on Heroku.

Domain 6: Integrations: 15%

• Recommend architectures that use Heroku Connect appropriately, including the correct use of External IDs.
• Recommend techniques to integrate Heroku apps with the Salesforce Lightning Platform, and understand when to apply particular techniques.