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CMS PaaS Advanced (Solutions Architect) Exam Blueprint

The CMS PaaS Advanced (Solutions Architect) exam has 20 multiple-choice questions, one scenario and one rationale question. You have 90 minutes and need 70% overall to pass. It covers 7 domains: Content Modeling and Structure, Personalization and Targeting, Cloud Infrastructure and Deployment, Multi-Site and Localization, Asset Media Management, Content Delivery and APIs and Access Control and User Management. You need CMS PaaS Core first. Certifications are valid for about one year.

This exam is for
Solutions Architect
Designs systems and integration strategy

You design how Optimizely products fit together — integration patterns, data flow between systems, and deployment topologies. This exam confirms architectural decision-making and trade-off evaluation; you can read code and understand APIs, but you are assessed on designing sound cross-product solutions, not on writing production code.

Typical rolesPlatform ArchitectsPre-Sales EngineersTechnical ConsultantsDevOps
Question types & scoring
MCQScenarioRationale
Count2011
Min pass≥70%≥65%≥65%
70% overall to pass · 22 items total
Domains
7
weighted areas
Time limit
90 min
 
Attempts
3
per quarter
Retake
2 days
cooldown if not passed

Content Modeling and Structure

7% weight~1 questions
Topics covered:Content TypesProperty ConfigurationContent AreaContent ModelingEditor RegistrationRich Text EditingBlock CompositionContent ValidationEditor HintsTab GroupingCustom Property Types

Personalization and Targeting

10% weight~2 questions
Topics covered:Visitor GroupsContent PersonalizationAudience TargetingBehavioral TargetingGeo TargetingPersonalization And ExperimentationContent PersonalizationReal Time SegmentsRecommendation WidgetsContent RecommendationsRecommendation TrackingA B TestingRecommendation OptimizationExperimentationCustom CriteriaWidget Configuration

Cloud Infrastructure and Deployment

28% weight~6 questions
Topics covered:DeploymentCi CdBuild PipelineEnvironment ManagementConfiguration ManagementCloud HostingAuto ScalingCdnHigh AvailabilityCachingEdge DeliveryPerformanceLoggingMonitoringObservabilityTroubleshootingDatabase Management

Multi-Site and Localization

18% weight~4 questions
Topics covered:Multi SiteSite ConfigurationContent ReuseMultilingual SupportLocalizationSite StructureUrl Management

Asset Media Management

3% weight~1 questions
Topics covered:Visual BuilderContent EditingDrag And DropContent TypesDigital Asset ManagementAi Content GenerationContent PermissionsBrand GuidelinesCli

Content Delivery and APIs

22% weight~4 questions
Topics covered:Graphql ApiContent DeliveryHeadless DeliveryContent IndexingFull Text SearchReal Time SyncWebhooksContent SyncMulti Channel PublishingApi AuthenticationQuery BuildingPaginationCachingPerformance Optimization

Access Control and User Management

12% weight~2 questions
Topics covered:Access ControlContent SecurityRole ManagementUser ProvisioningSingle Sign OnOrganization ManagementEnterprise SsoCross Product IdentityContent Permissions