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CMS SaaS Core (Solutions Architect) Exam Blueprint

The CMS SaaS Core (Solutions Architect) exam has 30 multiple-choice questions, one scenario and one rationale question. You have 75 minutes and need 70% overall to pass. It covers 7 domains: Content Management and Publishing; Security, Access Control, and User Management; Cloud Infrastructure and Deployment; Content Delivery and APIs; Personalization and Targeting; Content Modeling and Structure; and Developer Experience and Extensibility. You need Optimizely Foundations 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
Count3011
Min pass≥70%≥65%≥65%
70% overall to pass · 32 items total
Domains
7
weighted areas
Time limit
75 min
 
Attempts
3
per quarter
Retake
2 days
cooldown if not passed

Content Management and Publishing

5% weight~2 questions
Topics covered:Content ManagementOn Page EditingVisual BuilderApproval WorkflowsContent PublishingVersion ManagementCollaborationEditorial WorkflowTrash ManagementContent OrganizationCategory ManagementDrag And DropLink Management

Security, Access Control, and User Management

5% weight~2 questions
Topics covered:Access ControlContent SecurityRole ManagementUser ProvisioningSingle Sign OnOrganization ManagementEnterprise SsoCross Product IdentityContent Permissions

Cloud Infrastructure and Deployment

30% weight~9 questions
Topics covered:Cloud HostingDeploymentCi CdBuild PipelineEnvironment ManagementConfiguration ManagementCdnCachingAuto ScalingHigh AvailabilityCloud DeploymentCli ToolsContent PromotionHosting And Infrastructure

Content Delivery and APIs

20% weight~6 questions
Topics covered:Graphql ApiContent DeliveryHeadless DeliveryFull Text SearchContent IndexingReal Time SyncWebhooksSearch ConfigurationPaginationMulti Channel Publishing

Personalization and Targeting

5% weight~2 questions
Topics covered:Visitor GroupsAudience TargetingContent PersonalizationBehavioral TargetingGeo TargetingReal Time SegmentsRecommendation WidgetsContent RecommendationsA B TestingRecommendation OptimizationExperimentationRecommendation TrackingCustom CriteriaWidget ConfigurationFallback Strategies

Content Modeling and Structure

5% weight~2 questions
Topics covered:Content TypesProperty ConfigurationContent ModelingRich Text EditingBlock CompositionContent AreaEditor RegistrationContent ValidationEditor HintsTab Grouping

Developer Experience and Extensibility

30% weight~9 questions
Topics covered:Developer ExperiencePlugin DevelopmentCustom EditorsScheduled JobsContent EventsIntegrationsCustom RenderingApi Integration