Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Designer (SFCDLDD)

The Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect credential is designed for professionals who have the requisite skills and experience in applying DevOps, application lifecycle management, and governance topics to Salesforce that support client requirements as well as experience communicating solutions and design trade-offs to business and IT stakeholders.

Prerequisites

The Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect has experience analyzing the environment and requirements to design an appropriate governance framework, and to manage the development and deployment lifecycle on the Lightning Platform. The architect has experience designing and implementing complex development and deployment strategies, as well as communicating the proposed solution and design trade-offs to business and technical stakeholders alike.

The Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect typically has the following background and experience.

  • B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent degree
  • 2 to 3 years of Salesforce Platform experience
  • 1 to 2 years working on Salesforce DevOps topics
  • 1 to 2 years experience working with governance committees
  • 1 to 2 years experience with application lifecycle management
  • Knowledge of project delivery methodologies — agile/waterfall/hybrid

Typical job roles may include:

  • Technical Lead
  • Delivery Lead
  • Release Manager
  • Environment Manager
  • Ops Manager
  • Test Manager
  • Technical Architect

The Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect candidate has the experience, skills, knowledge, and ability to:

  • Describe the work structure and trade-off for different development methodologies.
  • Design and analyze existing and future state DevOps architecture, including release management.
  • Effectively communicate DevOps design to various stakeholders at many levels.
  • Follow application lifecycle management best practices for design, operation, and reporting.
  • Effectively design and manage the development and test environment strategy, including data and security, for Salesforce releases.
  • Describe the characteristics, capabilities, and constraints of using Metadata and Tooling API.
  • Describe the capabilities and constraints of tools supporting the development lifecycle (AppExchange and third-party).
  • Describe source control, branching strategies, and continuous integration use in support of application lifecycle management.
  • Understand testing methodologies, including test automation and testing over Salesforce releases.
  • Understand the governance landscape and participate in governance entities.
  • Design an appropriate backup and restore strategy.

Recommended training for this certification

Self-study materials include the Architect Journey: Development Lifecycle and Architect

Exams

  • Content: 60 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions
  • Time allotted to complete the exam: 105 minutes
  • Passing score: 65%
  • Version: Exam questions align to the Spring '23 release
  • Registration fee: US$400, plus applicable taxes as required per local law
  • Retake fee: $200, plus applicable taxes as required per local law
  • Delivery options: Proctored exam delivered onsite at a testing center or in an online proctored environment; click here for information on scheduling an exam.
  • References: No hard copy or online materials may be referenced during the exam.
  • Prerequisite: None