Faces of Blockchain- Blockchain Solution Architect

Blockchain Solution Architect Roadmap

What does a blockchain Solution Architect do?

Architect blockchain solutions in a variety of industries, such as Financial Services, Public Sector, Retail, Energy, Health Care, Manufacturing, Media, Law, Real Estate, Transportation and many more.
Work effectively with blockchain engineers and technical leaders
Lead/ participate in discussions leading up to use case identification
Choose appropriate blockchain systems for various use cases
Work effectively with both public and permissioned blockchain systems
Estimate work effort, schedules, milestones, risks and project status as it relates to product development

Who qualifies to become a blockchain Solution Architect

Background in business analysis and Technical Project Management
Prior Go, Java, Javascript or modern programming language experience
The above experience can be useful, but really anyone wanting dive in and learn this new technology qualifies. Experienced or not!

What knowledge does a Blockchain Architect poses?

•The difference between proof of work, proof of stake, and other proof systems and why they exist

•Why cryptocurrency is needed on certain types of blockchains

•The difference between public, private, and permissioned blockchains

•How blocks are written to the blockchain

•Where cryptography fits into blockchain and the most commonly used systems

•Common use cases for public blockchains

•Common use cases for private & permissioned blockchains

•What is needed to launch your own blockchain

•Common problems & considerations in working with public blockchains

•Awareness of the tech behind common blockchains

•When is mining needed and when it is not

•Byzantine Fault Tolerance

•Consensus among blockchains

•What is hashing

•How addresses, public keys, and private keys work

•What is a smart contract

•Security in blockchain

•Brief history of blockchain

•The programming languages of the most common blockchains

•Common testing and deployment practices for blockchains and blockchain-based apps

Resources To learn

Blockchain Training Alliance has a 3 Day live Blockchain Solution Architect Course offered around the globe
Videos
Documents
Open source projects
Online Learning
Official CBSA Study Guide

Who else should learn and understand blockchain Architecture?

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