MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect - Level 1 

Summarize the fundamental value proposition of MuleSoft Catalyst and Catalyst Knowledge Hub

Differentiate between functional and non-functional requirements for integration solutions

Select features of Anypoint Platform for designing and managing web and event-driven APIs

Select deployment options of the Anypoint Platform control plane and runtime plane

Analyze the mode of operation of a Mule runtime cluster that differentiates it from other deployment options

Design integration solutions deployed to CloudHub to address specific requirements using CloudHub's network features

Choose Mule runtime domains and domain-shared configuration only for those requirements that clearly benefit from their capabilities

Design Mule applications making effective use of the implications of the Mule 4 class loader isolation of Mule modules

Describe the characteristics and implications of the Mule 4 reactive event processing model

Create high-level integration architectures using API-led Connectivity

Create high-level integration architectures using web APIs and HTTP

Create high-level integration architectures using event-driven APIs and message brokers

Design Mule applications and integration solutions using common messaging patterns and technologies

Select among available options for setting Mule application properties

Select and use fundamental features available to all Mule applications

Design Mule applications using core routers available to all Mule applications

Describe the fundamental features of the Salesforce connector

Design Mule applications using common features of core connectors

Select and use the available sources of metadata in the Transform Message component

Design Mule applications and integration solutions using a Common/Canonical Data Model

Correctly apply methods for validating data in Mule applications

Design unit test suites using MUnit and Studio's related features

Identify test requirements and scenarios that are best addressed using integration testing or performance testing

Design Mule applications using VM queues and the Anypoint VM connector in all deployment options

Design Mule applications using Object Stores, the OS connector and OS services in all deployment options

Design Mule applications and integration solutions using stateful components that may be configured with an Object Store

Select alternatives to traditional transactions (local or XA) where appropriate and beneficial

Recognize the purpose and characteristics of Until Successful scope, reconnection strategies, and redelivery policies

Differentiate between disaster recovery and high availability and the basic approaches to achieving either in all deployment options

Design Mule applications and integration solutions using local and XA transactions for all Mule connectors that support them

Design Mule applications and integration solutions to meet performance and capacity goals

Design Mule applications using available streaming features in Mule

Design Mule applications to process large sequences/streams of messages

Design secure access to the Anypoint Platform control plane and APIs

Design secure edge access using Anypoint Security

Analyze and counteract potential security vulnerabilities of Mule applications

Recognize the audit logging capabilities of Anypoint Platform

Create the high-level design of CI/CD pipelines for Mule applications using MuleSoft-provided Maven plugins

Identify the features and characteristics for automating interactions with Anypoint Platform

Design the logging configurations and options of Mule applications in all deployment options

Identify the features and characteristics of Anypoint Monitoring in all deployment options