You'd be suprised to find how many people become architect just having some certifications and I have worked with a few they are horrible. When I interview peo

You'd be suprised to find how many people become architect just having some certifications and I have worked with a few they are horrible. When I interview people for DevOps job I don't weigh in whether the candidate has a cert or not. I have worked with people with and without cert. Getting a cert is like graduting from school. Many people don't remember 90% of the things they learned by going to lecture, they only learn 10% of the totoal knwoledge and those 10% are the practical skills they gained from working on a project. Bottom line is: if you have a cert I respecr it but I expect expert answers. What I care about for the most part is the candidate's ability to brainstorm and explain his or her thought. as far as software engineering skill it is nonetheless crucial (know testing etc) but a collague who can't explain system design thoroughly is harder to work with. I am not self-flattering but I don't have any certs yet I am capable of what an AWS architect can do. I just need more challenging projects (do things at bigger scale).