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A customer asks which Talend Data Fabric capability profiles source data for quality issues before loading. Which do you recommend?

Talend Data Quality (DQ)

Talend Data Integration only

Talend MDM

Talend Data Catalog only

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Key Facts: Talend Solution Architect Exam

90 min

Time Limit

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70%

Typical Passing Score

Talend Academy

3+ years

Experience

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WebAssessor

Delivery

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Foundational

Certification Level

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2-day course

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As of April 15, 2026, the Qlik badge page describes Talend Certified Solution Architect as a foundational-level architectural credential delivered via WebAssessor with an expected 90 minute completion time. Qlik does not publish the exact question count publicly, but the typical Talend Architect exam includes roughly 55-65 multiple-choice questions; this practice set targets 100 questions so you can drill design-level reasoning. Candidates should have 3+ years of data integration, application integration, and data management experience before scheduling.

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1A customer asks which Talend Data Fabric capability profiles source data for quality issues before loading. Which do you recommend?

A.Talend Data Quality (DQ)

B.Talend Data Integration only

C.Talend MDM

D.Talend Data Catalog only

Explanation: Talend Data Quality provides profiling, cleansing, standardization, and matching tools designed to assess and improve data quality before or during integration. DI moves data but is not specialized for profiling.

2Which Talend capability should be proposed when a customer wants a single, mastered view of Customer across systems?

A.Talend MDM

B.Talend ESB

C.Talend DQ

D.Talend Big Data

Explanation: Talend MDM is the master data management capability for Customer, Product, Supplier, and other mastered entities. It complements DQ and DI to deliver a consolidated, governed view.

3A team wants to discover and govern all data assets across the enterprise. Which Talend capability is the best fit?

A.Talend Data Catalog

B.Talend JobServer

C.Talend DI Studio

D.Talend Data Preparation runtime

Explanation: Talend Data Catalog (now Qlik Catalog) inventories data sources, lineage, and glossaries for governance. Studio and JobServer are for design and execution; Data Preparation is self-service data prep.

4Which capability is appropriate when API teams need Talend to expose integrations as REST services?

A.Talend API Services / ESB with REST components

B.Talend Data Catalog

C.Talend DQ profiler

D.AMC

Explanation: Talend's API/ESB stack exposes services through REST/SOAP with routing and transformation. Data Catalog, DQ, and AMC serve different purposes.

5A customer already runs Hadoop/Spark clusters and wants to push ETL down to the cluster. Which product line applies?

A.Talend Big Data (Spark / MapReduce components)

B.Talend MDM only

C.Talend ESB only

D.Talend Studio local JVM only

Explanation: Talend Big Data adds Spark and MapReduce components so Jobs run on the cluster rather than a single JVM. Other lines do not address cluster execution.

6Which statement best describes the relationship between Talend DI, DQ, and MDM?

A.They are complementary capabilities: DI moves data, DQ profiles and cleans it, and MDM masters key entities

B.They are three names for the same product

C.DQ replaces DI at runtime

D.MDM replaces Studio

Explanation: The Fabric capabilities are layered: integration (DI), quality (DQ), and mastering (MDM). Customers frequently adopt them together to deliver trustworthy data.

7A customer needs an interactive UI where business analysts can clean and transform their own files. Which Talend product is designed for this?

A.Talend Data Preparation

B.JobServer

C.AMC

D.Nexus

Explanation: Talend Data Preparation (also integrated into Qlik) is the self-service tool for business users to clean, join, and transform files interactively. It sits on top of the integration fabric.

8Which Data Fabric capability would you position for lineage and impact analysis questions such as 'who uses this column?'?

A.Talend Data Catalog

B.Talend ESB

C.Talend DI

D.Talend DQ standalone

Explanation: Data Catalog captures metadata and lineage across pipelines to answer impact analysis questions. DI executes pipelines; DQ improves quality; ESB moves messages.

9A customer asks whether Talend can steward data — allow humans to approve or correct records. Which capability applies?

A.Talend Data Stewardship (also offered through MDM campaigns)

B.Talend Cloud Scheduler only

C.JobServer

D.Nexus audit

Explanation: Data Stewardship provides campaign-driven human review for records that automation cannot resolve. Other tools do not provide the stewardship workflow.

10Which statement about Talend and Qlik is accurate in an architect discussion?

A.Talend is now part of Qlik's data integration portfolio alongside Qlik Data Integration and Qlik Cloud

B.Talend is an independent IBM product

C.Qlik replaced Talend Studio with Tableau

D.Talend has no cloud offering

Explanation: Since the Qlik acquisition, Talend sits within Qlik's broader data integration portfolio, with cloud options and continued on-premises support.

About the Talend Solution Architect Exam

The Talend Certified Solution Architect credential validates the ability to design Talend Data Fabric solutions for enterprise customers. It covers reference architectures, integration patterns, high availability, performance tuning, security, upgrade planning, and aligning Talend capabilities with customer data strategy.

Assessment

Approximately 60 multiple-choice questions

Time Limit

90 minutes

Passing Score

70%

Exam Fee

Contact Qlik Learning (Qlik (Talend))

Talend Solution Architect Exam Content Outline

20%

Talend Data Fabric Capabilities and Solutions

Data Integration, Big Data, Data Quality, Data Stewardship, Data Catalog, MDM, and API Services — what each capability does and when to position it.

20%

Reference Architectures and Deployment Topology

Studio, TAC, JobServer, remote engines, Nexus, Git, database sizing, and how components are deployed in on-premises, cloud, and hybrid patterns.

15%

Integration Patterns

Batch ELT/ETL, change data capture, streaming, file-based, API-led, and real-time integration patterns and when to use each.

15%

Performance, Scalability and High Availability

Parallelization, partitioning, JobServer load balancing, remote engine scale-out, TAC HA, and designing for throughput and recovery.

15%

Security, Privacy and Compliance

Authentication, authorization, LDAP/SAML, data masking, PII handling, encryption in transit and at rest, audit trails, and GDPR-style privacy design.

15%

Upgrade Planning, Migration and Operations

Migration from legacy Talend to 8.x and to Qlik Cloud, project portfolio migration, backwards compatibility, and operational handover.

How to Pass the Talend Solution Architect Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: 70%
Assessment: Approximately 60 multiple-choice questions
Time limit: 90 minutes
Exam fee: Contact Qlik Learning

Keys to Passing

Complete 500+ practice questions
Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
Focus on highest-weighted sections
Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

Talend Solution Architect Study Tips from Top Performers

1Map each Talend Data Fabric capability (DI, DQ, MDM, Big Data, API, Data Catalog) to a customer problem statement.

2Memorize the default reference architecture: Studio, TAC, JobServer, remote engine, Nexus, Git, and supporting databases.

3Compare ETL vs ELT vs streaming vs CDC and know when each is appropriate given source volume, latency, and downstream platform.

4Understand HA patterns for TAC and JobServer and what fails if you deploy only one node.

5Review security controls: LDAP/SAML auth, role-based access, data masking, encryption, and audit trail storage.

6Practice migration scenarios including upgrading from legacy Talend to 8.x and integrating with Qlik Cloud.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Talend Solution Architect exam structured?

The Qlik badge page describes the exam as a 90 minute WebAssessor-delivered exam at the foundational level. Qlik does not publicly publish the exact number of questions, but architect-level exams typically include 55-65 multiple-choice scenarios. You should confirm the current count on Qlik Learning when you register.

Who should take this exam?

Qlik expects at least three years of hands-on experience with data integration, application integration, and data management before sitting for the Architect exam. It is not a good first Talend certification — most candidates pass the Developer and Administrator exams first, or have run Talend projects for customers.

How much architect content is about Talend Data Fabric vs Data Integration?

The Architect exam is Data Fabric-centered even when you only deploy Data Integration. You should understand which Fabric capability (Data Quality, Big Data, MDM, API Services, Data Catalog) a customer should add and why, not just how to build DI Jobs.

Does it cover Talend Cloud and Qlik Cloud too?

Architect-level content increasingly includes cloud topologies and migration paths to Qlik's data integration cloud. Expect questions on remote engine deployment, hybrid topologies, and how on-premises Talend coexists with cloud-hosted workloads.

Is there an official exam fee?

The Qlik badge page does not publish a standalone fee. Candidates should check Qlik Learning at registration time because pricing depends on region and whether the exam is bundled with the 2-day Talend Certified Developer Solution Architect learning plan Qlik recommends.

How long should I study?

Most architects prepare for 4-8 weeks alongside their day job. Spend the first half reviewing Fabric capabilities, reference architectures, and integration patterns. Spend the second half on performance, HA, security, and migration scenarios. Use case-based practice questions, because the exam is scenario-heavy.