bea 8.1 certified developer certification is applicable to those responsible for implementing applications deployed on bea technologies. bea 8.1 certified developers must be able to implement custom web applications, interactive portal solutions, complex integrations and other software used in enterprise applications.
the bea 8.1 certified developer certification has three specific designations. these designations serve as areas of specialization for the individuals and allow for a focused certification path. only one designation is required to receive the bea 8.1 certified developer certification; however, more than one is permitted.
bea 8.1 certified developer: designations
build solutions: a developer who can build custom solutions using the bea weblogic platform to implement scalable web applications that interact with databases, legacy systems and packaged applications. build solution developers are expected to have sophisticated knowledge of application servers with j2ee programming, object-relational concepts, application infrastructure clustering and deployment, web design theories including mvc, creating and consuming reusable logic, and designing and implementing complex web interfaces.
portal solutions: a developer who can build interactive web sites using bea technologies. portal developers are capable of building a variety of portlets, creating sophisticated personalization patterns, creating integrated user profiles, and developing and managing user campaigns. the portal solution designation proves the expertise of one's ability to interact with content management systems, create information portals and process portals, consume web services within a portal, connect to industry data sources and feeds, work with web design theories including mvc and implement complex web interfaces.
integration solutions: a developer who can weave complex integrations from a variety of sources using bea technologies. integration solution developers are proficient in creating integrations between systems, aggregating multiple data sources into xml repositories, accessing and manipulating legacy systems, using messaging systems, accessing and leveraging packaged applications and interweaving mainframe systems. they are also capable of creating long-lived businesses, setting up b2b networks, creating secure and transactional web services, and managing xml data repositories.
the 8.1 integration solutions exam has been updated to include the use of messaging systems, integration security and service-oriented architectures, as well as new features from bea web logic integration 8.5. however, candidates certified on previous version of the exam do not need to re-take this exam.