As a software architect or software developer, you are faced with the task of not only observing technological developments, but translating them into viable decisions for systems, interfaces, data flows, and operating models. This is precisely where artificial intelligence becomes an architecturally relevant topic. It is not just about using new tools, but about meaningfully positioning AI within existing or new software systems, assessing its impact, and developing robust solution approaches for the enterprise context.
The IHK certificate program “AI Software Architect (IHK)”, developed by ITech Progress GmbH in cooperation with IHK Pfalz, addresses this exact challenge. It supports you in evaluating AI from a software architecture perspective and applying it purposefully to architecture work, development processes, and operational use cases. The program focuses on questions that are critical to your daily practice:

You will learn how AI can be systematically positioned within requirements engineering, design, documentation, communication, quality assurance, data management, and operations. In addition, the program demonstrates how aspects such as interoperability, security, traceability, governance, and productive operations can be incorporated into architectural decisions at an early stage.
This enables you to develop a robust understanding of how AI not only functions from a technological perspective, but how it can be translated into sustainable, operable, and future‑ready software architectures.