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Senior Security Test Architect
Principal / Architect · The mandatory curriculum for this designation. Every module must be completed and its examination passed, with evidence filed with the Registrar.
71
Modules assigned
733
Total hours
2
Pillars covered
The Promotion Gate. Promotion requires this curriculum and the next designation's curriculum complete, every examination passed — you train for the role before you hold it.
The Four Halls
What this designation draws on
No curriculum draws from one hall alone — IGS engineers are hired for judgement, not tools. The mix below shifts by level, but every rung touches all four.
यन्त्रशाला · InstrumentsTools and technology — open-source frameworks first, licensed platforms where clients demand them, and IGS's own UTAF Gen 2.0 and QualiZen AI.
अर्थशाला · DomainsBusiness and domain fluency in the IGS specialisation this designation serves, so a scholar lands speaking the client's language.
वाक्शाला · SpeechWritten and spoken communication, client negotiation and leadership behaviours — assessed by demonstration, never by attendance.
नीतिशाला · MethodProcess and standards — Agile, SAFe, ITIL, and the quality-engineering canon: ISTQB, TMMi, ISO 25010, risk-based testing.
The mandatory curriculum
Modules by pillar
Hours shown are theory plus hands-on labs. Each module carries its own courseware link and examination.
Process & Quality (63 modules · 659 hrs)
| Module | Requirement | Hours | Standard / expectation | Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Airlines and travel LM-021 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Banking, Financial Services & FinTech — Principal/Architect practical domain lab PT-081 | Choose one | 14 | IGS Banking, Financial Services & FinTech domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
BFSI, digital banking, cards and payments LM-022 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Burp Suite: Proxy, scope, Repeater, Intruder, Scanner and remediation retest PT-031 | Recommended | 24 | OWASP WSTG/ASVS Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Client communication and expectation management LM-003 | Mandatory | 6 | IGS client-engagement standard · IGS Client Communication badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Clinical trials and remote patient monitoring LM-023 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Commercial and financial acumen LM-004 | Mandatory | 8 | IGS commercial governance · IGS Commercial Acumen badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Concise written communication: status, risk, decision and defect LM-005 | Mandatory | 4 | IGS communication standard · IGS Professional Communication badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Consultative discovery and pre-sales LM-007 | Mandatory | 8 | IGS growth and solutioning governance · IGS Consultative Solutioning badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Cross-cultural collaboration in global teams and clients LM-008 | Mandatory | 6 | IGS global culture standard · IGS Global Collaboration badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
CVSS, business impact, remediation and verification LM-101 | Mandatory | 10 | ISTQB Security Testing · IGS technical evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Difficult conversations — internal team and client LM-009 | Mandatory | 7 | IGS conduct and client-engagement standard · IGS Difficult Conversations badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Domain data, controls, privacy and regulation LM-031 | Mandatory | 6 | IGS domain-readiness standard, context-specific regulation · IGS Domain Foundation badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Domain discovery and value-chain mapping LM-032 | Mandatory | 5 | IGS domain-readiness standard · IGS Domain Foundation badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Domain KPIs, SLAs and operational failure patterns LM-033 | Mandatory | 6 | TMMi Measurement, ITIL service management · IGS Domain Practitioner badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Domain risk-to-test / engineering map LM-034 | Mandatory | 6 | ISTQB risk-based testing, CTAL Test Management · IGS Domain Foundation badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
EdTech & Learning Platforms — Principal/Architect practical domain lab PT-095 | Choose one | 14 | IGS EdTech & Learning Platforms domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
EdTech and learning platforms LM-024 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Enterprise Applications & Integrations — Principal/Architect practical domain lab PT-151 | Choose one | 14 | IGS Enterprise Applications & Integrations domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
Ethical leadership, inclusion and psychological safety LM-010 | Mandatory | 6 | IGS culture and conduct · IGS Ethical Leadership badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Executive and board communication LM-011 | Mandatory | 8 | IGS executive communication standard · IGS Executive Communication badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Git and source-control basics LM-118 | Mandatory | 6 | Modern QE engineering practice · IGS technical evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Giving feedback, coaching and mentoring LM-012 | Mandatory | 6 | IGS North-Star performance behaviours · IGS Coach / Mentor badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Healthcare and HealthTech LM-025 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Healthcare, Clinical Trials & RPM — Principal/Architect practical domain lab PT-060 | Choose one | 14 | IGS Healthcare, Clinical Trials & RPM domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Insurance LM-026 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Insurance — Principal/Architect practical domain lab PT-088 | Choose one | 14 | IGS Insurance domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Integrated learning module — 2 related topics MOD-LM-002-LM-018 | Mandatory | 15 | IGS client and commercial governance · IGS Client Negotiation badge · IGS leadership standard · IGS Influence badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Integrated learning module — 2 related topics MOD-LM-016-LM-020 | Mandatory | 12 | IGS communication standard · IGS Presentation badge · IGS facilitation standard · IGS Facilitator badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Integrated learning module — 3 related topics MOD-LM-063-LM-064-LM-065 | Mandatory | 26 | TMMi Model — Level 3 · IGS role evidence · TMMi Model — Level 4 · IGS role evidence · TMMi Model — Level 5 · IGS role evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
ITIL service quality: incident, problem, change and continual improvement LM-046 | Mandatory | 8 | ITIL 4, TMMi defect prevention · IGS role evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
KPI, SLA, OLA and outcome-measure design LM-047 | Mandatory | 6 | TMMi Measurement, CTAL Test Management · IGS role evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Leadership, delegation and accountability LM-014 | Mandatory | 7 | IGS leadership and North-Star framework · IGS People Leadership badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Manhattan WMS & Omnichannel — Principal/Architect practical domain lab PT-116 | Choose one | 14 | IGS Manhattan WMS & Omnichannel domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Manufacturing & Industrial — Principal/Architect practical domain lab PT-137 | Choose one | 14 | IGS Manufacturing & Industrial domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 LM-027 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
MobSF: mobile static/dynamic analysis, certificates, privacy, triage and reporting PT-033 | Deployment-specific | 14 | OWASP MASVS/MSTG Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Open-source AppSec pipeline: Nuclei, Semgrep, Trivy and OWASP Dependency-Check PT-034 | Deployment-specific | 20 | OWASP SAMM · IGS DevSecOps standard Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
OTT, Media & Connected TV — Principal/Architect practical domain lab PT-074 | Choose one | 14 | IGS OTT, Media & Connected TV domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
OTT, media, streaming, adtech and analytics LM-028 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
OWASP ZAP: proxy, spider, passive/active scan, contexts, authentication and CI PT-032 | Recommended | 16 | OWASP WSTG/ASVS Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Personas, customer journeys and business rules LM-035 | Mandatory | 6 | ISTQB CTAL Test Analyst business-process testing · IGS Domain Foundation badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Product-risk analysis and prioritisation LM-050 | Mandatory | 4 | ISTQB CTFL risk-based testing, CTAL Test Management · IGS role evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
qTest Manager: requirements, test cases, cycles, execution, defects and dashboards PT-007 | Deployment-specific | 10 | Tricentis qTest practitioner evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Quality engineering at scale with SAFe LM-051 | Mandatory | 8 | SAFe knowledge base, ISTQB Agile Test Leadership · IGS role evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
QualiZen practitioner: ambiguity, risk, test design, automation recommendation and quality insights PT-038 | Mandatory | 12 | IGS QualiZen Practitioner badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: IGS proprietary enablement |
Quick Commerce & Last-Mile Delivery — Principal/Architect practical domain lab PT-144 | Choose one | 14 | IGS Quick Commerce & Last-Mile Delivery domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Retail & E-commerce — Principal/Architect practical domain lab PT-130 | Choose one | 14 | IGS Retail & E-commerce domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Retail, e-commerce and quick commerce LM-029 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Root-cause analysis and test-process improvement LM-053 | Mandatory | 6 | TMMi Defect Prevention / Test Process Optimisation · IGS role evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Salesforce Enterprise Cloud — Principal/Architect practical domain lab PT-102 | Choose one | 14 | IGS Salesforce Enterprise Cloud domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
SAP S/4HANA & Enterprise Processes — Principal/Architect practical domain lab PT-109 | Choose one | 14 | IGS SAP S/4HANA & Enterprise Processes domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
SAST, SCA, secrets and secure pipeline controls LM-144 | Mandatory | 14 | OWASP DevSecOps Guideline · IGS technical evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Security test architecture and secure-SDLC operating model LM-146 | Mandatory | 18 | ISTQB Security Testing, TMMi · IGS technical evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
SME elicitation and rapid knowledge capture LM-036 | Mandatory | 5 | IGS consulting and domain-readiness standard · IGS Domain Practitioner badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
SonarQube quality engineering: quality profiles, gates, coverage, duplication and issue governance PT-047 | Deployment-specific | 10 | IGS code-quality standard Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Spoken communication in stand-ups, reviews and technical discussions LM-017 | Mandatory | 4 | IGS communication standard · IGS Professional Communication badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Telecom, OSS/BSS and 5G LM-030 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Telecommunications & 5G — Principal/Architect practical domain lab PT-067 | Choose one | 14 | IGS Telecommunications & 5G domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Terraform infrastructure testing: validate, plan, policy and ephemeral QE environments PT-046 | Deployment-specific | 16 | IGS IaC assurance standard Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Test strategy and risk-based operating model LM-061 | Mandatory | 12 | ISTQB CTAL Test Management / Test Analyst / Technical Test Analyst · IGS role evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Threat modelling and abuse-case design LM-155 | Mandatory | 12 | ISTQB Security Testing / OWASP · IGS technical evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Workday HCM & Finance — Principal/Architect practical domain lab PT-123 | Choose one | 14 | IGS Workday HCM & Finance domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
AI Enablement (8 modules · 74 hrs)
| Module | Requirement | Hours | Standard / expectation | Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AI agent and advanced LLM penetration testing — Principal / Architect AI-EXT-03-PRINCIPALARCHITECT | Mandatory | 9 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70% | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessment |
AI evaluation architecture and regression gates AI-ROLE-PRINCIPALARCHITECT-1 | Mandatory | 10 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70% | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessment |
AI evaluation engineering for models, RAG and agents — Principal / Architect AI-EXT-12-PRINCIPALARCHITECT | Mandatory | 10 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70% | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessment |
AI for application security testing and AI system security — Principal / Architect AI-SPEC-05-PRINCIPALARCHITECT | Mandatory | 10 | IGS Security & DevSecOps output, assessment and human-verification standard Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70% | Free: IGS Security & DevSecOps AI specialisation lab |
AI security testing and red-team engineering AI-ROLE-PRINCIPALARCHITECT-3 | Mandatory | 9 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70% | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessment |
AI-assisted web, mobile and API application security testing — Principal / Architect AI-EXT-01-PRINCIPALARCHITECT | Mandatory | 9 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70% | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessment |
Prompt injection and LLM security testing for QA engineers — Principal / Architect AI-EXT-02-PRINCIPALARCHITECT | Mandatory | 7 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70% | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessment |
Quality engineering for prompts, RAG and agents AI-ROLE-PRINCIPALARCHITECT-2 | Mandatory | 10 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70% | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessment |