Become an Agentic Architect

Carmelo Iaria

O'Reilly instructor|Pearson SME|ex-Cisco

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In 2026, engineering value is shifting from task execution to orchestration and systems thinking. Anthropic's research shows that being a software engineer increasingly means orchestrating agents that write code, evaluating their output, and ensuring the system solves the right problems—not just writing more code yourself. The gap between early adopters and everyone else is widening fast.

The hard part isn't keeping up with every new model or framework — it's having a repeatable way to implement an Agentic SDLC sitting above the algorithm. That's AAMAD: the method behind this course, and the one alumni say gave them control instead of a moving target.

In its 2nd year, I've rebuilt this course around AAMAD to cover the full scope of the Claude Certified Architect Professional (CCAR-P) exam — solution design, enterprise integration, responsible AI, stakeholder lifecycle, team enablement — vendor-agnostic & project-based. You won't memorize one vendor's API — you'll apply AAMAD to make the nuanced architecture decisions the Agentic Architect function demands, on a system you build yourself.

What you’ll learn

This is a project-based course. In 6 weeks, learn a repeatable framework, build a multi-agent app, and leave as an Agentic Architect.

  • Ship rock‑solid project docs: research + requirements that AI agents can execute on.

  • Architect a production‑ready multi‑agent system with clear roles, workflows, and docs.

  • Design and build one production‑ready Agentic AI application, not just a prototype.

  • Configure your multi-agent runtime (e.g. CrewAI, Claude Agent SDK, Cursor Agent SDK).

  • Add enterprise‑grade reliability: HITL, observability, and automated QA for agents.

  • Deploy and present a portfolio‑ready capstone you can show to clients and hiring managers.

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Carmelo Iaria

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Agentic Architect, O'Reilly instructor, 30 years of global experience, ex-Cisco

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Who this course is for

  • Technical Builders (software, AI/ML, data, platform) moving from demos to reliable delivery.

  • Product and Business Owners (PMs, founders, consultants) responsible for outcomes, priorities, and execution quality.

  • Aspiring Forward Deployed Engineers who need to navigate deep technical, business, and product territory for enterprise AI transformations

Prerequisites

  • Experience & Background

    Own delivery outcomes in tech/product/design/consulting. Read-level Python is helpful; pair with a technical teammate if needed.

  • APIs & Cloud Platforms

    Comfort with Git/GitHub, API basics, and AWS (or similar). If rusty, budget extra setup time in Weeks 1-2.

  • Required Tools & Access

    Agentic IDE (Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot), Model API credits (~$20+), GitHub account, AWS access (recommended)

What's included

Carmelo Iaria

Live sessions

Learn directly from Carmelo Iaria in a real-time, interactive format.

Weekly Office Hours

Get unstuck in your Capstone Project build.

Personalized 1:1 coaching

Unblock your capstone with focused 1:1 implementation support

Community of peers

Learn with practitioners building real agent systems.

Certificate of completion

Validate production-ready agent architecture skills.

Lifetime access

Rewatch sessions and reuse templates as your project evolves.

Maven Guarantee

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Course syllabus

12 live sessions • 83 lessons • 11 projects

Week 1

Nov 2—Nov 8

    Nov

    2

    Live Session 1: What are you going to Build and How

    Mon 11/24:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Nov

    6

    Office Hours

    Fri 11/64:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Welcome to the course

    1 item

    Select the Use Case for your Capstone Project

    5 items

    Define (Context, Scope)

    5 items

    Resources

    7 items

Week 2

Nov 9—Nov 15

    Nov

    9

    Live Session 2: Defining Solution Architecture and UX

    Mon 11/94:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Nov

    13

    Office Hours

    Fri 11/134:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Build (Solution Architecture)

    6 items

    Build (Frontend)

    4 items

    BONUS Resources

    0 items

Free resources

Schedule

Live sessions

3 hrs / week

Two 90 minutes weekly live session

    • Mon, Nov 2

      4:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    • Fri, Nov 6

      4:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    • Mon, Nov 9

      4:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

Projects

4 hrs / week

Work on your Capstone Project (weekly deliverables)

Async content

1 hr / week

Videos + Lessons on the Maven platform

Testimonials

  • This course cuts through the hype and focuses on what actually matters, production-grade AI systems that deliver measurable business value. The focus on real enterprise use cases and live code reviews sets a new bar for practical AI education.
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    Sairam Sundaresan

    AI Engineering Leader | Author of AI for the Rest of Us | I help engineers land AI roles and companies build valuable products
  • This is what enterprise AI actually looks like
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    Paul Iusztin

    Senior AI Engineer • Founder @ Decoding AI ~ Building an army of AI agents and teaching you about the process.

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