Hi,
I recently got my SCEA certification. I work for a large IT services company in Europe. Being certified as SCEA helped me getting the architecture kind of roles I always wanted..but they also need people that are willing to get thier hands dirty with coding, which is a pleasure after months of drawing pictures and having meetings
What I try to say is that Certification is usefull but it should be part of an something bigger, you need to continue to learn new things (JDO, AOP etc), not be to arrogant but dont forget to keep your eyes on your long term goal. Certification is just one part of the bigger picture.
Regards
Wouter