Top IT Architecture ( Join the team)

Duties, Skills, and Knowledge of a Software Architect You must be able to: define, document, and communicate it make sure everyone is using it, and using it correctly make sure that it comes out in stages in a timely way so that the overall organization can make progress before it's complete make sure the software and system architectures are in synchronization act as the emissary of the architecture make sure management understands it (to the detail necessary) make sure the right modeling is being done, to know that qualities like performance are going to be met give input as needed to issues like tool and environment selection identify and interact with stakeholders to make sure their needs are being met make sure that the architecture is not only the right one for operations, but also for deployment and sustainment resolve disputes and make tradeoffs resolve technical problems maintain morale, both within the architecture group, and externally as well. The latter is done by providing a sound design, when needed, and providing good presentations and materials to let everyone know the organization is on the right track. understand and plan for evolutionary paths plan for new technology insertion manage risk identification and risk mitigation strategies associated with the architecture Skills: Strong communication with both technical and business teams; Strong design experience and technical knowledge; Analytical and 'joined-up' thinking; Conflict resolution