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As the IT profession is very broad, there are many different options to consider when choosing a career in IT.
In this section you can see what the role of a technical architect includes. Reading the job description and typical role of a technical architect below will give you a better understanding of whether you would like to pursue a career in this branch of IT and what skills you may require to do so.
Technical Architect: Also known as Chief Designer, Chief Architect
The Technical Architect job description:
- Provides the technical connection between the developers and the project managers.
- Evaluates the entire project from a technical stance, guarantees that the development methods used are practical and correct. Signs off system requirements, identifies resources and estimates timelines for project completion.
- Produces technical architectures that are dependable, modifiable and scalable.
- Distils technical projects into discrete tasks to assist in the creation of a project plan.
- Demonstrates strong applied knowledge of layered architectures, databases, reporting tools, middleware, security, monitoring and high availability systems.
- Displays knowledge of business applications and technical alternatives.
Skills a Technical Architect may have are:
- Knowledge of Microsoft, Novell, Sun and Cisco architectures.
- Client/server, J2EE, .Net, CORBA, RPC (Remote Procedure Call).
- Well-developed written and spoken communication and interpersonal skills at all levels.
- Influencing skills across a wide spectrum of technical and management contacts.
- Proven ability to drive issue resolution across diverse groups within a corporate framework.
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