Title: What Does an IT Architect Do?
Headings: What Does an IT Architect Do?
What Does an IT Architect Do?
Content: What Does an IT Architect Do? What Does an IT Architect Do? by
Stephen Lahanas November 14, 2013 8 min read
Career Paths Enterprise IT IT Architecture
What does an IT architect do? It’s an interesting question not only for those thinking about a career as an IT architect, but also for anyone working in IT, because there isn’t a consistent definition of the job within the industry. Architects who do more or less the same things with the same skills may be referred to as enterprise architects, solution architects, project architects, IT architects, technical architects, data architects, application architects, business architects, cloud or SOA architects, and security architects. How’s that for a list? And it’s not even complete. What if anything differentiates these roles? More importantly, what elements do they have in common? Not too long ago, few people used the term “architect” to describe anyone in IT.