Title: What does an enterprise architect do? - CareerExplorer
Headings: What does an enterprise architect do?
What does an enterprise architect do?
What is an Enterprise Architect?
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Content: These are the problems that the computer systems engineer and system architects address. The hardest problem with investing in technology systems is identifying which systems to invest in — this is the problem enterprise architecture addresses. An enterprise architect takes a company's business strategy and outlines the technology systems architecture that will be needed to support that strategy. Enterprise architects cover all technical aspects and, to a degree, the business aspects as well. They must fully understand a company's business, keep track of technology concerns as well as those of the business, and strive to make alignment between technology and the business more transparent. Enterprise architects ensure that business and technology are in alignment by linking the business mission, strategy, and processes of an organization to its technology strategy, and by documenting this using multiple architectural models or views. This results in showing how the current and future needs of an organization will be met in an efficient, sustainable, and adaptable manner. Enterprise architects need to be able to talk to both technical developers and business managers. They need to be able to articulate to the most senior person in the room why a project isn't going to make its deadline and why. They also need to demonstrate how they are on the cutting edge of enterprise software and service-oriented architecture (SOA).