Title: Role of the Application Architect | Kariera Future Processing
Headings: Role of the Application Architect
Role of the Application Architect
Not just one type of architect
Closer look on Software Architect
What does architect know?
What does Architect do with his knowledge?
What are other Architect’s responsibilities?
Should Architect write code?
Architect in Agile teams

Content: In large organisations, with their own systems supporting external processes, there is a role of Enterprise Architect. This person looks globally on systems within a company and helps to design business processes. Then, he selects the best software to support those processes or determines the development of dedicated solution. This role requires some technical knowledge, but the most important thing here is the ability to understand business needs of the organisation. 2. Going down in our ladder of abstraction, we come across a position of Systems Architect. A person who designs the interaction between systems, imposes restrictions on the use of platforms and tools. What is more, he sets global standards shared between supervised systems. This ensures that all solutions, usually composed of many infrastructure elements and software, works well with each other. 3.