Title: What Exactly Does a System Architect Do? – BMC Software | Blogs
Headings: What Exactly Does a System Architect Do?
What Exactly Does a System Architect Do?
The Various Levels of System Architects
Understand the Desired Business or Departmental Strategy and Outcome
Break Down Outcomes into Defined Parts
Decide on the Right IT Architecture
Understand Integrations, Interfaces, and Interactions
Advise Project Teams on Recommended Solutions
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Content: System architects are business and technology experts. They look at business plans and goals, analyze technical solutions, and create recommendations on the right mix of IT elements to achieve those objectives. A system architect role can be split into five areas: Understand the desired business or departmental strategy and outcome. Break down those outcomes into defined parts including products, processes, and functions. Decide on the right architecture to achieve what they have defined. Understand software, hardware, and user interactions, integrations, and interfaces. Advise project teams on implementing their recommended solutions. System architects are often senior engineers and strategists and work with stakeholders throughout IT and the business. They must absorb large amounts of information, analyze it for key factors, and provide clear, easily implementable recommendations.