Technical Architect

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Working alongside managers and clients to agree their IT requirements.
• Identifying the hardware and software requirements in the organization.
• Explaining plans agreed with managers todesigners and developers
• Organising the workloads of the technical teams in the most efficient way
• Monitoring progress of the project and ensuring it's completed on time
• Reporting progress back to managers and clients
• Carrying out some of the technical work, depending on the level of
seniority
• Checking IT systems work as intended
• Advising and suggesting future IT developments to managers or clients.

Soft Skills Required:
• Anticipating and solving problems - a key part of the role is seeing where problems might arise during an IT project and finding solutions before, they go 'live' and disrupt the organisation.
• Communication skills - Need to be adept at listening to, understanding and explaining concepts to both managerial and technical colleagues.
• Dealing with pressure - technical architects have a lot of responsibility and he/she have to be able to deliver results in high-pressure circumstances.
• Prioritisation and time management - IT projects often have
tight deadlines and missing them can have significant consequences for the organisation or client.
• Relationship-building - it's important to develop trust and understanding between the technical teams and managers or clients to ensure a project runs smoothly