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Senior System Architects need to understand an organization’s current server architecture, standards, future technology plans thoroughly, and recommend emerging trends for both hardware and software infrastructure according to their research.
Senior System Architects need to analyze and provide reviews on the magnitude of shortcomings and shortages in information systems, approaches to mitigate risks, resolve security alerts, and preempt possible adverse outcomes of identified weaknesses. Architects help teams in making them use technology appropriately. They make suggestions to clients by providing them with an IT strategy and a vision for implementing enterprise architecture services.
Included in architects responsibilities are diagnosing production problems and providing technical, strategic and procedural support to their organizations. They also assist in resolution implementation.
Moreover, they provide direction to activities and assess system designs to ensure that solutions will perform satisfactorily regarding security, maintainability, and scalability.
Finally, they help in preparing white papers and in providing technology and product analysis.
Architects should know scripting languages, such as Python, PowerShell, and Bash. They should be well-aware of application layer protocols, such as TCP/IP, UDP HTTP/S, and Web Sockets. Architects need to have experience designing and implementing complex solutions in cloud apps, such as Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, etc.
Architects should be able to work within Agile-Scrum Methodology. They provide assistance and monitoring for all activities of information systems operations, such as computer and telecommunications’ operations, system security policy procedures, LAN/MAN/WAN administration and operations support, data control, operating systems programming, and web strategy and operations
Architects need to diagnose new and existing software products and provide quality assurance review for them. They are responsible for managing the purchase, testing, implementation, and supporting network communications.
Technicians work with vendors to see to it that that the computer system platform is providing adequate computing resources to provide the level of business performance that their organization requires. They provide consulting and training to clients on the design and use of information technology architecture and network systems.
Technicians’ plans, explore in detail, assess, and recommend network equipment for new operational storage area and related technologies. They develop and implement plans for network related hardware interruptions in cases which may be a one-off or a major outage.
Technicians are knowledgeable about network monitoring devices, such as NeuralStar, Nagios, Zenoss, HP Openview, or other such monitoring tools.
Future of Senior System Architects When Senior System Architects gain adequate experience, they can advance to assume roles, such as senior architects, or they could specialize in a niche field, such as security or finance.
Alternatively, they could shift to project management roles in IT departments or become consultants.
Job opportunities for computer systems analysts, also known as system architects, are estimated to increase nine percent during the ten-year period 2016-2026, says the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). As adoption of cloud computing is expected to skyrocket, with large as well as small businesses evincing interest in it, besides greater inroads being made by IT services in the healthcare environment, demand for them will swell.
Senior Architects need to have a bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or other related technical disciplines. They would need to be experienced in assessing, designing, development, and deployment of large applications.
They need to thoroughly understand and have experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). They should be conversant with IT service management (ITSM) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL).
Architects should be able to communicate with both technical and non-technical users after understanding their needs. The salary of a Senior System Architect in the United States is $128,438 per year, according to ziprecuiter.com.
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