Applications Architect
Source: https://www.roberthalf.com/positions-we-place/applications-architect
Job description
Applications architects require a high level of technical expertise, combined with excellent planning, coordination and communication skills, and the ability to work on teams.
Practitioners must have experience with relevant development tools and specific application and system architecture, in addition to a strong understanding of object-oriented design.
Employers seek a minimum of five to eight years of related work experience and often look for software skill sets such as AJAX, C#/C++ and LAMP.
Expertise in the design, development and deployment of enterprise-level N-tier architecture in a Microsoft .NET Framework or Java Enterprise Edition platform may be required.
Typical duties of an applications architect
Designing major aspects of the architecture of an application, including components such as user interface, middleware and infrastructure
Providing technical leadership to the application development team
Performing design and code reviews
Ensuring that uniform enterprisewide application design standards are maintained
Collaborating with other stakeholders to ensure the architecture is aligned with business requirements
