software architect
Code 2512.3
The software architect (software architect) designs system structure: components, integrations, non-functionals and technical evolution. Use this Job Dictionary profile to define architecture without confusing it with a single-squad tech lead.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- systems development life-cycle
- object-oriented modelling
- business process modelling
- tools for software configuration management
- unified modelling language
Skills and competences
- analyse software specifications
- analyse business requirements
- align software with system architectures
- create flowchart diagram
- create software design
- define software architecture
- define technical requirements
- build business relationships
- design process
- provide cost benefit analysis reports
- proporcionar documentación técnica
- oversee development of software
- use an application-specific interface
Transversal competences
- collect customer feedback on applications
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What to assess for this role
Assess documented trade-offs, pragmatism vs over-engineering and business alignment.
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Common questions about this role when you are hiring or writing the job profile.
- What does a software architect do?
- Proposes and validates architecture, reduces technical risk and guides teams on long-term decisions.
- Architect vs tech lead?
- The architect usually looks across systems or domains; the tech lead at one team's day-to-day quality.
- What to assess when hiring?
- Real decisions with costs and benefits—not only nice diagrams.
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Sources
This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences