General Duties
Infrastructure architects manage the configuration and deployment of technical projects and core infrastructure. They determine the technical requirements for infrastructure delivery and maintenance. They contribute to this through forums, training, workshops and documentation. Infrastructure architects often participate in project reviews and program audits to redefine technology standards, processes and policies related to core infrastructure. Senior infrastructure architects may create plans and strategies for infrastructure implementation and service sustainability. They may review various migration road maps to drive buy-in across organizational divisions.
Design Duties
Infrastructure architects must continually create and redesign technical infrastructure. For example, they must document current state architecture, integrate new solutions into existing systems and deploy experimental solutions that meet emerging business needs. During the design phase, infrastructure architects will ensure scalability and anticipate capacity growth through careful planning and awareness of industry trends. Design activities rely on accurate data, sensible KPIs and performance metrics to improve processes and bridge gaps. In order to be successful, they must possess an infrastructure design and services management background.
Research Duties
Infrastructure architects will recommend system technologies and infrastructure development efforts that increase infrastructure flexibility, reliability, scalability, resilience, availability, performance and cost effectiveness. All collective research efforts will contribute to the creation of architectural road maps that leverage both mobile, software and cloud technologies. They may research customer interaction, policy adherence, enterprise processes, IT department coordination and hybrid design considerations.