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As an IT architect or technical architect, as it’s also known, you’ll combine your technology and business know-how to plan, design and build IT systems for a range of clients. Learn more about a career as an IT architect, find out what it involves and what you’ll need to study and do to get a role.
At the start of your IT architect career, building experience across a broad range of environments, industries and processes will be invaluable. In-house training from larger employers, graduate schemes and frequent role changes will help you succeed in a fast-paced industry.
Experienced IT architects often choose to specialise in a certain area of IT architecture, like network design or databases. Managing other IT professionals like software developers and systems designers is common for senior IT architects.
You might consider setting up your own consultancy as an expert IT architect with in-demand skills.
An IT architect role might involve skills from several related disciplines, which could allow you to diversify into related roles across areas like business analysis and programming.
Postgraduate degrees and short courses in areas like systems design, programming, IT engineering or other related topics are a popular way to boost your skills and access new opportunities.
You might join The Chartered Institute for IT (BCS) to take advantage of the networking, training and accreditations they can offer.
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