{"id":1346,"date":"2015-10-12T17:32:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T17:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/information-technology-architect\/"},"modified":"2015-10-12T17:32:19","modified_gmt":"2015-10-12T17:32:19","slug":"information-technology-architect","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/629\/information-technology-architect-it-architect","title":{"rendered":"Information Technology Architect"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_information_technology_architect_mean\">What Does Information Technology Architect Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An IT architect is an individual that architects and designs information technology solutions and services for organizations. They posses a strong business and IT background to architect software, hardware, network or any IT solution that gives the best results to the business.\n<\/p>\n<p>An IT architect is also known as an enterprise architect.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_information_technology_architect\">Techopedia Explains Information Technology Architect<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An IT architect primarily posses technical skills in planning, architecting and implementing enterprise-class IT solutions and services. They usually develop IT architectures using methodical diagrams that define the specifications, business\/IT models, implementation road map and other guidelines. An IT architect also ensures that the underlying IT architecture delivers the capabilities that address current and future business needs. 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