architect

architect, noun

<systems construction> person, team or organisation responsible for the architecture

[Source: adapted from ANSI/IEEE 1471-2000]

Remark: There are several different types of architect:

• enterprise architect, who architects an enterprise as a whole;
• solutions architect, who architects particular solutions (which may comprise several IT systems);
• enterprise solutions architect, who architects enterprise-wide solutions;
• business architect, who specialises in business architecture;
• business process architect, who specialises in business processes;
• BPM/SOA architect, who specialises in BPM and SOA;
• chief architect, who is the leader of an architecture group (e.g. chief architect of a BPM system).