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. Based on the requirements and/or environment, an IT architect can create:

• Software architectures
• Network architectures
• Enterprise application/ IT architectures
• Security architectures
• Database architectures