G.4 Geographic Information System Application Architect

Experience levels

• Level 1: < 5 years of experience
• Level 2: 5– < 10 years of experience
• Level 3: 10+ years of experience

Responsibilities could include but are not limited to

• Designing and developing the application architecture for the project, in the context of the overall system architecture.
• Selecting the paradigm and technology for application program-to-program communication (APPC) among the components.
• Defining the application tiers, frameworks, components types and interfaces
• Specifying and providing ownership of reusable application components or reusable application code
• Identifying key business and technology drivers that impact application architectures, such as end-user community requirements, existing software distribution capabilities, existing application environment (including legacy and packaged systems), and performance and availability requirements, and designing application architecture to meet these considerations
• Defining strategies and plans for application rationalization and retirement in the context of the project’s phasing strategy
• Developing and maintaining coding standards
• Leading the application development team in architecture decisions and reviewing/authorizing development team architecture decisions
• Leading code design reviews
• Monitoring and supporting the development of the system’s applications to ensure they are compliant with the application architecture, and refines the application architecture as required

Specialties could include but are not limited to

• GIS Product Suites