G.6 Geographic Information System Infrastructure 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 infrastructure architecture for the project, in the context of the overall system architecture
• Focusing on the standards and technologies for enabling systems performance qualities, such as availability, scalability, recoverability, etc
• Evaluating and selecting the system’s server hardware, operating system and job control
• Supporting the GIS Application Architect in selecting the application framework
• Balancing the quality issues cost vs. robustness, and hardware architecture
• In conjunction with the System Architecture team, sizing the application and selecting the hardware and software configuration
• Establishing a process to monitor system performance against requirements
• Monitoring and supporting the development of the system’s infrastructure to ensure it is compliant with the infrastructure architecture, and refining the infrastructure architecture as required

Specialties could include but are not limited to

• GIS Product Suites