Program Architect

Program architect serves as the chief technologist for the entire initiative. The individual filling this role is responsible for evaluating technologies and products, determining and enforcing standards, architecting the models to be used to exchange control and data among various components, and most everything else technology- and architecture-related. Even though the program manager does need to be technology- and architecture-savvy, the program architect – who reports to the program manager – is the “voice of authority” for all technology and architecture matters. Essentially, this individual serves as the CTO at the program level.