I have seen may hadoopeers over the internet where they search for bigdata architect roles and responsibilities. So here I tried to help them by putting most of the points. These are the main tasks which Architect need to do or should have these skill set to become BigData Architect.
- Should be able to Design, Architect, and help Maintain Enterprise solutions on the big data analytics platform
- Should be able to lead systems implementations and detailed functional/technical system design
- Leverage extensive knowledge of distributed systems, process flows and procedures to aid analyses and recommendations for solution offerings
- Guide/Mentor/Assist in development of the proposed architectural solution
- Develop automation for the setup and maintenance of the Big Data Platform
- Lead performance tuning activities of the system
- Lead the team in infrastructure setup phases
- Design, Architect, and help Maintain Enterprise solutions on the big data analytics platform
- Lead systems implementations and detailed functional/technical system design
- Need to take end-to-end ownership for solution components and bring in design best practices and tools