Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

software architecttoenterprise architect

A software architect already meets 53% of what the enterprise architect role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From software architect
53%
Overlap1
To enterprise architect
56 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
60.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 60.6

This move: 60.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the enterprise architect role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the software architect profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 56 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A enterprise architect role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a software architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held define software architecture communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held unified modelling language information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held align software with system architectures working with computers
  • already held system design information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held object-oriented modelling information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held provide ICT consulting advice communication, collaboration and creativity

All 56 carried skills, including the 8 the enterprise architect role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held design enterprise architecture required
  • required, not held design information system required
  • required, not held manage ICT data architecture required
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
02 business, administration and law 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT market required
  • required, not held business strategy concepts required
  • required, not held legal requirements of ICT products required
  • optional, not held business requirements techniques optional
03 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held review development process of an organisation required
  • required, not held identify processes for re-engineering required
  • required, not held perform project management required
  • optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 10 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT architectural frameworks required
  • required, not held information architecture required
  • optional, not held Agile development optional
  • optional, not held DevOps optional
  • optional, not held Prototyping development optional
  • optional, not held Rapid application development optional
  • optional, not held Spiral development optional
  • optional, not held Waterfall development optional
  • optional, not held incremental development optional
  • optional, not held iterative development optional
  • optional, not held software architecture models optional
  • optional, not held software design methodologies optional
05 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held keep up with the latest information systems solutions required
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
  • optional, not held monitor technology trends optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply ICT system usage policies required
  • optional, not held apply information security policies optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a enterprise architect role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 56 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
  • already held align software with system architectures skill
  • already held collect customer feedback on applications skill
  • already held define software architecture skill
  • already held object-oriented modelling knowledge
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held provide ICT consulting advice skill
  • already held use an application-specific interface skill
  • already held ABAP knowledge
  • already held AJAX knowledge
  • already held APL knowledge
  • already held ASP.NET knowledge
  • already held Agile project management knowledge
  • already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held C# knowledge
  • already held C++ knowledge
  • already held COBOL knowledge
  • already held CoffeeScript knowledge
  • already held Common Lisp knowledge
  • already held Erlang knowledge
  • already held Groovy knowledge
  • already held Haskell knowledge
  • already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held JavaScript knowledge
  • already held Lisp knowledge
  • already held MATLAB knowledge
  • already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
  • already held Objective-C knowledge
  • already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
  • already held PHP knowledge
  • already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Perl knowledge
  • already held Process-based management knowledge
  • already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held R knowledge
  • already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held SAP R3 knowledge
  • already held SAS language knowledge
  • already held Scala knowledge
  • already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held TypeScript knowledge
  • already held VBScript knowledge
  • already held Visual Basic knowledge
  • already held analyse business requirements skill
  • already held build business relationships skill
  • already held business process modelling knowledge
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held lean project management knowledge
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • already held system design knowledge
  • already held unified modelling language knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held implement ICT security policies required
  • optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held emergent technologies optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held Agile development optional
  • optional, not held DevOps optional
  • optional, not held Prototyping development optional
  • optional, not held Rapid application development optional
  • optional, not held Spiral development optional
  • optional, not held Waterfall development optional
  • optional, not held apply information security policies optional
  • optional, not held business requirements techniques optional
  • optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
  • optional, not held incremental development optional
  • optional, not held iterative development optional
  • optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
  • optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional
  • optional, not held software architecture models optional
  • optional, not held software design methodologies optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
  • optional, not held emergent technologies optional
  • optional, not held monitor technology trends optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
33 held skills the enterprise architect role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Ansible knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Apache Maven knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Puppet (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SPARK knowledge
  • not needed by the target role STAF knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Salt (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role WildFly knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse software specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role apply ICT systems theory skill
  • not needed by the target role create flowchart diagram skill
  • not needed by the target role create software design skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role design cloud architecture skill
  • not needed by the target role design database in the cloud skill
  • not needed by the target role design database scheme skill
  • not needed by the target role design process skill
  • not needed by the target role develop software prototype skill
  • not needed by the target role do cloud refactoring skill
  • not needed by the target role implement data warehousing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee development of software skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
  • not needed by the target role security engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
  • not needed by the target role systems theory knowledge
  • not needed by the target role task algorithmisation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tools for software configuration management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use markup languages skill
  • not needed by the target role use query languages skill
  • not needed by the target role utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
  • not needed by the target role web programming knowledge
17 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held ICT architectural frameworks required
  • required, not held ICT market required
  • required, not held information architecture required
  • required, not held business strategy concepts required
  • required, not held legal requirements of ICT products required
  • optional, not held Agile development optional
  • optional, not held DevOps optional
  • optional, not held Prototyping development optional
  • optional, not held Rapid application development optional
  • optional, not held Spiral development optional
  • optional, not held Waterfall development optional
  • optional, not held business requirements techniques optional
  • optional, not held incremental development optional
  • optional, not held iterative development optional
  • optional, not held software architecture models optional
  • optional, not held software design methodologies optional
  • optional, not held emergent technologies optional
Index

Other moves recorded from software architect

Full index of moves from software architect

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.