A solutions architect designs the technical approach to a specific business problem, deciding which systems, integrations and technologies fit together. Teams engage one early, before committing budget, to turn requirements into a buildable plan.
A cloud architect designs how an organisation's systems run on cloud platforms, choosing services, network layout, security controls and cost structures. Businesses bring one in before a migration or when cloud sprawl and spend become hard to control.
A discovery workshop is a structured session held at the start of a project to align stakeholders and the delivery team. It covers goals, users, scope, risks and next steps before building begins.
A technical lead is the senior engineer who guides a team's technical direction, setting architecture, standards and quality while still writing code. Teams usually need one once several engineers share a codebase and decisions need a clear owner.
A technical specification is a document that explains how a feature or system will be built. It covers architecture, data, interfaces, risks and trade-offs, so engineers can agree an approach before coding.
Clean Architecture is a way of structuring software so core business rules stay independent of frameworks, databases and user interfaces. Dependencies always point inward, towards the domain.
Cloud architects design how systems run in the cloud; cloud engineers build and operate them. The architect owns the design decisions across the estate, and the engineer turns them into working environments.
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