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At $86,320, the median annual wage for information technology jobs is more than double the pay for all U.S. occupations ($38,640). Additionally, IT is one of the rare industries where salaries continue to rise year after year, and the 1.9% unemployment rate for tech professionals is well below the 4% national average.*
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The average salary as per payscale for Systems Architect is $107,824 per annum. Working as part-time can be a tremendous option as well. In the telecom arena, top freelance marketplaces like FieldEngineer.com provides you the best atmosphere for freelance Systems Architect.
- Analyze business requirements to develop technical network solutions and their framework.
- Design, test, and inspect data communications systems.
- Perform network modeling, analysis, and planning.
- Install hardware such as cables, hubs, routers, and wireless adaptors.
- Develop technology roadmaps.
- Configure network drivers for software.
- Analyze, engineer, and execute software functions.
- Develop test plans, implementation plans, and project timelines for various projects.
- Manage technology vendors.
- Stay abreast of how technology infrastructures are currently impacting and driving competitors.
- Determine production direction.
- Write functional requirements/specifications documents.
- Assess vendor development/test strategies.
- Perform network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common network problems.
- Upgrade network hardware and software components as required.
- Solve complex problems with many variables.
Systems Architects can work in the multiple departments of IT and Telecom. Systems architect plan the architecture of a computer system to satisfy the client requirements. They design the modules of the systems such that it freely permit unexpected extensions in future stages.
