System Architect / Engineer
A SAFe role defining overall architecture, NFRs, and architectural runway across the ART.
The System Architect guides technical decisions across teams, maintains the architectural runway, and presents architecture vision at PI Planning. Scrum, LeSS, and Nexus do not define this role — architectural concerns are owned collectively by Developers.
Across the Frameworks
Scrum
AbsentArchitecture emerges from the Developers' decisions.
SAFe
NativeSystem Architect / Engineer
Technical authority across the ART.
LeSS
AbsentArchitecture is a whole-team concern; LeSS discourages separate architect roles.
Nexus
AbsentArchitecture belongs to the Developers across all teams.
Related Terms
Present in SAFe.