How to become a Mainframe Application Architect?

[Prakhar Sharma]

Hi All,

How can one become a Mainframe Application Architect? Please suggest.

I have 8+ years of experience in mainframe application developmetn. What can I do to become an architect in this field? Any help or direction on this would be grealty appreciated.

[enrico-sorichetti]

the definition of <somekindoftechnology> ARCHITECT is clear as mud
and is mostly used inside of organisations for ranking people according to some responsibilities range

usually it implies proficiency in <somekindoftechnology>

so there is no defined path to become one

the guy who drives the garbage truck could call himself
logistics architect for an eco-compatible neighborhood environment

[Akatsukami]

With the people actually collecting the garbage styling themselves "post-consumer resource analysts"

[enrico-sorichetti]

[Robert Sample]

What can I do to become an architect in this field?

Find a job advertisement for the job you want. Compare what the company is looking for to your skill set. Start filling in the gaps. As already pointed out, what you want to do is not a standard job title so be aware that the next job description you look at may have completely different requirements. But over time, as you fill in gaps, you should be able to move towards the job you want.