Competency Models for Evaluating the Proficiency of Solution Architects in International IT Companies

Citation: Mykhailo Krasovskyi, "Competency Models for Evaluating the Proficiency of Solution Architects in International IT Companies", Universal Library of Engineering Technology, Volume 03, Issue 02.

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

The article examines competency models for evaluating the proficiency of solution architects in international IT companies, focusing on career levels, skill categories, scoring logic, and the practical use of assessment matrices. The aim of the study is to identify the structural principles of existing architectural competency frameworks and to demonstrate how a weighted, multidimensional matrix can support hiring, promotion, development, and project allocation. The research’s relevance lies in the expanding role of the architect across cloud-native architectures, microservices, enterprise transformation, compliance demands, and generative AI. The novelty lies in combining skill weighting, criticality tiers, numeric ratings, and aggregate thresholds into a single operational model. The main findings show that such a matrix creates a shared assessment language, improves consistency in staffing and promotion decisions, clarifies growth trajectories, supports internal mobility, and reduces dependence on individual expert judgment. The article will be useful for IT managers, architecture practice leads, HR specialists, software architects, solution architects, and researchers studying professional competency assessment.

Keywords: Software Architect, Solution Architect, Competency Model, Skill Matrix, Career Ladder, IT Talent Management, Architecture Practice.

https://doi.org/10.70315/uloap.ulete.2026.0302018