Concept
Forward Deployed Architect
A fast, practical introduction to the Forward Deployed Architect role — setting solution architecture and technical direction across multiple customer engagements, so field teams don't reinvent patterns or drift apart.
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Why this matters
A fast, practical introduction to the Forward Deployed Architect role — setting solution architecture and technical direction across multiple customer engagements, so field teams don't reinvent patterns or drift apart.
What you'll cover
Forward Deployed Architect
- Why This Role Exists Now
- What a Forward Deployed Architect Actually Does
- Where They Fit on the Team
- How the Work Runs
- Example: Designing Around a Bank's Legacy Mainframe
- Apply: Choose the Right Move
- The Common Mistake
- Quick Recall
- Quiz
How it works
01
Understand the concept
A plain-language walkthrough of the idea itself, no prior context assumed.
02
See it in practice
A simple diagram or example showing how it actually fits together.
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Apply what you learned
One quick check that you can recognise it, not just recall it.