Future Roles · Technology & Architecture
Reef Architect
Based on: Chief Digital Intelligence Officer / Enterprise Data Architect
The technical leader who designs and governs the knowledge infrastructure — the Reef — that every AI-augmented practitioner in the organisation depends on. Responsible for ensuring that domain expertise is captured in reusable Skill templates, that knowledge navigability is maintained as the Reef grows, and that the line between what should be automated and what must stay human is enforced at the architecture level.
Human core
The capabilities that remain irreplaceable — the human element that AI augments but cannot substitute.
- Architectural judgement about which knowledge should be encoded into Skill templates and which must remain in human hands
- Knowledge navigability design — ensuring accumulated expertise can be found, used, and trusted by both AI and practitioners
- Governance of the Restricted Skill Version protocol — knowing when to lock AI behaviour and when to restore latitude
AI capabilities
Where AI tools extend what this role can achieve — the augmentation layer that multiplies human output.
- Skill template authoring, versioning, and phylogenetic review loop governance
- Reef health monitoring — knowledge graph density, navigability metrics, and gap detection
- Passive telemetry architecture — capturing prompt iterations and practitioner patterns to continuously improve Skill templates
Technology & Architecture — inherited foundations
Core human skills and AI foundations shared across all roles in the Technology & Architecture family.
Human skills
- Architectural thinking
- Stakeholder translation
- Technical ethics
- Long-term systems stewardship
AI foundations
- AI system design patterns
- Model evaluation and selection
- AI governance frameworks
- Human-AI interface design
SFIA skills
Relevant skill codes from the SFIA framework — the global standard for digital and technology workforce planning.