Solution Architect Guide
As a solution architect, you are accountable for ensuring AI-assisted delivery scales without architectural drift. In this framework, your role is to define architecture guardrails, design role-agent boundaries, and enforce governance so every agent-driven contribution remains traceable, secure, and aligned to target-state architecture.
What This Guide Covers
| Section | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Reference Architecture | A practical blueprint for embedding role-based AI agents into enterprise systems |
| Agent Contracts and Handoffs | Standard contracts that keep each role-specific agent inside architectural boundaries |
| Governance Enforcement | Governance gates and decision rights that prevent uncontrolled agent behavior |
| Architecture Assurance Metrics | Operational metrics that reveal architecture drift, control failures, and remediation needs |
Primary Standards
- PRD-STD-005: Documentation Requirements
- PRD-STD-007: Performance & Quality Gates
- PRD-STD-009: Autonomous & Multi-Agent Governance
First 30 Days
- Define a role-agent catalog covering all roles in Role Guides Overview.
- Publish architecture context packs and approved integration patterns for all delivery teams.
- Implement governance checks for agent identity, execution scope, and handoff evidence in CI/CD.
- Establish monthly architecture conformance reviews with CTO, Platform, Security, and Compliance.
Collaboration Map
| Role | Shared Responsibility |
|---|---|
| CTO | Enterprise architecture direction and policy authority |
| Platform Engineer | CI/CD enforcement of architecture and governance controls |
| Security Engineer | Agent runtime hardening, security review, and risk acceptance |
| Compliance Officer | Audit evidence design and regulatory defensibility |
| Development Manager | Team-level adoption and review capacity alignment |