Wikimedia Architecture Team/Architects

This early draft is meant to capture the thinking about the responsibilities of the architect role at the Wikimedia Foundation. It stemmed out of a need by the Wikimedia Foundation to better understand their current architects responsibilities.

Responsibilities

 * Mentoring of JR staff foundation wide
 * Technical Leadership across projects
 * Dedicated reviewer for the RFC process
 * Participant in architectural summits

Fellow proposal
In early 2016, a proposal was made to create a senior fellow position as part of the Wikimedia Architecture Team, which serve the purpose that "Architect" was initially proposed to fulfill.