Skill Profile

Technology Radar Practice

Assess/trial/adopt/hold, technology lifecycle management, stack selection

Architecture & System Design Architecture Governance

Roles

3

where this skill appears

Levels

4

structured growth path

Mandatory requirements

9

the other 2 optional

Architecture & System Design

Architecture Governance

3/17/2026

Choose your current level and compare expectations. The items below show what to cover to advance to the next level.

What is Expected at Each Level

The table shows how skill depth grows from Junior to Principal. Click a row to see details.

Role	Required	Description
Engineering Manager		Applies Technology Radar practices in team management: facilitates technology assessment sessions, tracks team technology adoption against radar recommendations, and uses radar insights for capacity planning. Ensures team stays informed about technology trends and migration timelines.
Technical Lead		Applies Technology Radar practices in technical leadership: evaluates new technologies through structured PoCs, contributes technology assessments to team radar, and makes informed adoption/hold/retire decisions. Tracks technology lifecycle and plans migration paths for deprecated tools.

Role	Required	Description
Engineering Manager	Required	Designs Technology Radar process for engineering organization: defines assessment criteria, evaluation cadence, and cross-team technology alignment workshops. Implements radar-driven technology investment planning and tracks ROI of technology adoption decisions.
Solutions Architect	Required	Designs Technology Radar framework for solution architecture: evaluates technology fitness for specific business domains, creates decision matrices for technology selection, and maintains radar with cross-cutting concerns (security, scalability, vendor lock-in). Guides teams on technology adoption roadmaps.
Technical Lead	Required	Designs Technology Radar practices for technical teams: establishes technology evaluation frameworks with measurable criteria, creates migration playbooks for technology transitions, and implements automated technology inventory tracking. Mentors team on evidence-based technology decision-making.

Role	Required	Description
Engineering Manager	Required	Defines product architectural strategy with Technology Radar. Shapes architecture guidelines. Conducts architecture reviews.
Solutions Architect	Required	Defines product architectural strategy with Technology Radar. Establishes architecture guidelines. Conducts architecture reviews.
Technical Lead	Required	Defines the product's architectural strategy with Technology Radar. Establishes architecture guidelines. Conducts architecture reviews.

Role	Required	Description
Engineering Manager	Required	Defines organizational architectural strategy. Designs reference architectures. Establishes architecture governance.
Solutions Architect	Required	Defines enterprise Technology Radar strategy and technology governance framework. Shapes organization-wide technology portfolio management with radar-driven investment decisions. Represents company in technology community and influences industry technology direction through thought leadership.
Technical Lead	Required	Defines enterprise Technology Radar standards and technology lifecycle management. Shapes engineering culture around continuous technology evaluation and evidence-based adoption. Establishes cross-organizational technology assessment boards and drives strategic technology investments aligned with business goals.

Middle 2 requirements

Engineering Manager

Applies Technology Radar practices in team management: facilitates technology assessment sessions, tracks team technology adoption against radar recommendations, and uses radar insights for capacity planning. Ensures team stays informed about technology trends and migration timelines.
Technical Lead

Applies Technology Radar practices in technical leadership: evaluates new technologies through structured PoCs, contributes technology assessments to team radar, and makes informed adoption/hold/retire decisions. Tracks technology lifecycle and plans migration paths for deprecated tools.

Senior 3 requirements

Engineering Manager
Required

Designs Technology Radar process for engineering organization: defines assessment criteria, evaluation cadence, and cross-team technology alignment workshops. Implements radar-driven technology investment planning and tracks ROI of technology adoption decisions.
Solutions Architect
Required

Designs Technology Radar framework for solution architecture: evaluates technology fitness for specific business domains, creates decision matrices for technology selection, and maintains radar with cross-cutting concerns (security, scalability, vendor lock-in). Guides teams on technology adoption roadmaps.
Technical Lead
Required

Designs Technology Radar practices for technical teams: establishes technology evaluation frameworks with measurable criteria, creates migration playbooks for technology transitions, and implements automated technology inventory tracking. Mentors team on evidence-based technology decision-making.

Lead / Staff 3 requirements

Engineering Manager
Required

Defines product architectural strategy with Technology Radar. Shapes architecture guidelines. Conducts architecture reviews.
Solutions Architect
Required

Defines product architectural strategy with Technology Radar. Establishes architecture guidelines. Conducts architecture reviews.
Technical Lead
Required

Defines the product's architectural strategy with Technology Radar. Establishes architecture guidelines. Conducts architecture reviews.

Principal 3 requirements

Engineering Manager
Required

Defines organizational architectural strategy. Designs reference architectures. Establishes architecture governance.
Solutions Architect
Required

Defines enterprise Technology Radar strategy and technology governance framework. Shapes organization-wide technology portfolio management with radar-driven investment decisions. Represents company in technology community and influences industry technology direction through thought leadership.
Technical Lead
Required

Defines enterprise Technology Radar standards and technology lifecycle management. Shapes engineering culture around continuous technology evaluation and evidence-based adoption. Establishes cross-organizational technology assessment boards and drives strategic technology investments aligned with business goals.

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