Cloud architect

About this career

Cloud architects are responsible for converting the technical features of a project into the architecture to lead to the final product. To develop technical cloud strategy, they have in-depth knowledge of the architectural principles and services, assisting with cloud migration efforts, review workload architectures, and provide guidance on how to address high-risk issues. They typically perform in a pre-sales capacity and are often asked to deliver proof-of-concept projects, topical workshops, and lead implementation projects. They team up with DevOps engineers to build the appropriate technologies.

Essential skills

collaborate with engineers deploy cloud resource design cloud architecture design cloud networks plan migration to cloud

Required knowledge

cloud technologies

Additional skills

automate cloud tasks coordinate engineering teams design database in the cloud design for organisational complexity develop with cloud services do cloud refactoring Agile development Agile project management cloud security and compliance DevOps ICT architectural frameworks

Also known as

aws cloud architect cloud solutions consultant