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Where a cloud architect can go next

4 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a cloud architect already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

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.

Also known as aws cloud architect, cloud solutions consultant.

Professionals 17 skills on file 4 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: cloud DevOps engineer, 47%

Fig. 2 · Career map 4 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 4 nearest destinations from cloud architect, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a cloud architect already covers. All 4 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step. Only 4 moves are listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A cloud architect needs 6 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

deploy cloud resource working with computers
design cloud networks communication, collaboration and creativity
plan migration to cloud working with computers
design cloud architecture communication, collaboration and creativity
collaborate with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
cloud technologies information and communication technologies (icts)

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a cloud architect does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Cloud architect is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a cloud architect’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.