Table 1Transition record

cloud architecttocloud software developer

A cloud architect already meets 40% of what the cloud software developer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cloud architect

40%

Overlap1

To cloud software developer

9 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

62.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 62.6

This move: 62.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the cloud software developer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cloud architect profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cloud software developer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cloud architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held deploy cloud resource working with computers
already held design cloud networks communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop with cloud services working with computers
already held automate cloud tasks communication, collaboration and creativity
already held design for organisational complexity communication, collaboration and creativity
already held cloud security and compliance information and communication technologies (icts)

All 9 carried skills, including the 9 the cloud software developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information and communication technologies (icts) 7 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held ICT system programming required
required, not held Java (computer programming) required
required, not held JavaScript required
required, not held cloud monitoring and reporting required
required, not held decentralized application frameworks required
required, not held integrated development environment software required
required, not held software frameworks required

optional, not held ASP.NET optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held IBM WebSphere optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held application usability optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held implement cloud security and compliance required
required, not held manage cloud data and storage required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held define software architecture required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held computer engineering required

05 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held monitor system performance optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cloud software developer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held automate cloud tasks skill
already held cloud security and compliance knowledge
already held cloud technologies knowledge
already held deploy cloud resource skill
already held design cloud architecture skill
already held design cloud networks skill
already held design database in the cloud skill
already held design for organisational complexity skill
already held develop with cloud services skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ASP.NET optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held IBM WebSphere optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held application usability optional
optional, not held monitor system performance optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional

8 held skills the cloud software developer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Agile development knowledge
not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
not needed by the target role DevOps knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT architectural frameworks knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
not needed by the target role coordinate engineering teams skill
not needed by the target role do cloud refactoring skill
not needed by the target role plan migration to cloud skill

14 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held ICT system programming required
required, not held Java (computer programming) required
required, not held JavaScript required
required, not held cloud monitoring and reporting required
required, not held decentralized application frameworks required
required, not held integrated development environment software required
required, not held software frameworks required
required, not held computer engineering required
optional, not held ASP.NET optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held IBM WebSphere optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held application usability optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional

Index

Other moves recorded from cloud architect

Full index of moves from cloud architect

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.