Table 1Transition record

cloud software developertocloud architect

A cloud software developer already meets 58% of what the cloud architect role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cloud software developer

58%

Overlap1

To cloud architect

9 Skills carried over

2 Required, not held

35.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 35.6

This move: 35.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the cloud architect role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cloud software developer 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 architect role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cloud software developer 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 design cloud architecture communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 4 the cloud architect role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 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 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held plan migration to cloud required

optional, not held do cloud refactoring optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held collaborate with engineers required

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 supplementary

optional, not held Agile development optional
optional, not held DevOps optional
optional, not held ICT architectural frameworks optional

04 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held Agile project management optional

05 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held coordinate engineering teams optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a cloud architect 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 cloud technologies knowledge
already held deploy cloud resource skill
already held design cloud architecture skill
already held design cloud networks skill
already held automate cloud tasks skill
already held cloud security and compliance knowledge
already held design database in the cloud skill
already held design for organisational complexity skill
already held develop with cloud services skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held Agile development optional
optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held DevOps optional
optional, not held ICT architectural frameworks optional
optional, not held do cloud refactoring optional
optional, not held coordinate engineering teams optional

18 held skills the cloud architect role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ASP.NET knowledge
not needed by the target role Eclipse (integrated development environment software) knowledge
not needed by the target role IBM WebSphere knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system programming knowledge
not needed by the target role Java (computer programming) knowledge
not needed by the target role JavaScript knowledge
not needed by the target role JavaScript Framework knowledge
not needed by the target role application usability knowledge
not needed by the target role cloud monitoring and reporting knowledge
not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role decentralized application frameworks knowledge
not needed by the target role define software architecture skill
not needed by the target role implement cloud security and compliance skill
not needed by the target role integrated development environment software knowledge
not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
not needed by the target role service-oriented modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role software frameworks knowledge

4 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

optional, not held Agile development optional
optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held DevOps optional
optional, not held ICT architectural frameworks optional

Index

Other moves recorded from cloud software developer

Full index of moves from cloud software developer

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.