Table 1Transition record

ICT network architecttocloud architect

A ICT network architect already meets 35% of what the cloud architect role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT network architect

35%

Overlap1

To cloud architect

6 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

55.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the cloud architect role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT network 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.

Why

Why this move works

A cloud architect role treats 2 of its required skills as things a ICT network architect already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

design cloud architecture
design cloud networks

What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 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 ICT network architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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
already held Agile project management business, administration and law

All 6 carried skills, including the 2 the cloud architect role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 4 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 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held deploy cloud resource required
required, not held plan migration to cloud required

optional, not held do cloud refactoring optional

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held cloud technologies required

optional, not held Agile development optional
optional, not held DevOps optional
optional, not held ICT architectural frameworks optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held collaborate with engineers required

optional, not held design database in the cloud optional

04 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held coordinate engineering teams optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held design cloud architecture skill
already held design cloud networks skill
already held Agile project management knowledge
already held automate cloud tasks 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 Agile development optional
optional, not held DevOps optional
optional, not held ICT architectural frameworks optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held design database in the cloud optional
optional, not held do cloud refactoring optional
optional, not held coordinate engineering teams optional

49 held skills the cloud architect role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Cisco knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT network routing knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT network security risks knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT network simulation knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT networking hardware knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security standards knowledge
not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
not needed by the target role adjust ICT system capacity skill
not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
not needed by the target role analyse network bandwidth requirements skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role assess ICT knowledge skill
not needed by the target role attack vectors knowledge
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role define ICT network design policies skill
not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role design ICT hardware placement skill
not needed by the target role design computer network skill
not needed by the target role design process skill
not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
not needed by the target role forecast future ICT network needs skill
not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
not needed by the target role implement ICT network diagnostic tools skill
not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
not needed by the target role implement a virtual private network skill
not needed by the target role implement spam protection skill
not needed by the target role internet governance knowledge
not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain information network hardware skill
not needed by the target role maintain internet protocol configuration skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role monitor communication channels' performance skill
not needed by the target role network engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role network management system tools knowledge
not needed by the target role network standards knowledge

9 further entries not listed here

5 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 cloud technologies required
optional, not held Agile development optional
optional, not held DevOps optional
optional, not held ICT architectural frameworks optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT network architect

Full index of moves from ICT network 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.