Cloud Architect

Job Title: Cloud Architect

Job Description:

A Cloud Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based infrastructure and services for an organization. To excel in this role, a Cloud Architect should have a broad skill set that combines technical knowledge, architectural expertise, and soft skills. Here’s a comprehensive breakdown of the required skills:

Cloud Platforms and Services

1. Cloud Providers: Expertise in major cloud platforms such as:

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Microsoft Azure
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud, or other niche providers.

• Compute: EC2, Azure Virtual Machines, Google Compute Engine.
• Storage: S3, Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Storage, Cloud File Systems.
• Networking: VPC, VPN, Load Balancing, DNS, CDN, and IP management.
• Databases: Managed databases (e.g., Amazon RDS, Azure SQL, Google Cloud SQL) and NoSQL solutions (e.g., DynamoDB, Azure Cosmos DB).
• Serverless Computing: AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions.
• Containerization and Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Google GKE, Azure AKS.

Architecture Design and Implementation

1. Cloud Architecture: Designing scalable, high-availability, and fault-tolerant cloud solutions based on best practices.
2. Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Cloud: Experience in designing solutions that span across multiple cloud environments or integrate on-premises infrastructure with cloud services.
3. Microservices Architecture: Designing cloud-native applications using microservices, ensuring they are loosely coupled, scalable, and maintainable.
4. High Availability and Disaster Recovery: Designing resilient architectures with backup, failover, and disaster recovery plans.
5. Cost Optimization: Knowledge of cost management strategies and tools to optimize cloud usage and ensure efficient use of resources.
6. Cloud Migration: Leading migrations of on-premises applications to the cloud (Lift and Shift, Replatforming, Refactoring, etc.).

Security & Compliance

1. Cloud Security Best Practices: Knowledge of securing cloud environments, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, network security, and firewalls.
2. Security Services: Familiarity with cloud-native security services like AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), AWS Shield, Azure Active Directory, Google Cloud Identity, etc.
3. Compliance Frameworks: Understanding of compliance requirements such as GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, and how to implement them in a cloud environment.

Company Industry:

• Recruitment
• Placement Firm
• Executive Search

Department / Functional Area:

• DBA
• Datawarehousing (IT Software)