Job description

Organisations hiring Cloud Infrastructure Architects use a variety of cloud services, such as AWS and Azure. The primary responsibility of architects is to plan, design and assist with the implementation of cloud services.

Architects should understand how to model cloud architectures, and they need to provide expertise on designing and developing its infrastructure. The following are the standard job responsibilities of Cloud Infrastructure Architects:

To deliver proof-of-concept types of projects

To lead the implementation of projects

To define enterprise cloud strategies

To analyse application portfolios

To develop customer solutions, such as web applications and enterprise applications

To identify dependencies and common infrastructure components, and to assess migration feasibility

To build on-premise solutions for clusters and patterns

To evaluate and monitor cloud migration road maps, and to drive acceptance across complex organisation structures

Cloud Infrastructure Architects develop and implement cloud solutions across a diverse range of projects, which can include application development, identity/access management, network, and data management. They also often work in coordination with other departments to implement changes to architecture, and they need to communicate well with other organisational teams and must support them in their respective endeavors.

Source : Cloud Infrastructure Architect Job Description