Cloud Architect
What the work is
Designs, develops and manages scalable, reliable and secure cloud infrastructure for an organisation.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Defines the cloud architecture blueprints to meet business objectives
- Considers security implications and incorporates security best practice into cloud infrastructure
- Assesses and recommends cloud platforms and technologies
- Conducts capacity planning and resource allocation for cloud infrastructure
- Manages cloud infrastructure migration projects
- Implements and manages cloud-based disaster recovery and business continuity plans
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a technology consulting team working with a fictional regional health service on a new booking system. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A room of people who disagreed all morning leaves with one plan they all believe in
- You find the real problem behind a request that sounded like something else
- A system you helped shape goes live and the front desk staff say it makes their day easier
Hard days
- Two managers want opposite things and both say theirs is the priority
- A requirement changes three days before a deadline
- You are asked to promise a date for something nobody has yet worked out how to build
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 273231, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.