Designing and building: Creating cloud architecture that spans multiple areas of IT, such as application development, data management, and identity and access management also the security of the architecture
Managing and monitoring: Maintaining the architecture, troubleshooting, and monitoring performance and security
Selecting and evaluating: Choosing cloud applications, hardware, and software that align with business requirements
Collaborating: Working with IT security teams to monitor and maintain cloud privacy, security, and address technical issues
Defining best practices: Creating standards for migrating infrastructure, including bulk migrating applications to the cloud
Vetting: Evaluating cloud providers and third-party services
Creating standards: Establishing standard operating procedures for data transfer and storage
Keeping up to date: Staying current with developments in cloud computing solutions and processes
Providing guidance: Helping cross-functional teams use and access data on the cloud
Cloud architects typically work with cloud service providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
