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Cloud Architect

What does a professional in this career do?

Cloud architects are responsible for managing the cloud computing architecture in an organization, especially as cloud technologies grow increasingly complex. Cloud computing architecture encompasses everything involved with cloud computing, including the front-end platforms, servers, storage, delivery, and networks required to manage cloud storage. Cloud architects are IT specialists who have the skills and knowledge to navigate complex cloud environments, lead teams, develop and implement cloud strategies, and ensure cloud systems stay up to date and run smoothly.

In this job you will...

  • Create a well-informed cloud strategy and manage the adaption process.
  • Regularly evaluate cloud applications, hardware, and software.
  • Develop and organize cloud systems.
  • Work closely with IT security to monitor the company's cloud privacy.
  • Experience with networking and system design of load balancers, firewalls, and VPN in architecting, developing, and/or maintaining production-grade systems
  • Experience in SAP basis, implementing projects for live SAP environments on public cloud, and architecting around core production concepts (e.g., high availability, disaster recovery, multi-tenancy, scale-out, and scale-up architectures, etc.)
  • Knowledge of containerization and container orchestration technologies (e.g., Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), etc.)
  • The excellent problem-solving ability for complex and large-scale problems.
  • Experience in setting up developer tools CI/CD flows for systems.Experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
  • Experience writing software in one or more languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, etc.)

Skills You Will Gain

cloud environments
Develop
firewalls
Go
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
IaC
implement cloud strategies
Java
lead teams
Python
VPN

Representative Journeys

Big Data Fundamentals
Big Data FundamentalsPraba Santhanakrishnan, Mark Kerzner, Rod Davison | Data Science | 11 hrs and 55 mins

Launch Journey

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Big Data Services on Microsoft Azure
Praba SanthanakrishnanSkills: Azure Data FactoryAzure HDInsight clusterData WarehouseDatalake
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Spark and Elasticsearch for Big Data Analytics
Mark KerznerSkills: Data ScienceElasticsearchReal-time indexingSearch and Data-AnalysisSpark
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Big Data Hadoop and Spark Developer in Amazon Elastic MapReduce
Rod DavisonSkills: Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR)Big DataData ScienceHandoopSpark Developer
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Understanding and Applying the Key Tools for Big Data Analytics
Mark KerznerSkills: Big Data analytics toolsCloud-based analyticHive

Journey Completed

AWS Fundamentals
AWS FundamentalsHelpdesk Support, Wayde Gilchrist, Hussein Awad | Cloud | 11 hrs and 40 mins

Launch Journey

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Deep Dive into AWS Fundamentals
Helpdesk SupportSkills: AWS CloudEBSEC2
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AWS Immersion Primer
Wayde GilchristSkills: Migration StrategiesPrimerServerlessCloudAWS
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AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty Course
Hussein AwadSkills: Alexa Developer ConsoleAlexa Skill BuilderAmazon Web ServiceAWSCertificationVoice

Journey Completed

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SOME OF THE INSTRUCTORS AND EXPERTS SUPPORTING YOU ON THESE JOURNEYS

Big Data Services on Microsoft Azure

Big Data Services on Microsoft Azure

Spark and Elasticsearch for Big Data Analytics

Spark and Elasticsearch for Big Data Analytics

Big Data Hadoop and Spark Developer in Amazon Elastic MapReduce

Big Data Hadoop and Spark Developer in Amazon Elastic MapReduce

Deep Dive into AWS Fundamentals

Deep Dive into AWS Fundamentals

Understanding and Applying the Key Tools for Big Data Analytics

Understanding and Applying the Key Tools for Big Data Analytics

AWS Immersion Primer

AWS Immersion Primer

AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty Course

AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty Course