{"id":6931,"date":"2021-05-27T21:55:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/?p=6931"},"modified":"2021-05-27T22:43:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T20:43:50","slug":"designation-cloud-architect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/designation-cloud-architect\/","title":{"rendered":"Designation: cloud architect"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time-approximately:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A cloud architect is an IT professional who is responsible for overseeing a company&#8217;s cloud computing strategy. This includes cloud adoption plans,\u00a0cloud application\u00a0design, and cloud management and monitoring.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/rms\/onlineImages\/rando_nicholas.jpg\" alt=\"Nicholas Rando\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/contributor\/Nicholas-Rando\">Nicholas Rando<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cloud architects oversee application architecture and deployment in cloud environments &#8212; including\u00a0public cloud,\u00a0private cloud\u00a0and\u00a0hybrid cloud. Additionally, cloud architects act as consultants to their organization and need to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Companies that hire cloud architects are organizations that use any cloud services or are planning to move to the cloud.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Qualifications listed on Dice.com and Monster.com for the position include a strong understanding of\u00a0cloud computing\u00a0technology and infrastructure as well as experience designing and migrating applications to the cloud. Cloud architects should have experience in a consultant role, as they need to build relationships with customers and team members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cloud architects need experience with multiple programming languages, such as\u00a0Java,\u00a0Node.js,\u00a0PHP,\u00a0Python,\u00a0Ruby on Rails, among others. They also need to integrate tools and services for all areas of cloud computing, such as data and networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cloud architects may also be involved in legal areas of cloud computing by negotiating contracts and working alongside legal and procurement departments. Architects ensure\u00a0service-level agreement\u00a0requirements are met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most cloud architect jobs require a technical Bachelor of Science degree &#8212; such as computer science, engineering or mathematics &#8212; and some companies prefer a Master of Science. Additional certifications, both vendor specific and vendor neutral, may be necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time-approximately:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>A cloud architect is an IT professional who is responsible for overseeing a company&#8217;s cloud computing strategy. This includes cloud adoption plans,\u00a0cloud application\u00a0design, and cloud management and monitoring. By Nicholas Rando Cloud architects oversee application architecture and deployment in cloud environments &#8212; including\u00a0public cloud,\u00a0private cloud\u00a0and\u00a0hybrid cloud. Additionally, cloud architects act as consultants to their organization and need to stay up-to-date<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/designation-cloud-architect\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,9,224],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-it-designations-roles-and-responsibilities","category-tech-definitions","category-technical-explanations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6931"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6932,"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6931\/revisions\/6932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}