Also called: Cloud Solutions Architect, AWS/Azure Architect
Designs how an organization runs its software on cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
You plan how a retailer moves 300 applications out of its own data center into the cloud without going offline on Black Friday. You balance speed, security, and a cloud bill that can run millions of dollars a month.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's plus years of experience; cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP) are standard.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Computer Science, Information Technology.
Growing much faster than average. Strong demand as companies and AI workloads move to the cloud.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI drafts cloud designs and code, but choosing trade-offs in cost, security and scale for a company stays senior work.
Classes: AP Computer Science A, AP CS Principles, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1241.
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