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Cloud Architect
Design systems that never sleep
€70k–€130k Demand: Very high
What the work is really like
Cloud architects design how a company's systems run: what services, how they connect, what it costs and what happens when things fail. Senior, well-paid and equal parts technical and diplomatic.
1Sketching the architecture for a new platform
2Reviewing a design that would triple the cloud bill
3Advising a team on the right database for their problem
4Planning a zero-downtime migration
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Skills to develop
AWS/Azure/GCP depth
System design
Networking
Security fundamentals
Cost optimisation
Technical communication
Estimated to job-ready: ~6 months of focused effort.
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