Career Roles / Cloud Architect

Cloud Architect

Cloud Architects design and oversee enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure, ensuring security, scalability, cost optimization, and disaster resilience across multi-cloud environments.

High Demand +28% YoY Growth 82% Remote
₹125K
Average Salary
9.5K
Open Positions
156
New Daily
₹6.5L – ₹16L
Salary Range

Key Responsibilities

  • Design highly available and fault-tolerant architectures
  • Lead cloud migration strategies and roadmaps
  • Optimize infrastructure costs and resource utilization
  • Implement security best practices and compliance
  • Mentor teams on cloud-native development patterns
  • Evaluate and adopt emerging cloud technologies

Required Skills

AWS Azure GCP Terraform Networking Security Cost Optimization Serverless IAM CDN

Career Progression

Cloud Engineer
Senior Cloud Engineer
Cloud Architect
Principal Architect
Director of Cloud
CTO

Requirements

Education

Bachelor's in CS or Engineering + extensive cloud experience

Experience

5–8 years including 3+ years in cloud architecture

Common Tools

AWS Console
Terraform
CloudFormation
Pulumi
Cost Explorer
CloudWatch