cloud-architect
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Guides cloud solution architecture—Well-Architected alignment, landing zone and org design, workload placement and service selection, network and security segmentation, hybrid and multi-region patterns, migration roadmaps (7Rs), cost architecture, and cloud ADRs with diagrams for stakeholder review. Use when choosing cloud platforms and reference architectures, designing account guardrails, comparing managed vs self-managed services, planning cloud migration or exit, or running cloud architecture review—not for hands-on resource configuration (cloud-engineer), Terraform module implementation (infrastructure-engineer), CI/CD delivery (devops), K8s cluster ops (cluster-deployment-engineer), IDP product strategy (platform-engineer), enterprise-wide non-cloud system ADRs (senior-system-architecture), or applied AI solution design (applied-ai-architect-commercial-enterprise).
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Run Well-Architected reviews (security, reliability, performance, cost, ops, sustainability)
“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 22 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
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Cloud Architect
When to Use
- Define cloud strategy — single vs multi-cloud, regions, sovereignty, exit criteria
- Design landing zones — OUs, accounts, guardrails, shared services
- Map workloads to service models — serverless, containers, VMs, SaaS
- Produce reference architectures — web app, data platform, event-driven, hybrid
- Run Well-Architected reviews (security, reliability, performance, cost, ops, sustainability)
- Plan migration — assess, 7Rs, waves, dependency order, rollback
- Architect network and security — segmentation, private connectivity, zero-trust hooks
- Model cost — TCO, reservation strategy, chargeback tags at design time
- Author cloud ADRs and review decks for engineering and security sign-off
When NOT to Use
- Provision RDS, fix IAM errors, tune autoscaling →
cloud-engineer - Author Terraform modules and pipeline YAML →
infrastructure-engineer,devops - Helm releases and cluster upgrades →
cluster-deployment-engineer - Developer portal and golden-path roadmap →
platform-engineer - Cross-domain integration and strangler ADRs (not cloud-specific) →
senior-system-architecture - Data mesh, lakehouse, warehouse modeling →
data-architect - Release cutover runbooks →
deployment-strategist - Security control program and GRC evidence →
cybersecurity,compliance-engineer - Implement cloud guardrails, CSPM, IAM/network security controls →
cloud-security-engineer - LLM/RAG/agent architecture →
applied-ai-architect-commercial-enterprise,ai-engineer - Program RAID and milestones →
technical-program-manager - Physical DC design →
data-center-design-execution-lead - Multi-BU landing zones, CCoE, EA, regulated enterprise program →
enterprise-cloud-architect - Multi-year cloud strategy, migration portfolio, EA governance →
vp-of-cloud - Multi-year TCO/NPV and option economics for ADRs →
cloud-economist - Customer RFP, deal integration architecture, PoC scope →
solutions-architect
Related skills
| Need | Skill |
| VP cloud program and migration portfolio | vp-of-cloud |
| Enterprise-scale cloud governance | enterprise-cloud-architect |
| Implement cloud resources | cloud-engineer |
| IaC modules and delivery patterns | infrastructure-engineer |
| CI/CD and GitOps | devops |
| Kubernetes platform operations | cluster-deployment-engineer |
| Internal developer platform | platform-engineer |
| Enterprise system architecture | senior-system-architecture |
| Data platform architecture | data-architect |
| Cloud security guardrails and posture | cloud-security-engineer |
| Corporate security program and tooling | information-security-engineer |
| Cloud TCO and option economics | cloud-economist |
| FinOps accounting | compute-accounting-manager |
| Hybrid / DC connectivity | data-center-design-execution-lead |
| AI workload on cloud | applied-ai-architect-commercial-enterprise |
| Customer deal solution and RFP technical design | solutions-architect |
Core Workflows
1. Architecture principles and NFRs
Pillars, constraints, quality attributes.
See references/cloud_architecture_principles.md.
2. Landing zone and organization
Accounts, guardrails, shared services.
See references/landing_zone_org_design.md.
3. Workload placement and services
Compute model and vendor selection.
See references/workload_placement_service_selection.md.
4. Network and security architecture
Segmentation, connectivity, controls.
See references/network_security_architecture.md.
5. Migration and hybrid
Roadmaps, hybrid patterns, exit.
See references/migration_and_hybrid.md.
6. Deliverables and review
Diagrams, ADRs, review checklist.
See references/architecture_deliverables.md.
Outputs
- Context diagram — users, systems, external dependencies
- Target architecture — logical and physical (cloud services labeled)
- ADR set — decisions, options, consequences
- Migration wave plan — scope, risks, prerequisites
- WAF findings — prioritized remediation backlog
- Cost model — order-of-magnitude TCO drivers
Principles
- Design for operability — if it cannot be observed and owned, it is not ready
- Prefer managed until a clear constraint requires self-managed
- Explicit non-goals — scope control prevents architecture creep
- Reversibility — call out one-way doors; phase commits
- Security and compliance early — not a late gate
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