The Cloud Architect Role in the AWS Cloud

The Cloud Architect Role in the AWS Cloud micro course introduces you to the Cloud Architect’s purpose and value to an organization. You’ll learn the typical skills and job responsibilities of a Cloud Architect, discover how they often spend their day, and explore how a Cloud Architect approaches a challenge.

• Course level: Fundamental
• Duration: 10 minutes

Activities

• This course includes reading text, interactive elements, and a video.

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to do the following:

• State the purpose and value of a Cloud Architect to an organization.
• List the typical job responsibilities and skills of a Cloud Architect.
• Discover how a Cloud Architect spends their time during a typical day.
• Locate recommended training and certifications for a Cloud Architect.

Intended audience

This course is intended for the following roles:

• Solutions architects
• SysOps administrators
• Developers

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have the following background:

• No prior experience is required.

Course outline

Course Introduction

• Lesson 1: How to Use This Course
• Lesson 2: AWS Cloud Architect: audio-only, text-only, and self-guided digital versions
• Section 1: Role overview
• Section 2: Responsibilities
• Section 3: Skills
• Section 4: Cloud Architect in action
• Section 5: Recommended training and certification