A day in the life of a Cloud Architect
What does a Cloud Architect do?
Duties and responsibilities of a Cloud Architect
The roles of a Cloud Architect
What’s it like being a Cloud Architect?
Cloud Architect description
Cloud Architect job description
Cloud Architect job facts
Cloud Architect responsibilities
Cloud Architect Duties
- The above statements or questions about the roles of a Cloud Architect can be answered by the list below: Implement changes on the live Citrix environment when necessary.
- Design and deliver a fully hosted Azure IT infrastructure to support onsite network and wireless platform.
- Ensuring the multitude of changes taking place simultaneously does not cause any unforeseen outages, but that the tight timelines were adhered to.
- Created or reviewed critical applications like Customer Design Documents (CDD), High Level Design (HLD) and Low Level Design (LLD) documentation before handing these over to client as complete.
- Performing regular maintenance on Network and Infrastructure.
- Troubleshoot Sage 50 Accounts issues, Sage Payroll, and Sage HR.
- Create and edit Windows GPO and Citrix Policies.
- Providing desktop and server support to users all over the country.
- Developing and delivering training to the internal Managed Services (MS) department post project implementation
- Find compliance breaches within the system and implement solutions.
- Presenting at customer and partner public events on the value of using vendor specific Cloud infrastructure factoring in their specific requirements, running training sessions, building architectures
- Maintain and build Servers through AWS and Azure.
- Manage DNS records for multiple clients.
- Liaising with clients about their requirements and creating the most cost effective solution for their needs.
- Being an escalation point for the team and working on any incidents, Problems, or Change Requests which they are unable to complete.
- Maintaining tight deadlines and detailed project plans.
- Developing an online tracking SharePoint document for MS to use to report on progress of restores whilst feeding this information into Expected vs Actual report for client to sign off on final position.
- Server/Service Migration Planning
- Manage and troubleshoot varied multi-client specific software packages.
- Managing business-wide mobile phone migration.
- Calm down any aggravated customers and provide excellent service.
- Restore Server Snapshots to retrieve lost files that exceed VSS timeframe.
- Design, Build and Support the Cloud Infrastructure
- Creating specifications for the Azure system and arranging O365 migration to replace current Infrastructure.
- Build and index of useful applications in a shared location to assist the team.
- Providing advice on system purchases made through a third party
- Introducing and configuring a new help desk system to replace Access database call logging system.
- Speccing cloud based systems for both on premises migrations and cloud to cloud migrations.
- Looking at current processes and utilising new and improved methods based on previous experience.
- Support Development, QA and Back end Business Systems with Azure cloud infrastructure
- Backup Architecture Migration
- Escalate to, and work with 3rd Parties regarding specific applications including Citrix.
- Windows OS rollout to all machines in the business using Imaging software.
- Administer and maintain back end business services and PCI Compliance.
- Load Balancer Migration & Training
- Conducting training sessions for Global Operational team members during project transition.
- Configure Delivery Groups within Citrix Studio.
- Reaching out to potential clients and pitching services.
- File Server Migration Analysis
- Effectively collaborating with business stakeholders, managing own priorities and performance to deliver solutions for enterprise level infrastructure and security projects with focus on Microsoft Cloud platforms across the following technologies:
- Taking technical ownership of analysis and preparation of migration plans for applications into new data centres (IaaS).
- Implementing standardised machine builds.
- Governance
- Manage and create Scripts and Scheduled tasks for automating maintenance for the platform