Cloud Specialist

What Is a Cloud Specialist?

A cloud specialist helps organizations migrate their information and services to the cloud in the following ways:

-  Analyzes company needs to select appropriate cloud technology

-  Identifies opportunities to deploy, optimize and protect critical       applications and data storage.

-  Manages company data securely across multi-cloud environments

-  Builds best practices around procurement and integration

-  Performs cloud technology patching when appropriate

1. What is the work of a cloud specialist?

       What does a cloud specialist do?

       1  Cloud specialist roles and responsibilities

       2  Cloud specialist skills and certifications

       3  Cloud specialist challenges and opportunities

       4  Cloud specialist career paths and prospects

       5  Here’s what else to consider

2. Cloud specialist roles and responsibilities   

A cloud specialist can have a variety of roles and responsibilities, depending on the type and size of their organization, the cloud service provider they use, and the project they are involved in. Common tasks that a cloud specialist may perform include assessing the needs and goals of their clients and proposing suitable cloud solutions, designing and deploying cloud infrastructure, platforms, and applications, managing and monitoring performance, security, availability, and scalability of cloud resources, troubleshooting issues related to the cloud services, providing technical support and guidance to clients and other stakeholders, as well as evaluating and recommending new cloud technologies and best practices.

3. Minimum Qualification
Training and ExperienceBachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a relatedfield and four years of progressively responsible experience in cloud infrastructure administration,development, and/or programming responsibilities. Experience may be substituted for education.