Deep knowledge of major cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, understanding their services and capabilities.

Ability to design scalable, resilient, and cost-effective cloud architectures that meet business requirements and technical constraints.

Expertise in implementing security best practices, identity management, encryption, and ensuring compliance with regulations.

Understanding cloud pricing models and implementing strategies to optimize costs while maintaining performance and reliability.

Knowledge of microservices architecture, containerization technologies, and orchestration platforms for modern applications.

Implementing automated deployment pipelines, infrastructure as code, and DevOps practices for continuous delivery.

Setting up comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure system health and performance visibility.

Designing data architectures, selecting appropriate storage solutions, and implementing data lakes and warehouses in the cloud.

Understanding cloud networking, VPCs, load balancers, CDNs, and hybrid connectivity solutions for complex architectures.

Leading technical teams, communicating complex architectures to stakeholders, and driving cloud adoption strategies.