Cloud Consultant

Job Title: Mid-Level Cloud Consultant

Job Summary

A Mid-Level Cloud Consultant is responsible for assisting clients in adopting and optimizing cloud technologies. This role involves a deeper technical understanding of cloud infrastructure, application, and service deployment, as well as direct client interaction to understand business requirements and develop cloud solutions. The ideal candidate will leverage their expertise to guide clients through the complexities of cloud adoption, ensuring that solutions are tailored to meet specific business needs while maximizing efficiency and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Interaction: Collaborate directly with clients to gather detailed business and technical requirements, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of their needs and objectives.
• Cloud Solution Design: Design and recommend cloud architectures and solutions based on client needs, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
• Implementation and Optimization: Assist in deploying, configuring, and optimizing cloud environments and applications, ensuring best practices are followed for maximum efficiency.
• Documentation and Reporting: Create technical documentation and reports on cloud implementation and optimization strategies, providing clients with clear insights and actionable recommendations.
• Mentorship: Provide guidance to junior consultants and assist in their development, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented team environment.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on emerging cloud trends and technologies, applying them to client projects to enhance service delivery and client satisfaction.

Skills and Knowledge Required

• Cloud Platform Proficiency: Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their services (e.g., compute, storage, databases).
• Cloud Migration: Experience in cloud migration projects, including assessing, planning, and executing cloud migrations.
• Solution Design: Ability to design and recommend cloud solutions based on client requirements.
• Security Knowledge: Understanding of cloud security best practices and tools.
• DevOps and Automation: Familiarity with DevOps tools and methodologies for automating cloud deployment and management (e.g., Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible).

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
• Certifications (Optional): AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Associate, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect.

Key Focus Areas

• Client-Facing Skills: Strengthening client engagement, needs analysis, and solution recommendation.
• Cloud Architecture: Designing cloud solutions for scalability, performance, and security.
• Cloud Migration and Optimization: Supporting clients in migrating and optimizing applications and workloads on the cloud.

Experience

3-5 years of experience in IT consulting or cloud-related roles.

Tools and Equipment

• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud.
• Automation Tools: Terraform, Ansible, Chef.
• Version Control: Git, GitHub.
• CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, Azure DevOps.
• Project Management Tools: Jira, Trello, Asana.

Other Requirements

• Strong client-facing skills and the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem-solving abilities to address complex cloud challenges.
• Ability to work independently and manage client expectations effectively.