Skills Cloud Architect
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Cloud Architect

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Design enterprise cloud infrastructure with expert guidance

Building scalable cloud infrastructure requires deep expertise across multiple providers. This skill delivers proven architectural patterns, cost optimization strategies, and security best practices for AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.

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Using "Cloud Architect". Design a serverless API architecture on AWS

Expected outcome:

  • Architecture: API Gateway + Lambda + DynamoDB
  • API Gateway handles authentication and request routing
  • Lambda functions for business logic with auto-scaling
  • DynamoDB for low-latency data storage with on-demand capacity
  • CloudWatch for monitoring and X-Ray for distributed tracing
  • Estimated cost: $50-200/month for 1M requests

Using "Cloud Architect". Create Terraform state management strategy

Expected outcome:

  • Use remote backend (S3 + DynamoDB for AWS)
  • Separate state files per environment (dev, staging, prod)
  • Enable state locking to prevent concurrent modifications
  • Implement state file encryption at rest
  • Configure state backup and versioning for recovery
  • Use workspaces for isolated environments when appropriate

Security Audit

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v1 • 2/25/2026

This is a prompt-only skill containing guidance documentation for cloud architecture. Static analysis scanned 0 files with 0 lines of executable code. No security risks detected. The skill provides architectural recommendations and best practices without any code execution, network access, or filesystem operations.

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Quality Score

38
Architecture
100
Maintainability
87
Content
31
Community
100
Security
74
Spec Compliance

What You Can Build

Enterprise Cloud Migration

Plan and execute migration from on-premises infrastructure to cloud with minimal downtime

Multi-Cloud Strategy Design

Architect resilient systems spanning multiple cloud providers with proper failover and data replication

Cost Optimization Review

Analyze existing cloud spending and implement FinOps practices for sustainable cost management

Try These Prompts

Basic Cloud Architecture Design 
Design a cloud architecture for a web application with 10,000 daily users. Include compute, storage, database, and CDN components. Provide estimated monthly costs.
Infrastructure as Code Template 
Generate Terraform configuration for a production VPC with public and private subnets, NAT gateway, and bastion host. Include proper tagging and outputs.
Cost Optimization Analysis 
Review our AWS architecture and identify cost optimization opportunities. Current setup: 50 EC2 instances, 10TB S3 storage, 5 RDS databases. Provide specific recommendations with estimated savings.
Disaster Recovery Planning 
Design a disaster recovery solution for a critical application with 4-hour RTO and 1-hour RPO. Include multi-region failover, backup strategies, and testing procedures.

Best Practices

  • Design for failure with multi-AZ deployments, health checks, and automatic recovery mechanisms
  • Apply least privilege access principles to all IAM policies and service accounts
  • Implement comprehensive observability with metrics, logs, traces, and alerting from day one

Avoid

  • Hardcoding credentials or secrets in configuration files instead of using secret management services
  • Deploying resources in a single availability zone without disaster recovery planning
  • Over-provisioning resources instead of implementing auto-scaling and right-sizing strategies

Frequently Asked Questions

Which cloud provider should I choose for my project?
The best provider depends on your specific needs. AWS offers the broadest service catalog. Azure excels for Microsoft-centric environments. GCP leads in data analytics and ML. For multi-cloud strategies, I can help design architectures that leverage strengths across providers.
How accurate are the cost estimates provided?
Cost estimates are based on current public pricing and typical usage patterns. Actual costs vary based on data transfer, API calls, and regional differences. I recommend using provider calculators and starting with free tiers for validation.
Can this skill help with compliance requirements like HIPAA or SOC2?
Yes, I can provide architecture guidance aligned with compliance frameworks including HIPAA, SOC2, PCI-DSS, and GDPR. However, final compliance certification requires formal audits by qualified assessors.
What Infrastructure as Code tools do you support?
I support Terraform and OpenTofu for multi-cloud IaC, native tools like CloudFormation and ARM templates, modern CDK approaches with TypeScript and Python, and policy-as-code with OPA and cloud-native policy engines.
How do you approach multi-cloud vs single-cloud decisions?
I evaluate based on your requirements. Single-cloud reduces complexity and may qualify for volume discounts. Multi-cloud provides redundancy, avoids vendor lock-in, and leverages best-of-breed services. The trade-off is increased operational complexity.
Can you help migrate from monolithic to microservices architecture?
Yes, I can design migration strategies including service decomposition patterns, data migration approaches, API gateway design, and gradual rollout plans. This includes container orchestration with Kubernetes and service mesh recommendations.

Developer Details

Author

sickn33

License

MIT

Repository

https://github.com/sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/cloud-architect

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