AWS Architect

AWS Architect is a skill that helps you design well-architected AWS solutions. It draws from the AWS Well-Architected Framework's five pillars — operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimization — to recommend service selections and configurations.

How It Works

1. Requirements gathering — Understands traffic patterns, data volumes, compliance needs, and budget constraints
2. Service selection — Recommends the right AWS services, weighing managed vs self-hosted trade-offs
3. Network design — Creates VPC layouts with proper subnet tiers, security groups, and NACLs
4. Security design — Generates IAM policies, KMS key configurations, and secrets management patterns
5. Cost modeling — Estimates monthly costs and suggests Reserved Instances or Savings Plans

Best For

• Greenfield projects choosing their AWS service stack
• Migrating on-premise applications to AWS
• Reviewing existing architectures for cost and security improvements
• Preparing for AWS Solutions Architect certification scenarios

Framework Alignment

All recommendations reference specific AWS Well-Architected Framework best practices with pillar and question identifiers for audit trails.