Modeled career paths · Cloud architecture

Where does a Principal Cloud Architect go next?

What employers are asking a Principal Cloud Architect for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Director of Cloud Platform+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Principal Cloud Architect go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Director of Machine Learning+59% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via ML Engineering Lead. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Information Officer+53% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 2% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Data Engineering Lead-4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Principal Cloud Architect go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
ML Engineering Lead+11% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Principal Cloud Architect go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of IT-30% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Principal Cloud Architect go here
lateral64% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.