Cloud Platform Architect
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Minneapolis, MN - USA
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Job Summary
Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow A position at Xcel Energy could be just what youre looking for.
Position Summary
Xcel Energy is transforming its technology landscape to support reliable secure and sustainable energy delivery. TheCloud Platform Architectplays a critical role in this transformation by designing and governing the enterprise cloud foundation that supports applications analytics andgridadjacentsystems.
This role focuses on thecloud platform itselfnot individual applicationsensuring that cloud services are secure reliable reusable observable and supportable across hybrid andmulticloudenvironments. The positionwill provide design and thought leadership in GCP AWS and Azure.
As a Cloud Platform Architect you will:
Design build and govern enterprise cloud foundations onGCP AWS and Azure serving as a thought leader inprojects networking identity security and shared services.
Establish cloud standards patterns and guardrails that enable teams to deliver solutions quickly and safely.
Ensure cloud platforms align with Xcel Energys Architecture Tenets including security observability reusability and supportability.
Enable workloads to run consistently across cloudonpremises and edge environments.
Partner with security infrastructure operations and delivery teams to ensure platforms are compliant resilient and operationally ready.
Providetechnical leadership mentorship and architectural guidance across the organization.
Essential Responsibilities
Cloud Platform & Architecture
Design enterprise cloud landing zones withbuilt-insecurity governance and automation.
Define standards for networking identity and access management logging monitoring and platform services.
Supportcontainer basedand cloudnative hosting models with flexibility for legacy and packaged solutions.
Security & Compliance
Embed security into cloud platforms from the start using Zero Trust principles.
Ensure compliance with regulatory and enterprise security requirements.
Partner with security teams to implement approved controls and services.
Automation & Standardization
Promote Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD basedprovisioning.
Reduce manual configuration and improve consistency through automation.
Create reusable cloud templates modules and patterns.
Reliability Observability & Supportability
Design platforms for high availability resiliency and disaster recovery.
Ensure monitoring logging and alerting are built into all platform components.
Design platforms that can be effectivelyoperated supported andmaintainedover time.
Collaboration & Leadership
Work closely with architects engineers and business partners across IT and operational teams.
Participate in architecture reviews and governance forums.
Mentor and guide teams on cloud best practices and platform usage.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Technology Science Business or related field or 4 years of experience equivalent to the position.
- Seven years of related functional experience.
- Exposure to diverse systems technologies and processing environments in a large Corporate setting.
- Project solution architecture experience.
- Knowledge of core aspects of architecture (Software Hardware Network Integration Data hosting models platform types etc.)
- Strong analytical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Extensive knowledge of future technology trends within area of expertise.
- Excellent communication skills effective with varying organizational levels and skill sets.
- Excellent Relationship Management and collaboration skills with a track record of working as one team cross-organizationally to drive innovation and business results.
Preferred Requirements
- 8 years of experience in infrastructure platform or enterprise architecture roles.
- 5 years ofhands-onexperience with public cloud platforms.
- Strong experience withGoogle Cloud Platform including:Identity and access management networking and connectivity security and logging/monitoring services.
- Experience designing and operating cloud platforms in large complex environments.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code andautomation tools.
- Experience in regulated or missioncritical industries (utilities energy financial services healthcare).
- Experience with hybrid and multicloud environments (Azure and/or AWS).
- Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks (e.g. NERC CIP NIST).
- Cloud certifications such as: Google Professional Cloud Architect Azure or AWS architect certifications CISSP CISM or similar.
As a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company Xcel Energy offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers across eight Western and Midwestern states. At Xcel Energy we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need. If youre ready to be a part of something big we invite you to join our team.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
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Non-BargainingThe anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $118000.00 to $142500.00 per yearThis position is eligible for the following benefits: Annual Incentive Program Medical/Pharmacy Plan Dental Vision Life Insurance Dependent Care Reimbursement Account Health Care Reimbursement Account Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan) Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA) Transportation Reimbursement Account Short-term disability (STD) Long-term disability (LTD) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan) Tuition reimbursement Transit programs Employee recognition program Pension 401(k) plan Paid time off (PTO) Holidays Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO) Parental LeaveBenefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end suspend or amend any of its plans at any time in whole or in part.
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