Enterprise Architect - EA Cloud & Infrastructure

Job Posting End Date 08-17-2026 Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

The power of AEP comes from our valued team of unique employees—the best in the business. We’re proud to be one of the largest electric energy companies in the U.S., powering over 5 million homes and businesses across 11 states. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we’re passionate about making an innovative difference in the communities we serve—listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we deliver safe, reliable, and forward-thinking energy solutions. We’re powering the future—today. The Enterprise Architect – Cloud & Infrastructure is a senior individual contributor responsible for defining, governing, and advancing the enterprise cloud and infrastructure architecture to enable scalable, secure, and cost-effective technology platforms across the organization. This role serves as the enterprise authority on cloud and infrastructure architecture, shaping how platforms are designed, governed, and optimized to support long-term business and engineering strategies. Operating at the intersection of enterprise architecture, platform engineering, and DevOps, this position translates business priorities into cloud-enabled architecture, standards, and reference models that drive speed, resilience, and efficiency at scale.

What you’ll do: Essential Job Functions & Tasks Enterprise Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture Define and maintain enterprise cloud and infrastructure reference architecture across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) Translate business and engineering requirements into scalable, resilient, and secure infrastructure designs Ensure alignment between infrastructure platforms, application architectures, and enterprise integration patterns Cloud Platform Strategy & Enablement networking, compute, storage, and platform services Partner with platform engineering and DevOps teams to align CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, and infrastructure-as-code practices with enterprise architecture direction Drive adoption of modern infrastructure patterns, including containerization, orchestration (Kubernetes), and service mesh where appropriate Influence enterprise-wide adoption of standards and platform strategies Governance, FinOps & Cloud Operations Establish and enforce cloud governance standards, including policy-as-code, tagging, cost management, and lifecycle controls Lead FinOps and cost optimization strategies to ensure efficient use of cloud resources Define guardrails that balance developer autonomy with security, compliance, and operational reliability Provide architectural review and guidance for Cloud initiatives to mitigate technical risk and ensure long-term sustainability. Modernization & Transformation Lead infrastructure modernization initiatives, including cloud migration, legacy platform transformation, and automation strategies Enable incremental migration approaches that reduce risk and support parallel operation Evaluate emerging technologies and determine strategic fit within the enterprise architecture Risk, Security & Compliance Define cloud security architecture, including identity, access management, network segmentation, and zero-trust principles Ensure alignment with enterprise cybersecurity, regulatory, and compliance requirements (e.g., SOC 2, ISO, FedRAMP where applicable) Identify and mitigate enterprise-level infrastructure risks ​ Required Qualifications & Skills Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field 10+ + years of experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, or platform engineering roles Vendor technical leadership: review delivered work, spot risks early, and drive quality outcomes. Proven ability to influence and drive alignment without direct authority, balancing standards with delivery realities. Proven ability to