Hiring: Cloud Platform Architect Company: Xcel Energy Location: Denver Metropolitan Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 11:07:55 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Accessibility, Azure, CI/CD, Enterprise Architecture, GCP, Infrastructure as Code, Zero Trust About the job Experience: •4 years of experience equivalent to the position. •8+ years of experience in infrastructure, platform, or enterprise architecture roles. •5+ years of hands-on experience with public cloud platforms. Required Skills: •Xcel Energy is transforming its technology landscape to support reliable, secure, and sustainable energy delivery. The Cloud Platform Architect plays a critical role in this transformation by designing and governing the enterprise cloud foundation that supports applications, analytics, and grid‑adjacent systems. •This role focuses on the cloud platform itself •Not individual applications—ensuring that cloud services are secure, reliable, reusable, observable, and supportable across hybrid and multi‑cloud environments. The position will provide design and thought leadership in GCP, AWS, and Azure. •As a Cloud Platform Architect, You Will •Design, build, and govern enterprise cloud foundations on GCP, AWS, and Azure – serving as a thought leader in projects, 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 Energy’s Architecture Tenets, including security, observability, reusability, and supportability. •Enable workloads to run consistently across cloud, on‑premises, and edge environments. Qualifications: •Bachelor's 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. •Knowledge of core aspects of architecture •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. •Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform, including: Identity and access management, networking and connectivity, security and logging/monitoring services. Compensation: •$118,000 - $142,500 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!