Expert Cloud Architect
Apply NowCompany: DTE Energy
Location: Detroit, MI 48228
Description:
DTE is one of the nation's largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer's homes and Michigan's progress for more than a century. And as Michigan's largest source of renewable energy, we're creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We're also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.
But we're more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities. When you join us, you'll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone's health, safety, and wellbeing. Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.
Testing Required: Not Applicable
Hybrid Role: Must be able to come on-site periodically and reside a commutable distance from the assigned work location.
Emergency Response: Yes - Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE's emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.
Job Summary
Specifies the architecture for cloud computing environments. Provides technical guidance and direction for the implementation of cloud architecture on complex projects. Lead collaboration with cloud architect team members and Cloud Engineers to establish the overarching cloud strategy to support the automation and deployment of cloud infrastructure and services in support of application development and hosting (architecting, engineering, deploying, and operationally managing the underlying logical and physical cloud computing infrastructure).
Key Accountabilities
Responsible for understanding the technical requirements and constraints for key architectural drivers of cloud computing.
Designs, coordinates, and maintains the architecture of DTE's cloud-based applications and services.
Identifies specific technology components and solutions that satisfy business, technology, security, and regulatory objectives.
Assesses the project requirements of a cloud-based solutions and strategies.
Provides technical guidance for cloud services and areas such as cloud application development, scalability, and integration.
Optimizes the efficiency of cloud applications by monitoring performance, troubleshooting issues, and coordinating with other business units.
Coaches junior team members in technical and agile principles while working on various product teams to support a myriad of complex digital initiatives across the business.
Governs the cloud environments that host DTE cloud applications by creating and maintaining documentation of cloud architectures, technical operations and process workflows
Benchmarks and conducts research of emerging technologies to determine impact to our cloud computing strategy and provides solutions to leadership for positive impact to DTE cloud-based programs.
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements
This is a multi-track base requirement job; education and experience requirements can be satisfied through one of the following three options:
Bachelor's degree in information systems discipline and 8 years of experience in technology field, inclusive of 5 years with systems development and systems architecture, software architecture, design, and implementation of cloud initiatives leveraging agile and development and operations (DevOps) methodologies; OR
Associate degree in information systems discipline and 10 years of experience in technology field, inclusive of 5 years with systems development and systems architecture, software architecture, design, and implementation of cloud initiatives leveraging agile and development and operations (DevOps) methodologies; OR
High school diploma or GED and 12 years in technology field, inclusive of 5 years with systems development and systems architecture, software architecture, design, and implementation of cloud initiatives leveraging agile and development and operations (DevOps) methodologies.
TOGAF 9.2 Certification required
Microsoft Azure Architect certification or 3 years' experience as a cloud solution architect in Microsoft Azure
Other Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:
Additional requirements include:
Additional Information
Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.
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PRIVACY NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA JOB APPLICANTS
At DTE Energy, we are committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and a sense of belonging. We seek individuals with a heart for service, a passion to help our communities prosper, and ideas to help shape the future of energy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.
But we're more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities. When you join us, you'll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone's health, safety, and wellbeing. Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.
Testing Required: Not Applicable
Hybrid Role: Must be able to come on-site periodically and reside a commutable distance from the assigned work location.
Emergency Response: Yes - Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE's emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.
Job Summary
Specifies the architecture for cloud computing environments. Provides technical guidance and direction for the implementation of cloud architecture on complex projects. Lead collaboration with cloud architect team members and Cloud Engineers to establish the overarching cloud strategy to support the automation and deployment of cloud infrastructure and services in support of application development and hosting (architecting, engineering, deploying, and operationally managing the underlying logical and physical cloud computing infrastructure).
Key Accountabilities
Responsible for understanding the technical requirements and constraints for key architectural drivers of cloud computing.
Designs, coordinates, and maintains the architecture of DTE's cloud-based applications and services.
Identifies specific technology components and solutions that satisfy business, technology, security, and regulatory objectives.
Assesses the project requirements of a cloud-based solutions and strategies.
Provides technical guidance for cloud services and areas such as cloud application development, scalability, and integration.
Optimizes the efficiency of cloud applications by monitoring performance, troubleshooting issues, and coordinating with other business units.
Coaches junior team members in technical and agile principles while working on various product teams to support a myriad of complex digital initiatives across the business.
Governs the cloud environments that host DTE cloud applications by creating and maintaining documentation of cloud architectures, technical operations and process workflows
Benchmarks and conducts research of emerging technologies to determine impact to our cloud computing strategy and provides solutions to leadership for positive impact to DTE cloud-based programs.
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements
This is a multi-track base requirement job; education and experience requirements can be satisfied through one of the following three options:
Bachelor's degree in information systems discipline and 8 years of experience in technology field, inclusive of 5 years with systems development and systems architecture, software architecture, design, and implementation of cloud initiatives leveraging agile and development and operations (DevOps) methodologies; OR
Associate degree in information systems discipline and 10 years of experience in technology field, inclusive of 5 years with systems development and systems architecture, software architecture, design, and implementation of cloud initiatives leveraging agile and development and operations (DevOps) methodologies; OR
High school diploma or GED and 12 years in technology field, inclusive of 5 years with systems development and systems architecture, software architecture, design, and implementation of cloud initiatives leveraging agile and development and operations (DevOps) methodologies.
TOGAF 9.2 Certification required
Microsoft Azure Architect certification or 3 years' experience as a cloud solution architect in Microsoft Azure
Other Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:
- Microsoft Azure Solution Architect Expert certification or 5 years' experience as a cloud solution architect in Microsoft Azure
- Hands on experience with IaC tools, Terraform, Packer, OPA, Ansible and GitHub
- Crafting reusable and modular IaC templates for complex architectures, automated CI/CD pipelines, and championing DevOps practices
Additional requirements include:
- Experience developing and implementing strategies for deploying and automating cloud infrastructure and platform services, including zero downtime deployment strategies such as red/black or blue/green deployments.
- Experience developing and implementing strategies for horizontally and vertically scaling, sync/async, BASE/ACID, multi-zone, and/or multi-region applications.
- Deep understanding of software development lifecycles and cloud economics, including knowledge of consumption-driven total cost of ownership
- Knowledgeable in the security implications of public & private cloud infrastructure design
- Understanding of network architectures suitable for different cloud topologies with familiarity with SLO, SLA, and OLAs for cloud services and organizations
Additional Information
Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.
#LI-SS1
PRIVACY NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA JOB APPLICANTS
At DTE Energy, we are committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and a sense of belonging. We seek individuals with a heart for service, a passion to help our communities prosper, and ideas to help shape the future of energy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.