Digital Technology Architect - Innovation & Digital Enablement Platform - Akron FirstEnergy Headquar

JOB DESCRIPTION FirstEnergy at a Glance We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger. FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,500 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of 3,780 megawatts. About the Opportunity This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. Our teams use Agile and DevOps practices, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud-native services to streamline business processes, improve system resiliency, and accelerate delivery. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-impact solutions that directly support reliable electric service and the digital transformation of FirstEnergy. Core Cloud Engineer Responsibilities Responsibilities include: * Design, deploy, and support Azure cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code practices with Terraform. * Build, maintain, and support CI/CD pipelines to automate provisioning, deployment, and configuration of cloud resources. * Apply established cloud security, networking, resiliency, and governance patterns to deliver well-managed enterprise environments. * Collaborate within Agile teams to deliver, iterate, and support cloud solutions aligned to business and operational needs. * Continuously learn and apply new cloud technologies and practices to improve platform reliability and delivery efficiency. Cloud Engineer Responsibilities include: * Develop, optimize, and maintain cloud architecture and pipelines that adhere to cloud engineering best practices and FirstEnergy's business goals. * Help to implement a strategy for establishing a secure and well-managed enterprise environment in Azure. * Support cloud developers in optimizing and automating cloud deployment activities - e.g. CI/CD, provisioning, and deployment. * Develop Terraform modules & pipelines to automate the deployment of resources and associated configurations. * Utilize native Azure services to meet the firm's technology and resiliency requirements. * Work as part of a highly collaborative agile team. * Design, develop, optimize, and maintain cloud architecture and pipelines that adhere to cloud engineering best practices and FirstEnergy's business goals. * Create/support strategy for establishing a secure and well-managed enterprise environment in Azure * Support cloud developers in optimizing and automating cloud deployment activities - e.g. CI/CD, provisioning, and deployment. * Lead design process for network connectivity to Azure * Design Develop Terraform modules & pipelines to automate the deployment of resources and associated configurations. * Work as part of a highly collaborative agile team. * Design and implement data protection options, including HA and BCP protection in Azure. * You will experiment with and learn new technolo