This role pays less than
69%
of similar roles. Most pay
$144,968–$236,100
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$157k
versus about
$191k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About American Electric Power (AEP)
American Electric Power (AEP) is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity to customers across 11 states through an extensive transmission and distribution network. Industry: Electric Utilities
American Electric Power (AEP) currently has
25 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$110,000–$129,000
across 24 roles with salary data.
Infrastructure Engineer Lead – Cloud AI
The Infrastructure Engineer Lead – Cloud AI joins the engineering team to build and operate secure, scalable infrastructure for machine learning workloads across AWS and on-premises environments. This role involves designing landing zones using Terraform, managing GPU compute, and operating services like Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker. The engineer will develop infrastructure-as-code modules, manage Kubernetes environments including EKS and OpenShift, and oversee networking components such as VPCs, Transit Gateways, and firewalls. Key responsibilities include implementing FinOps practices for cost optimization, ensuring security compliance, and managing observability through logging and alerting. The role addresses the technical challenge of providing reliable infrastructure for AI models in both connected and disconnected environments. Required skills include proficiency in Terraform, Python, Ansible, Kubernetes, and core networking fundamentals to support high-throughput storage and secure data access paths for enterprise-scale AI applications.