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Posted Jun 2Senior AI Engineer
at Xcel Energy
Minneapolis, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Responsibilities Solution Delivery: Lead and support solution lifecycle technical activities. Ensure solutions are designed for great user
- Lead design, ensuring Enterprise Architecture, Security, Operations and Compliance aspects are continuously integrated into solutions.
- Oversee vendor activities.
- Coach and mentor less experience team members.
- Track and drive awareness to operational and technical debt risks.
- Utilize analytics to improve availability, reliability, efficiency and capacity.
Requirements
- Position Summary The Sr. AI Engineer plays a pivotal role in advancing Xcel’s AI vision by leading the technical delivery of innovative IT and AI-powered solutions that drive strategic value and operational excellence.
- This role empowers teams to leverage emerging AI capabilities such as agentic patterns, generative AI developer tooling, and secure orchestration to deliver innovative solutions that transform business operations.
- In addition to technical leadership, the Sr. AI Engineer will mentor and guide teams in adopting AI tooling, establish best practices, foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration and ensure that AI solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with enterprise goals.
- The Sr. AI Engineer is responsible for leading technical aspects of IT solution delivery, strategic planning, and operational excellence.
- Solid grasp of core AI engineering concepts, including agentic patterns, agent-to-agent (A2A) communication, tool use, and orchestration. Hands-on
- experience with generative AI developer tooling such as Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, or comparable coding agents, including day-to-day use in a professional development workflow.
- Proficiency building with AI-relevant languages and ecosystems, particularly TypeScript, Python, and .NET.
- Working knowledge of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and
- experience with related frameworks and SDKs (e.g., FastMCP, Microsoft Agent Framework, or equivalents). Demonstrated
- experience building agents, skills, hooks, plugins, and tool integrations that extend AI platforms. Minimum
- Requirements Bachelor's degree in Technology, Science, Business or related field, or 4 years of
- Broad and deep knowledge of technology architecture, infrastructure, network, security and software principles and models.
- Experience working in partnership with internal and external vendors.
- Extensive knowledge of future technology trends within area of expertise.
- Experience coaching other developers in system deployment or operational troubleshooting.
- Experience with delivery methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Scrum) and operational models (ITIL).
- Experience and understanding of core IT Service Management functions, such as Change Management and Incident Management. Preferred
- Requirements Familiarity with AI security and governance controls — approval flows, guardrails against unapproved actions, plugin/tool allowlisting, sandboxing, and permission models.
- AI Identity and data access patterns — OAuth, scoped tokens, and least-privilege access for agents acting on behalf of users (Microsoft Graph, enterprise APIs, etc.).
- Mentorship and technical leadership — guiding teams adopting AI tooling, establishing patterns, and reviewing AI-generated code at scale.
Experience
- Ten years of related functional experience.
Benefits
- Non-Bargaining The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $130,000.00 to $170,000.00 per year This position is eligible for the following
- benefits: Annual Incentive Program, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Health Care Reimbursement Account, Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA), Transportation Reimbursement Account, Short-term disability (STD), Long-term disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Tuition
Contact
- Individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to apply please contact us at recruiting@xcelenergy.com .
- ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT Xcel Energy endeavors to make https://www.xcelenergy.com/ accessible to any and all users.
- If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact Xcel Energy Talent Acquisition at recruiting@xcelenergy.com.
Additional details
- Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for.
- The position partners with Architecture, Security, and Operations teams to integrate enterprise architecture, compliance, and operational requirements into every solution.
- They are responsible for managing the overall health of the technology ecosystem and will manage and oversee design of solutions to meet business needs and support the overall IT Strategy.
- They provide technical guidance in partnership with Architecture and cross-organizational input and in accordance with business unit objectives.
- They are a consultant to business managers, architecture, security and operations teams to drive cross-awareness of business needs and opportunities.
- They bring innovative solutions to the business line by leveraging their technical expertise.
- They identify and implement continuous improvement over cost, security, operation, and functionality of the solutions in their domain. Essential
- Responsible for overall integrity of system design and operation.
- Relationship Management: Conduct peer reviews and approve system changes and technical solution design.
- Partner cross-organizationally to drive minimal costs on optimal solutions.