engineering
Posted 21 hours agoSenior Data Applications Engineer
at Xcel Energy
Denver, 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.
- Oversee vendor activities. Minimum
Requirements
- It also includes applying modern engineering practices, including AI-assisted development, to improve delivery speed and quality. Essential
- experience 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 Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
- Experience building internal data applications, workflow tools, or engineering/analytics utilities (e.g., file processing tools, comparison tools, or decision-support applications). Hands-on
- experience working with Databricks, SQL, Python, and related tools to support application development on top of data pipelines and curated datasets.
- Experience establishing or following engineering practices for application development, including repository structure, version control, testing, documentation, and release processes.
- Experience working with or integrating vendor/consultant-built solutions and ensuring effective documentation and knowledge transfer for long-term internal ownership.
- Experience using AI-enabled development tools (e.g., Genie Code, Claude Code or similar) to enhance engineering productivity.
Benefits
- Position Summary The Sr. Data Applications Engineer will be a senior hands-on engineer on the Xcel Vision Suite (XVS) Data & Applications Engineering team, reporting to the Manager of Data & Applications Engineering.
- Non-Bargaining The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $112,200.00 to $159,400.00 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.
- This role focuses on building internal data-driven applications, workflows, and analytics products that sit on top of XVS data pipelines and modeling outputs.
- This position works closely with Product, Data Science, Enterprise IT, and external consultants to turn planning workflows, model outputs, and complex datasets into usable tools for planners and engineers.
- The role emphasizes building lightweight applications, dashboards, and workflows (e.g., data input, comparison tools, and decision-support interfaces) while ensuring they are maintainable, well-documented, and aligned with enterprise standards.
- The Sr. Data Applications Engineer will help establish and follow engineering practices for application design, documentation, deployment, and knowledge transfer, and contribute to how the team delivers and maintains XVS tools over time.
- 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.
- Provide in-depth technical information to stakeholders as needed.
- Strategy & Planning: Innovate through usage of industry emerging capabilities and evolving customer needs.