data
Posted Jun 12Senior Data 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.
- Design and implement modern data pipelines and curated data products using Databricks (Delta tables, workflows and notebooks).
- Maintain deep expertise in data engineering and modern data architectures and Databricks capabilities.
- Track and drive awareness to operational and technical debt risks.
- Utilize analytics to improve availability, reliability, efficiency and capacity.
- Oversee vendor activities. Minimum
Requirements
- They bring innovative solutions to the business line by leveraging their technical expertise in modern data tooling, automation and AI-assisted development practices.
- Requirements Ten years of related functional 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. Hands-on
- experience with Databricks (jobs/workflows, Delta tables, performance tuning, Unity Catalog, access controls).
- Experience building and maintaining internal data applications (Databricks apps, Lakebase, dashboards,) integrated with enterprise platforms.
- Experience establishing engineering standards including repository structures, CI/CD, testing frameworks, documentation, and release practices.
- Experience improving operability and reliability of data systems (monitoring, alerting, SLAs/SLOs).
- Experience using AI-enabled development tools (e.g., Genie Code, Claude Code or similar) to enhance engineering productivity. Databricks Data Engineering Professional Certification.
- Experience working within federated or self-service data environments and enabling domain teams to publish and consume data products.
Benefits
- Non-Bargaining The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $125,000.00 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.
- Position Summary The Sr. Data Engineer is responsible for leading technical aspects of IT solution delivery, cloud-based data platform engineering and data product delivery, as well as strategic planning, and operational excellence.
- 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 with cross-organizational input and in accordance with business unit objectives using modern data engineering practices.
- The Sr. Data Engineer acts as a consultant to business managers, architecture, security and analytical teams to drive cross-awareness of business needs and opportunities.
- 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.
- Provide in-depth technical information to stakeholders as needed.