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About the Role

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 manage the technology ecosystem's health, oversee solution design to meet business needs, and provide technical guidance in partnership with Architecture and cross-organizational teams. This role acts as a consultant to business managers, architecture, security, and analytical teams, leveraging technical expertise in modern data tooling, automation, and AI-assisted development to bring innovative solutions to the business line. They identify and implement continuous improvements in cost, security, operation, and functionality.

Responsibilities

Lead and support solution lifecycle technical activities, ensuring solutions are designed for great user experience and operational performance.
Lead design, ensuring Enterprise Architecture, Security, Operations, and Compliance aspects are continuously integrated into solutions.
Provide input to cost and schedule estimation.
Responsible for the overall integrity of system design and operation.
Oversee vendor activities.
Conduct peer reviews and approve system changes and technical solution design.
Coach and mentor less experienced team members.
Partner cross-organizationally to drive minimal costs on optimal solutions.
Provide in-depth technical information to stakeholders as needed.
Design and implement modern data pipelines and curated data products using Databricks (Delta tables, workflows and notebooks).
Innovate through usage of industry emerging capabilities and evolving customer needs.
Provide input to strategic roadmap and technical dependencies.
Continuously stay current on, and apply, technical industry knowledge pertaining to the respective domain.
Maintain deep expertise in data engineering and modern data architectures and Databricks capabilities.
Review solution performance, and continually assess health of systems.
Track and drive awareness to operational and technical debt risks.
Provide escalated support to incident and problem management.
Utilize analytics to improve availability, reliability, efficiency, and capacity.

Requirements

Ten years of related functional experience.
Bachelor's degree in Technology, Science, Business or related field, or 4 years of experience equivalent to the position.
Excellent communication skills, effective with varying organizational levels and skill sets, and able to translate between technical and non-technical concepts.
Excellent Relationship Management and collaboration skills, with a track record of working as one team cross-organizationally to drive innovation and business results.
Expertise managing the lifecycle of technical solutions.
Deep Subject Matter Expertise within the respective system domain products, platforms, processes and architecture.
Broad and deep knowledge of technology architecture, infrastructure, network, security and software principles and models.
Experience working in partnership with internal and external vendors.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Extensive knowledge of future technology trends within area of expertise.
Demonstrated leadership on technical aspects of large-scale projects.
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.

Skills

Databricks (Delta tables, workflows and notebooks)
Modern data pipelines
Data products
Modern data tooling
Automation
AI-assisted development practices
Enterprise Architecture
Security
Operations
Compliance
Delivery methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Scrum)
Operational models (ITIL)
IT Service Management functions (Change Management, Incident Management)
Databricks (jobs/workflows, Delta tables, performance tuning, Unity Catalog, access controls)
Medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold)
Feature pipelines
Data quality frameworks
Internal data applications (Databricks apps, Lakebase, dashboards)
Engineering standards (repository structures, CI/CD, testing frameworks, documentation, release practices)
Monitoring
Alerting
SLAs/SLOs
AI-enabled development tools (e.g., Genie Code, Claude Code or similar)
Federated or self-service data environments
Domain teams publishing and consuming data products

Location

Remote

Work Type

Full-time
Non-Bargaining

Experience Level

Senior
Ten years of related functional experience
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field
Hands-on experience with Databricks
Experience implementing Medallion architecture
Experience building and maintaining internal data applications
Experience establishing engineering standards
Experience improving operability and reliability of data systems
Experience using AI-enabled development tools
Databricks Data Engineering Professional Certification
Experience working within federated or self-service data environments

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Technology, Science, Business or related field
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field
Databricks Data Engineering Professional Certification

Salary/Compensations

$125,000.00 to $159,400.00 per year

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 reimbursement
Transit programs
Employee recognition program
Pension
401(k) plan
Paid time off (PTO)
Holidays
Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
Parental Leave

About the Company

As a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company, Xcel Energy offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers across eight Western and Midwestern states.
At Xcel Energy, we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need.
If you’re ready to be a part of something big, we invite you to join our team.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to apply please contact us at recruiting@xcelenergy.com.
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