Manager - Engineering and Operations

Xcel Energy; Minneapolis, Saint Paul (MN, MN); On-site; USD 98,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Program

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental

Job summary

Xcel Energy in Minneapolis seeks a Manager - Engineering and Operations to oversee critical security and resilience platforms. You will lead a team responsible for Everbridge, Dataminr, Industrial Defender, and Splunk, driving service delivery and threat monitoring to reduce enterprise risk.

You will manage staff development, budgets, and cross-organizational collaboration, ensuring regulatory compliance and strong incident response capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Technology, Science, Business or related field or 4 years of experience.
• Four years of leadership experience.
• Seven years of related functional experience.
• Excellent communication and relationship management across organizational levels.
• Familiar with ITIL and/or formal service management practices.
• Experience with system monitoring tools and OSI model knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations management and continuous improvement of security platforms.
• Oversee service delivery, threat detection and monitoring capabilities.
• Manage budget, expenses and cross-site delivery.
• Provide leadership and development for staff and contractors.
• Collaborate across teams to align IT initiatives with business goals.
• Stay current with industry trends in OT/IT security.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Relationship management

Time management

ITIL familiarity

OSi model knowledge

System monitoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4 years experience

Tools

Everbridge

Dataminr

Industrial Defender

Splunk

Job description

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 Manager - Engineering and Operations leads a team responsible for operational management and continuous improvement of critical security and resilience platforms including Everbridge, Dataminr, Industrial Defender, and Splunk. Oversees service delivery, threat detection and monitoring capabilities, critical event management, operational technology (OT) security monitoring, vendor relationships, and team development while ensuring solutions effectively reduce enterprise risk, support regulatory compliance, and enhance organizational preparedness and response capabilities.

Essential Responsibilities

• Operations Management: Maintain and enforce support procedures. Maintain IT knowledge base information. Oversee, measure and assess performance of services provided by the team. Report performance outcomes and risks, with recommended actions. Lead efforts to identify and deploy continuous process improvement. Serve as an escalation point for service and/or problem resolution. Forecast and manage expenses to budget.
• Leadership: Lead and manage the performance and development of staff. Lead priorities and manage work performance of staff and managed contractors. Provide leadership as needed across multiple sites, and in alignment with Union or other contracts.
• Service Lifecycle: Manage demand for services as it pertains to IT Strategic priorities. Work cross-organizationally to ensure Capital investments have proper engagement from the team for delivery and operation.
• Subject Matter Expert: Provide expert working knowledge of respective domain to team. Stays abreast of industry and technology trends

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Technology, Science, Business or related field, or 4 years of experience equivalent to the position.
• Four years of prior people leadership experience.
• Seven years of related functional experience.
• Excellent communication skills, effective with varying organizational levels and skill sets.
• Excellent Relationship Management and collaboration skills, with a track record of working as one team cross-organizationally to drive innovation and business results.
• Proficient experience and knowledge of the OSI Model Demonstrated experience effectively managing system or equipment change deployment.
• Experience in the use of system monitoring tools.
• Strong time management skills, technical aptitude and analytical abilities.
• Able to work in accordance with service operation schedules.
• Familiarity with ITIL and/or other formal service management practices.

Preferred Requirements

• Has worked in or with Operational Technology (OT) tools for at least 3 years.

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.

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 [e-mail].

Non-Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $97,600.00 to $138,600.00 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

Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.

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Deadline to Apply: 09/21/26

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