Senior AI Governance Engineer: Data Quality & Risk

Xcel Energy Services Inc; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive

Medical plan

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

HSA

Pension

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Xcel Energy, Inc. is seeking a Data Governance Engineer to design, implement, and own enterprise AI governance capabilities. You will translate policy into technical controls and collaborate with Security, Architecture, Privacy, Legal, and Data Science teams.

In this role you’ll lead data quality, metadata, and catalog initiatives, define classification patterns, and mentor junior engineers while partnering with data owners and enterprise teams to deliver compliant, scalable data solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Engineering, or related field; 5+ years in data management, data engineering, or data governance.
• Advanced SQL and Python proficiency; experience delivering end-to-end data management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design data governance frameworks and technical controls.
• Lead data quality, metadata and catalog initiatives.
• Develop data classification and protection patterns; work with security teams.
• Define engineering standards and reusable governance components.
• Mentor engineers and lead governance workstreams.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data governance

Data management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Enterprise data tooling

Job description

Xcel Energy, Inc. is seeking a Data Governance Engineer to design, implement, and own enterprise AI governance capabilities. You will translate policy into technical controls and collaborate with Security, Architecture, Privacy, Legal, and Data Science teams.

In this role you’ll lead data quality, metadata, and catalog initiatives, define classification patterns, and mentor junior engineers while partnering with data owners and enterprise teams to deliver compliant, scalable data solutions.