Senior AI Governance Engineer (Hybrid) - Data Risk Controls

Xcel Energy; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Xcel Energy, a Fortune 500 energy provider, is seeking an experienced data governance engineer to design and own enterprise AI governance capabilities. You will translate governance policies into technical controls, develop reusable components, and mentor teammates across data domains.

The role partners with data owners, platform engineering, and cyber security to ensure robust controls. A minimum of five years in data governance or data engineering is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 5+ years in data management, data engineering, or governance.
• Proven end-to-end experience implementing data management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and own governance capabilities for data across domains.
• Translate policy and requirements into enforceable technical controls.
• Lead engineering patterns and mentor less-experienced engineers.
• Partner with owners, stewards, security, and architecture on controls.
• Communicate design tradeoffs to technical and business stakeholders.
• Drive governance program workstreams with scoping and reporting.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data governance

Data quality

Cross-functional collaboration

Architectural design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Engineering

Job description

Xcel Energy, a Fortune 500 energy provider, is seeking an experienced data governance engineer to design and own enterprise AI governance capabilities. You will translate governance policies into technical controls, develop reusable components, and mentor teammates across data domains.

The role partners with data owners, platform engineering, and cyber security to ensure robust controls. A minimum of five years in data governance or data engineering is required.