Senior IT Solution Analyst

Xcel Energy; Minneapolis (MN); Híbrido; USD 85.000 - 121.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Annual Incentive Program

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental

Vision

Pension

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Descripción de la vacante

Xcel Energy has a Sr IT Solution Analyst (DBA) role in downtown Minneapolis, MN. You will primarily support database environments for Energy Services, including Distribution, Transmission and Nuclear areas, driving value and reliability.

The role partners with application support teams to analyze, deliver, and operate IT solutions, owning documentation and lifecycle planning to meet changing business needs in a hybrid work setting.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant experience.
• 5+ years in IT, with DBA or database administration exposure.
• Experience with SDLC, Agile and Waterfall delivery models.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement in IT solutions.

Responsabilidades

• SQLServer and Oracle database administration including backups, recovery and tuning.
• Lead analysis and delivery of IT solutions and roadmap activities.
• Collaborate with partners to ensure secure, compliant solutions.
• Participate in lifecycle activities, upgrades, and deployments.
• Maintain documentation and communicate outcomes to stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Project delivery

Agile

Lean

Problem solving

Communication

Relationship management

Cross-functional teamwork

Educación

Bachelor's degree or 4 years experience

Herramientas

SQLServer

Oracle

SSIS

SSRS

ASM

RAC

Data Guard

T-SQL

PL/SQL

PowerShell

Shell scripting

Descripción del empleo

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy.Xcel Energy is a place where you’ll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition. We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you’ll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best.Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model to enable collaboration and flexibility. Many roles are expected to work onsite three days per week (Tuesday–Thursday); however, work location expectations vary based on role, team, and business needs.Position SummaryXcel Energy has an exciting opportunity for a Sr IT Solution Analyst (DBA) position to join our team in downtown Minneapolis, MN. This position primarily supports the database environments for Energy Services which includes Distribution, Transmission and Nuclear business areas. The Sr IT Solution Analyst partners with application support teams on projects of all sizes and durations.The Sr. Solution Analyst is responsible for working directly with customers to identify, prioritize, deliver and operate innovative IT solutions. They will analyze and define IT solutions or process changes to meet customer needs and minimize cost. They are involved and lead aspects of application lifecycle management, including roadmap planning, delivery, and support to releases. They own creation and maintenance of necessary application related documentation and communication. In partnership with the business, they drive to ensure the IT solution meets continuously changing business needs. They will research and identify industry practices, products and processes that are trending and/or that best meet customer needs.Essential ResponsibilitiesSQLServer Database Administration for which includes Database Backup and Recovery Performance Tuning and Business Continuity.Oracle Database Administration for which includes Database Backup and Recovery, Performance Tuning and Business Continuity.Solution Delivery: Contribute to and lead analysis aspects of roadmap delivery. Support and lead requirements management, QA and deployment activities. Identify and drive resolution to capability gaps or operational risks. Partner cross-organizationally and with vendor partners to analyze cost/benefit of various options. Ensure solution delivery practices are structured, sound, and compliant.Relationship Management: Work in strong partnership with team, partners and stakeholders across the organization. Establish a deep acumen and work with customers to propose, prioritize and deploy continuous improvement. Cultivate and sustain a deep acumen of business functions, processes and needs. Liaise with business partners on IT industry capabilities. Work collaboratively across organizations and stakeholder groups to ensure solutions are compliant and secure.Operations: Participate in system health assessments through analysis of application operation, identification of operational risks, and recommendation on lifecycle planning events such as upgrades and decommissions. Support validation and measurement of business value for deployed solutions. Foresee changing business needs, and assess needs for solution changes.Subject Matter Expertise: Sustain deep acumen in analytical methods and tools, industry trends and organizational goals to ensure optimal technology solutions are sought.Minimum RequirementsBachelor's degree in Technology, Science, Business or related field, or 4 years of experience equivalent to the position.Five years of related functional experience.Experience with Project or Product delivery practices, including SDLC, Agile, and Waterfall.Demonstrated ability to recommend innovative solutions to meet business needs.Ability to drive continuous improvement through lean and agile practices.Demonstrated in depth knowledge of end-to-end process and system capabilities, as well as industry standards and emerging technologies and methods.Ability to understand technical, functional, and operational details of respective solutions.Strong problem solving, analytical and detail orientation.Demonstrated ability to build functional and technical subject matter expertise, process and tools expertise, and drive consistency in processes.In-depth knowledge or the ability to quickly attain expertise on core IT components within the respective domain.Strong communication skills, effective with varying organizational levels and skill sets.Strong Relationship Management and collaboration skills, with a track record of working as one team cross-organizationally to drive innovation and business results.Preferred RequirementsExperienced Database administrator (DBA) supporting Energy Management System (EMS SCADA), Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS SCADA), Gas ACADA, OT (Operational and Technology)and Nuclear systems.Prior experience working at Xcel Energy.Strong technical knowledge of SQLServer database administration for SQLServer 2017,2019,2022,2025.Strong technical knowledge of Oracle database administration for 12c,19c,26ai.Experienced with SQLServer Integration Services i.e. SSIS package development and implementation, reporting services.Experienced with Database replication technologies i.e. mirroring, log shipping, replicationExperienced with Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM), RAC and Data Guard technology.Experienced with Oracle and SQLServer Major Version upgradeExperienced with T-SQL, PL/SQL, Shell Scripting, PowerShell ScriptingExperienced with Windows/SQLServer Clustering and AlwaysOn Failover Cluster.Knowledge of managing PostgreSQL and MySQL Databases.Our culture is grounded in shared values and employee commitments that guide how we work, support one another, and grow together.Our ValuesConnected, Committed, Trustworthy, SafeOur Employee CommitmentsWork that makes a differenceA team you can count ofOpportunities to growRewards that help you thriveXcel Energy provides job applicants reasonable accommodations for disabilities throughout the application process. If you are in need of an accommodation to complete the application process, now or at any time in the future, please complete the Applicant Accommodation Request Form.Non-BargainingThe anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $84,900.00 to $120,566.66 per yearThis position is eligible for the following benefits: Annual Incentive Program, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Care Flexible Spending 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 LeaveBenefit 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.In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information including but not limited to dates of school attendance and graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.Deadline to Apply: 11/05/26EEO is the Law (PDF) | Equal Opportunity Statement (PDF) | Employee Rights (PDF)All Xcel Energy employees and contractors share responsibility for protecting the company's information and systems by adhering to cybersecurity policies, standards, and best practices, recognizing that cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility.Accessibility StatementXcel Energy endeavors to make https://www.xcelenergy.com and https://jobs.xcelenergy.com accessible to any and all users. If you are in need of an accommodation to complete the application process, now or at any time in the future, please complete the Applicant Accommodation Request Form. For any other application related questions, including application follow-ups or technical issues, please use our Recruiting Assistance, Electra, for assistance. Electra can be found in the lower right-hand corner of our Xcel Energy Careers site.