Senior IT Solutions Architect – Networking & OT

Xcel Energy Services Inc

Denver (CO)

Hybrid

USD 129,000 - 183,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Program

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Dependent Care Flexible Spending

Health Care Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Limited-Purpose FSA

Transportation Reimbursement Account

Short-term disability (STD)

Long-term disability (LTD)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Fitness Center Reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

Transit programs

Employee recognition program

Pension

401(k) plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Holidays

Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)

Parental Leave

Job summary

Xcel Energy in Denver, CO, seeks a Principal IT Solutions Consultant to act as the senior technical and business advisor for enterprise communications, wireless technologies, and wide-area networking solutions. You will provide architecture guidance, roadmaps, and cross-functional leadership to align with enterprise strategy and cybersecurity standards.

The role focuses on modernizing infrastructure, reducing risk, and delivering innovative solutions that support utility operations, OT, and

Qualifications

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 set, 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.
Experience with Project or Product delivery practices, including SDLC, Agile and Waterfall.
Demonstrated ability to recommend innovative solutions to support complex business requirements.
Ability to drive continuous improvement through lean, agile, six sigma.
Demonstrated in depth knowledge of end-to-end process and system capabilities, industry standards and emerging technologies and methods.
Expertise in technical, functional, and operational details of respective solutions.
Excellent problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to build functional and technical subject matter expertise, process and tools expertise, and drive consistency in processes.
Experience with strategic planning, demand management, execution, and operation of IT solutions.
Experience with contract and vendor management.
In-depth expertise on core IT components within the respective domain.

Responsibilities

Relationship Management: Partner with business areas, customers and other stakeholders to understand needs and opportunities.
Solution Delivery: Lead and own efforts in end-to-end solution lifecycle from strategic planning, through demand management, delivery lifecycle activities, and operation.
Strategy & Planning: Lead and own efforts to understand operational health, customer satisfaction, and total cost of operation and build awareness of opportunities and risks.
Operations Management: Drive alignment with stakeholders on maintenance activities and schedules.
Subject Matter Expertise: Stay abreast of industry and technology trends to continuously improve solution delivery practices and customer satisfaction.