Xcel Energy · 10 hours ago
Senior IT Engineer - Platform Engineering
Greater Amarillo Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$112K/yr - $159K/yr
10+ years expXcel Energy is a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company offering a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services. The Sr. IT Engineer – Platform Engineering is responsible for building and operating Xcel Energy’s cloud platform, ensuring its reliability, scalability, and security while collaborating with various teams to influence platform strategy and drive best practices.
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Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain core cloud infrastructure across compute, networking, storage, IAM, and shared platform services
Develop secure, automated, and auditable environments using Terraform and Infrastructure‑as‑Code best practices
Lead platform and system design activities in alignment with Enterprise Architecture, Security, Compliance, and operational requirements
Collaborate closely with engineering teams to deliver high‑impact platform capabilities that increase reliability, scalability, performance, and developer velocity
Contribute to initiatives in containerization, observability, cost optimization, and AI platform enablement, while influencing architectural direction and platform strategy across the organization
Operate and optimize AWS environments to ensure availability, performance, efficiency, and capacity readiness
Continuously monitor and maintain system health while identifying technical debt and operational risks
Troubleshoot complex distributed system issues across compute, storage, networking, containers, and identity layers
Support daily cloud operations including incident response, problem management, scalability improvements, and quota/capacity planning
Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, alerting, and compliance controls in partnership with security and operations teams
Ensure all infrastructure follows cloud security best practices, including least privilege, secrets management, vulnerability handling, and policy enforcement
Stay current with emerging trends in cloud platforms, Kubernetes, DevOps, security, and infrastructure automation, and apply this knowledge to continuously evolve the platform
Serve as a subject matter expert for AWS services such as EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, Route 53, IAM, and ECS/EKS
Provide technical leadership and introduce innovative ideas that strengthen platform reliability, reduce cost to deliver, improve developer experience, and advance sustainability across the cloud ecosystem
Mentor and guide engineers to promote strong engineering practices and operational excellence
Conduct peer reviews, approve technical designs, and provide clear technical guidance to stakeholders
Partner effectively across architecture, product, data, platform, and security teams to deliver cohesive and efficient solutions
Oversee vendor activities related to the design, delivery, and operation of cloud services, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and platform objectives
Qualification
Required
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
Expertise managing the lifecycle of technical solutions
Deep Subject Matter Expertise within the respective system domain products, platforms, processes and architecture
Broad and deep knowledge of technology architecture, infrastructure, network, security and software principles and models
Experience working in partnership with internal and external vendors
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
Extensive knowledge of future technology trends within area of expertise
Demonstrated leadership on technical aspects of large-scale projects
Experience coaching other developers in system deployment or operational troubleshooting
Experience with delivery methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Scrum) and operational models (ITIL)
Experience and understanding of core IT Service Management functions, such as Change Management and Incident Management
Preferred
Deep technical expertise with AWS services (EC2, EKS, VPC networking, load balancers, S3, IAM, Route 53, RDS, ECS)
Strong proficiency with Terraform and automated multi‑environment infrastructure delivery
Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes internals, workload orchestration, scaling, and observability
Ability to diagnose complex distributed systems across compute, network, and storage boundaries
Strong cloud security fundamentals: least privilege, secrets management, policy enforcement, and compliance controls
Linux system administration experience with strong scripting and automation skills; proficient in version control (e.g., GitLab) and CI/CD fundamentals
Familiarity with integrating Ansible Automation Platform into infrastructure workflows using source control, CI/CD pipelines, and terraform for automated, compliant deployments
Demonstrated leadership in designing and delivering scalable platform solutions
Experience with delivery methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall) and ITSM/ITIL practices
Excellent collaboration, communication, analytical, and problem‑solving skills
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
Company
Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy is an electric and natural gas energy company that offers a portfolio of energy-related products and services to customers.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.39BKey Investors
US Department of EnergyBreakthrough Energy Ventures
2024-11-04Post Ipo Equity· $1.2B
2023-10-18Grant· $100M
2023-09-22Grant· $70M
Leadership Team
Robert Frenzel
Chairman, President and CEO
Tim Peterson
CIO/CTO
Recent News
2025-12-27
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