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Principal IT Architect (Operational Technology)

$156.1k - $195k

Xcel Energy

Minneapolis, MN
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55401, United States of America
  • Denver, Colorado, 80205

    • Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what you're looking for.

    Position Summary

    The OT Subject Matter Expert (SME) serves as a deep technical and functional authority for Xcel Energy's mission‑critical OT platforms, specifically Electric Distribution, Electric Transmission, and Gas Distribution and Transmission. The role provides architectural continuity, operational insight, and cross‑team coordination across design, integration, access, cybersecurity, and operational readiness activities.

    This role acts as a bridge between architecture, operations, cybersecurity, identity, network/firewall, and vendor teams, ensuring OT systems are designed, integrated, and operated in a manner that meets reliability, regulatory, and security requirements.

    Essential Responsibilities

    OT System Expertise & Ownership
    • Provide deep subject matter expertise for ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION, ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION, and Gas Transmission and Distribution environments across production, non‑production, and regulated domains.
    • Serve as a consultative, trusted advisor during system upgrades, integration failures, and production incidents affecting OT reliability or compliance.
    • Maintain institutional knowledge of environment segmentation (CIP vs non‑CIP, prod vs non‑prod) and how those boundaries impact design and operations.
    • Set defend and operationalize a Clear OT Strategy that enables safe, reliable grid operations while modernizing the technology stack under strict regulatory and cybersecurity constraints.
    • The principal architect is required to develop platform roadmaps, not isolated projects.
    • A Principal Architect ensures:
    • OT data platforms evolve coherently.
    • Capabilities are reused, not duplicated.
    • Technical debt is retired deliberately, not deferred indefinitely.
    • Projects deliver outcomes; platforms deliver long‑term operational stability and cost control.

      Architecture & Design Collaboration
    • Participate in and influence architecture and design discussions.
    • Author Operational Technology standards that serve as the building blocks for OT project implementation.
    • Ensure design decisions account for operational supportability and long‑term maintainability, not just project delivery.

      Integration & SCADA Interfaces
    • Provide thought leadership and possess expertise of SCADA integrations, including:
      • ICCP integrations between ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION and ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION
      • Real‑time data flows between various OT platforms
    • Validate that integration designs support real‑time performance, data integrity, and operational resiliency.

      Identity, Access & Cybersecurity Coordination
    • Act as a key OT SME in complex identity and access management (IAM) scenarios involving:
      • User access provisioning for various OT Applications.
      • Certificate‑based authentication.
      • Cross‑domain trust and firewall constraints.
    • Consult with IAM, Network/Firewall, Cybersecurity, and Vendor teams to drive design solution where OT and IT boundaries intersect.
    • Partner across architecture, operations, cybersecurity, and IAM to define clear ownership for OT security integration issues that fall between teams.

      Observability
    • Incorporate observability standards into OT platforms, ensuring alerting and reporting designs are in place and validated prior to go‑live.

      Cross‑Team Collaboration & Communication
    • Engage regularly in Teams-based coordination with OT peers, architects, and operations leaders to clarify ambiguities (e.g., jump host usage, environment access patterns).
    • Translate highly technical OT concepts into clear, actionable guidance for leadership and non‑OT stakeholders.
    • Encourage alignment across historically siloed teams by establishing shared understanding and common technical language.

      Minimum Requirements
    • Bachelor's degree in Technology, Science, Business or related field, or 4 years of experience equivalent to the position.
    • Ten years of related functional experience.
    • Excellent communication skills, effective with varying organizational levels and skill sets.
    • Excellent Relationship Management and collaboration skills, with a track record of working as one team cross-organizationally to drive innovation and business results.
    • Strong architecture acumen across multiple domains including network, infrastructure, software, hosting models, applications, data, mobile platforms, and security.
    • Strong knowledge of core aspects of enterprise architecture (Software, Hardware, Network, Integration, Data, hosting models, platform types, etc.).
    • In-depth expertise in at least two areas of: Architecture competency such as SOA, TOGAF, BPM, Data Analytics, standards & governance, or enterprise architecture frameworks.
    • Expertise on future technology trends within area of expertise.
    • Expertise in architectural review and technology lifecycle management disciplines.
    • Experience in a leading role in project delivery & solutions architecture.
    • Experience successfully owning and driving strategic roadmap planning, and simplifying technology eco-systems.

    Preferred Requirements
    • 5+ years of experience providing architectural leadership for real ‑ time SCADA Systems.
    • Experience with Schneider Electric, ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION, GE EMS/ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION, or equivalent platforms.
    • Prior involvement in major OT upgrades or modernization initiatives.
    • Demonstrated ability to define, defend, and operationalize an enterprise‑level OT architecture strategy aligned to utility reliability, regulatory, and cybersecurity constraints.
    • Proven experience developing platform‑based roadmaps (not project‑centric solutions) across OT domains such as ADMS, EMS/DEMS, SCADA, DERMS, OMS, and OT data platforms.
    • Experience providing architectural leadership for real‑time integrations (e.g., SCADA, ICCP, telemetry, control flows) with an emphasis on performance, resilience, and determinism.
    • Architecture Design Authority
    • Security‑Informed Architecture Thinking
    • Track record of raising the architectural maturity of teams through coaching, standards development, and design critique.

    As a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company, Xcel Energy offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers across eight Western and Midwestern states. At Xcel Energy, we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need. If you're ready to be a part of something big, we invite you to join our team.

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

    Individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to apply please contact us at View email address on jobs2careers.com .

    Non-Bargaining

    The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $156,100.00 to $195,000.00 per year

    This position is eligible for the following 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

    Benefit 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: 07/08/26

    EEO is the Law | EEO is the Law Supplement | Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination | Equal Opportunity Policy (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 STATEMENT

    Xcel Energy endeavors to make accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact Xcel Energy Talent Acquisition at View email address on jobs2careers.com. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
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