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Lead Wildfire Data Architect

at Xcel Energy

📍 Denver, CO, 80205 Unknown 💰 $120K – $159K USD / year Posted April 03, 2026
Salary $120K – $159K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years Eight years
Education Not Specified
Category Data & Analytics

Lead Wildfire Data Architect to create and maintain the company's big data architecture, references patterns, and end-to-end data pipelines for analytics and operational insights.

  • Big Data Architecture Framework: create and maintain standards; Planning & Strategy: develop architectures aligned with data strategies; Architectural Governance: ensure compliance; Technology Leadership: provide direction; Communications and Relationship Building: engage senior management

Capable of defining big data architecture standards, data models, ETL pipelines, and distributed systems; familiarity with geospatial data and energy domain analytics.

An experienced data architect with 8+ years in big data, capable of designing scalable data architectures, ETL pipelines, geospatial analytics, and leading data engineering initiatives in energy utilities.

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceComputer EngineeringCISMIS or related fieldEight years of big data experience with multiple programming languages and technologiesExperience with large scale big data methodsExperience translating advanced analytics problems into technical approachesFluency in several programming languages; understanding of cloud and distributed systemsAbility to work with team members and clients to assess needs and resolve problems
Utility experienceWildfire experienceGeospatial data understandingDatabricksfivetrandata engineering and ETL processes
DatabricksFivetranETL processes
Eight years of big data experience; event-driven architectures not required; but emphasis on data architectureETLdata engineering; SQL/PostgreSQL; Python; geospatial data
Big Data ArchitectureData ArchitectureETL processesData EngineeringSQL / PostgreSQLPythonGeospatial dataDatabricksFivetranCloudDistributed systems
CommunicationLeadershipTeam collaborationStakeholder managementStrategic thinking
Industry Energy
Job Function Provide design leadership for the company's big data footprint and analytics initiatives
Role Subtype Lead Data Architect
Tech Domains SQL / PostgreSQL, Python
Lead Wildfire Data ArchitectBig Data ArchitectureDatabricksFivetranData EngineeringETL processesGeospatial dataWildfire experienceData analyticsETLSQL / PostgreSQLPythonCloudDistributed systemsData modelingArchitecture governanceReference architectureDenverEight years

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