Senior IT Engineer Jobs in Minnesota
Senior IT Engineer jobs in Minnesota are concentrated in the Twin Cities metro, Rochester, and Duluth, where employers like Best Buy, UnitedHealth Group, and Mayo Clinic maintain large and active technology teams. The most in-demand specialties include cloud infrastructure, network architecture, and enterprise systems integration, reflecting Minnesota's mix of retail technology, healthcare IT, and financial services industries. Opportunities exist across both mid-career and principal-level seniority, with consistent hiring from corporate headquarters and large regional campuses alike. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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INTRODUCTION
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 Summary
Xcel 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 Responsibilities
- SQLServer 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 REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor'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 REQUIREMENTS
- Experienced 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, replication.
- Experienced with Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM), RAC and Data Guard technology.
- Experienced with Oracle and SQLServer Major Version upgrade.
- Experienced with T-SQL, PL/SQL, Shell Scripting, PowerShell Scripting.
- Experienced 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 Values
Connected, Committed, Trustworthy, Safe
Our Employee Commitments
- Work that makes a difference
- A team you can count of
- Opportunities to grow
- Rewards that help you thrive
Xcel 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-Bargaining
The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $84,900.00 to $120,566.66 per year
This 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 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: 11/05/26
EEO 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 Statement
Xcel 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.
INTRODUCTION
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 Summary
Xcel 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 Responsibilities
- SQLServer 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 REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor'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 REQUIREMENTS
- Experienced 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, replication.
- Experienced with Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM), RAC and Data Guard technology.
- Experienced with Oracle and SQLServer Major Version upgrade.
- Experienced with T-SQL, PL/SQL, Shell Scripting, PowerShell Scripting.
- Experienced 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 Values
Connected, Committed, Trustworthy, Safe
Our Employee Commitments
- Work that makes a difference
- A team you can count of
- Opportunities to grow
- Rewards that help you thrive
Xcel 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-Bargaining
The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $84,900.00 to $120,566.66 per year
This 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 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: 11/05/26
EEO 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 Statement
Xcel 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.
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Senior IT Engineer Job Market in Minnesota
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Medical Devices
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
- Energy
- Manufacturing
What Minnesota Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in senior IT engineer jobs across Minnesota.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related technical field
- At least five years of hands-on experience in IT infrastructure, systems engineering, or related disciplines
- Proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and associated architecture principles
- Demonstrated experience leading technical projects and mentoring junior or mid-level IT staff
- Industry certifications such as CompTIA, Cisco CCNP, or Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect preferred
- Strong communication skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams and presenting to stakeholders
Senior IT Engineer Jobs in Minnesota: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a senior it engineer in Minnesota?
The typical path starts with a bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, followed by several years of progressive hands-on experience. Minnesota does not require a state-issued license for most IT engineering roles, but employer expectations lean heavily on recognized certifications such as CompTIA Security+, Cisco CCNP, or Microsoft Azure credentials. Large Minnesota employers in healthcare IT, finance, and retail technology generally promote internally or recruit candidates who can demonstrate architecture-level ownership of complex systems.
Which companies hire senior it engineers in Minnesota?
Employers hiring senior it engineers in Minnesota right now include Medtronic, Xcel Energy, and Cardinal Health, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Minnesota's concentration of Fortune 500 headquarters and major healthcare systems means steady, long-term demand rather than cyclical hiring spikes.
Which Minnesota cities have the most senior it engineer jobs?
The cities with the most senior it engineer openings in Minnesota are Minneapolis, Mounds View, and Baudette. The Twin Cities metro drives the majority of postings because it anchors Minnesota's healthcare, financial services, and corporate technology sectors, while Rochester's presence reflects Mayo Clinic's substantial and growing IT organization, and suburban hubs like Eden Prairie and Bloomington round out the distribution through large corporate campuses.
Are there remote senior it engineer jobs in Minnesota?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 38% of senior it engineer openings tied to Minnesota are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how much of this work is performed on cloud platforms, enterprise software systems, and networked environments that do not require physical presence. Roles focused on cloud architecture, cybersecurity, and enterprise application management are the most commonly posted as fully remote.
How can I get hired as a senior it engineer in Minnesota with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is starting in a help desk, systems administrator, or IT analyst role and building toward a senior title through certifications and project ownership. Large Minnesota employers such as UnitedHealth Group, Target, and Cargill run rotational technology programs and new-graduate associate tracks that accept candidates with a relevant degree even without professional experience. Earning a cloud certification such as AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Microsoft Azure Administrator before applying gives candidates a measurable edge in a competitive market.
Where can I find and apply to senior it engineer jobs in Minnesota?
You can find and apply to senior it engineer jobs in Minnesota on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state updated regularly. Search the listings, find the roles that fit your background and target location, and apply directly to the ones that match your experience and career goals.
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