Environment Lead

Xcel Energy • Minneapolis, MN

1d • $112,200 - $159,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for environment readiness for the multiple test activities and phases including mock conversions, bill compare runs, integration test cycles, UAT, operational readiness testing and dress rehearsals. Environment readiness includes the right environments being ready, loaded with the right data and code, at the right time. The Environment Lead is the point of coordination for that work.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of techno-functional experience in enterprise systems or transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of core business processes and system-enabled workflows.
• Experience with functional design, configuration guidance, testing, and system troubleshooting.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder alignment skills.
• Ability to manage multiple functional tasks and collaborate cross functionally.

Nice To Haves

• SAP S/4HANA, RISE with SAP or SAP BTP environment experience.
• Utility industry or CIS modernization experience.
• Familiarity with Jira, ServiceNow and DevOps tooling.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for SAP or Salesforce.
• Very strong coordination and orchestration skills, with a proven record of aligning many technical environments, vendors and schedules to a single coordinated plan.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated environment calendar across the SAP S/4HANA CIS landscape (development, quality systems, staging, training and production) and edge system non-production environments.
• Coordinate environment readiness for each test cycle, including builds, connectivity, certificates, security hand-off and go/no-go checks.
• Orchestrate CI/CD and transport movement, keeping code and configuration aligned across environments.
• Plan and run data refreshes, client copies and database copies, and coordinate data population for conversion, bill compare, testing and training.
• Run environment booking, conflict resolution and change control so shared environments stay stable and predictable.
• Coordinate with SAP (RISE), Itron, Avaya and other vendors on environment setup, refresh windows and outages.
• Work closely with test and delivery leads.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree