ServiceNow Engineer

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 ServiceNow Engineer is responsible to contribute to technical aspects of IT solution delivery, strategic planning, and operational excellence. They are responsible for managing the overall health of the technology ecosystem, and will manage and implement solutions that meet business needs, and support the overall IT Strategy. In partnership with architecture, they provide technical guidance with cross-organizational input and in accordance with business unit objectives. They consult to business managers, architecture and security teams to drive cross-awareness of business needs and opportunities. They bring innovative solutions to the business line by leveraging their technical expertise. They identify and implement continuous improvement over cost, operation, and functionality of the solutions in their domain.

Essential Responsibilities

Platform Engineering

Design, develop, configure, test, and deploy ServiceNow solutions utilizing platform best practices.

Develop and maintain custom applications, workflows, integrations, and platform enhancements.

Implement scalable and supportable solutions that minimize technical debt and maximize platform value.

Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and solution design activities.

Service Catalog & Workflow Development

Design and develop Service Catalog items, Record Producers, Knowledge workflows, and automated fulfillment processes.

Build workflow automation leveraging Flow Designer, Integration Hub, and other ServiceNow capabilities.

Support Employee Center and self-service initiatives to improve employee experience.

ServiceNow Module Development

Provide development support across multiple ServiceNow products including:

ITSM

HR Service Delivery (HRSD)

Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM)

Employee Center

Knowledge Management

AI / Now Assist capabilities

Integration Engineering

Design and support integrations using REST APIs, SOAP APIs, Integration Hub, middleware platforms, and enterprise integration patterns.

Ensure integrations meet enterprise security, governance, and operational standards.

Support API lifecycle management and reusable integration services.

Operational Excellence

Support production incidents, problem investigations, and root cause analysis activities.

Participate in platform upgrades, patches, release management, and operational support activities.

Monitor platform health, performance, reliability, and service availability.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the platform.

Minimum Requirements

Seven 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 inovation and business results.

Experience managing the lifecycle of technical solutions.

Deep Subject Matter Expertise within the respective system domain products, platforms, processes and architecture.

Broad general knowledge of technology architecture, infrastructure, network, security and software principles and models.

Experience working in partnership with internal and external vendors.

Proven 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 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 Requirements

Preferred candidate will have experience with HR Service Delivery (HRSD)

Experience with AI capabilities (Now Assist)

ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA) certification

Certified Application Developer (CAD) certification

ITSM Implementation Specialist

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.

Individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to apply please contact us at recruiting@xcelenergy.com.

Non-Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $97,600.00 to $150,000.00 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.

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Deadline to Apply: 08/19/26

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

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