Senior Deltek Costpoint Administrator

We are seeking a highly skilled, Principal-level ERP professional to lead the administration, optimization, and ongoing support of our Deltek Costpoint environment. This role bridges functional and technical responsibilities — providing deep configuration expertise, system administration, and hands‑on support.

Serve as the primary administrator for Deltek Costpoint, managing system security, user accounts, and role-based permissions. Provide technical support and troubleshooting across core Costpoint modules, including Accounting, Project, Materials, etc. Support Costpoint implementations, upgrades, patches, and data migrations — including go‑live, stabilization, and integration with other enterprise applications — coordinating with internal IT teams and external vendors as needed. Develop and configure custom Costpoint components (screens, processes, extensibility units, and workflows) to align with business requirements and drive process improvements.

Serve as the primary point of contact with Deltek Support for defects, upgrades, and enhancements; create test plans and perform regression testing prior to production deployment. Monitor scheduled batch/process management jobs for daily, weekly, and month‑end closing activities, ensuring system controls align with audit and compliance requirements. Document procedures and configurations, and provide technical guidance, training, and user support during and after system changes.

Research system capabilities and assess how they can improve current processes.

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field, with 10+ years of progressive IT/ERP systems support experience, including 8+ years administering Deltek Costpoint with deep knowledge of core modules (Accounting, Projects, Materials) and Extensibility Designer functionality (additional experience may substitute for a degree). Deltek certifications preferred. Proven experience leading or supporting ERP implementations, go‑lives, and stabilization phases. Strong understanding of Costpoint's front‑end operations (interface navigation, job processing, workflow design) and back‑end data schema/table relationships, with working proficiency in SQL for querying and troubleshooting.

Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data, manage system transitions, and write clear technical design specifications. Experience managing system security, role‑based permissions, and audit/compliance controls within an ERP environment. Strong cross‑functional collaboration and communication skills, with experience coordinating developers, systems analysts, and functional SMEs, and engaging both technical and non‑technical stakeholders. Self‑directed and detail‑oriented, comfortable owning end‑to‑end technical initiatives with minimal oversight.

The expected US Based hiring salary range for this role is listed below. Candidates FHI 360 pay ranges represent national averages that vary by geographic location. When determining an offer amount, FHI 360 factors in multiple considerations, including but not limited to: relevant years of experience and education possessed by the applicant, internal equity, business sector, and budget. For internal candidates, salary placement will also follow FHI 360’s current promotional increase guidelines.

Final compensation will be determined in accordance with applicable law and FHI 360 policy. Base salary is only one component of our offer. FHI 360 contributes 7% of monthly base pay to a money purchase pension plan account. Additionally, all US based staff working full‑time, which is calculated at 40 hours/week, receive 18 days of paid vacation per year, 12 sick days per year, and 11…