Investment Systems Senior Engineer

Summary of

Job Responsibilities You will lead development activities of critical Investment systems/platforms (Fund Hub, ICS Athena, Portia, Longview, PACE) and supporting Investments data and orchestration platforms (Power BI, Snowflake, ELT, Automic), by leveraging Python, SQL, Power Shell and other development and scripting languages to build and optimize robust strategic solutions. Applying Lean Development principles, you will deliver quality flexible solutions quickly that can be leveraged throughout PERA.

You will lead technical solutioning, design and development activities as well as the implementation of complex system enhancements that directly enable the Investment Team’s decision-making.

Ideal Candidate Statement We seek a tenacious problem-solver who thrives on complexity and takes full ownership of projects. You dig deep to develop a full understanding needed business capabilities with a focus on continual improvement who excels under pressure during critical situations. Efficiency drives you to eliminate waste, automate repetitive tasks, and value continuous learning, knowledge sharing including documentation, as the backbone of scalable delivery.

Proactive by nature, you anticipate needs, propose improvements, and communicate technical solutions clearly to stakeholders. Your commitment and work ethic reflect an understanding that system reliability and data quality directly impacts investment decisions. You are defined by curiosity, grit, and a refusal to settle for “good enough” and an enthusiasm to mentor junior staff in best practices of solutioning, design, and troubleshooting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Individuals must be able to perform these duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Systems Engineering & Project Ownership Project Ownership Owns large investment projects by providing analysis, development, testing, and deployment; contributes to larger initiatives through effective collaboration with IT and Investment SMEs.Platform Management Manages and maintains key investment development platforms leveraging CI/DC to deliver robust investment solutions

Technical Solutioning Leverages deep understanding of Investments business needs to develop optimal solutions using current and new technologies and platforms to deliver highly scalable, robust and maintainable projects aligned with strategic initiatives.

Technical Design Leads technical approach discussions and independently develops/proposes designs for complex developments that meet established standards.

Lead Implementation Translates architectural designs into complex technical builds. Leads the technical delivery of major projects and peer-reviews all designs for  Lean  efficiency

Complex Data Logic:

Develops the most complex data transformations and logic. Optimizes Snowflake performance and ensures data  Lean-ness  (minimizing redundant data).Operational Support & Stability Troubleshooting Troubleshoots  daily investment systems/data issues (Tier 1/Tier
2) and resolves incidents (dependent on level: common issues / most issues / all issues without escalation).Operational Excellence Leads the stability of the entire application suite. Proactively identifies systemic risks and builds automated recovery/monitoring solutions. Works with the Architect to optimize and reduce technical debt.

Vendor Coordination Acts as a technical liaison or Subject Matter Expert (Engineer/Senior) when working with vendors to resolve complex application or integration issues.

Governance Data Governance Defines solutions that support data quality, data linage, data access control, certified datasets to ensure trust in data assets.

Security Ensures that new…