Enterprise Applications Engineer

Summary of Job Responsibilities

This position is responsible for developing, configuring, deploying, maintaining, testing, monitoring, and improving enterprise technology systems and business applications for the organization. The role supports a broad portfolio that may include SaaS platforms, workflow tools, AI-enabled capabilities, virtual agents, agentic AI solutions, and business applications such as Workday. Serves as an escalation resource for technical matters and participates in projects involving requirements gathering, analysis, design, configuration, integration, security, and operational support. Performs application and systems security maintenance, planning, and implementation for enterprise applications while continually identifying opportunities to improve reliability, automation, user experience, and day-to-day operational effectiveness.

Ideal Candidate Statement

We are seeking an Engineer who brings strong technical judgment, curiosity, and a solution-oriented mindset to enterprise application support and delivery. The ideal candidate can troubleshoot complex issues, adapt quickly to changing business and technology needs, and balance day-to-day operational support with longer-term improvements. This individual works well across teams, communicates clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and contributes to well-designed, secure, and maintainable solutions that improve service quality and organizational effectiveness.

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 accommodations.

• Application Intake & Lifecycle Governance: Participate in and help enforce enterprise application intake, onboarding, and lifecycle processes, ensuring architecture review, security controls, ownership assignment, access considerations, support expectations, and retirement or transition planning are established before implementation. Identify governance gaps and work with stakeholders to remediate them.

• Application Platform Administration & Support: Administer, configure, monitor, troubleshoot, and support enterprise applications and associated platforms across on-premises and cloud environments. Ensure systems are reliable, secure, patched, and operating within established standards through routine maintenance, upgrades, and lifecycle management.

• Operational Excellence & Problem Resolution: Investigate incidents, analyze recurring issues, and contribute to durable solutions through configuration changes, process improvements, automation, or documentation updates. Help improve service stability, reduce repeat failures, and strengthen production support practices.

• Automation & Process Improvement: Design and implement automation and repeatable processes that reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and enhance operational efficiency. Identify undocumented workarounds or individual-dependent tasks and partner with stakeholders to standardize, simplify, and improve them. Support approved intelligent capabilities, such as AI-enabled tools, virtual agents, or agentic workflows, in alignment with governance, security, and business requirements.

• Requirements, Configuration & Integration Support: Partner with business stakeholders, internal IT teams, and vendors to gather and clarify technical and functional requirements. Participate in solution design, configuration, testing, and integration activities that support enterprise applications and related business processes.

• Documentation & Knowledge Management: Create and maintain accurate technical documentation, including system configurations, standards, procedures, support materials, troubleshooting guides, and recovery documentation. Produce materials that enable consistent operations, knowledge transfer, and faster issue resolution.

• Project Contribution & Delivery: Lead or contribute to small and moderate-sized projects under general direction. Provide technical input to planning, implementation, testing, deployment, and transition to support, ensuring solutions align with organizational standards, support models, and timelines.

• Security, Risk & Compliance Alignment: Implement and follow security, access, privacy, and compliance requirements applicable to enterprise applications and supporting technologies. Work with security, governance, and business teams to ensure configurations and processes align with organizational policies and risk management practices.

• Resiliency & Disaster Recovery: Participate in disaster recovery planning, documentation, testing, and continuity activities for assigned applications and platforms. Support recovery exercises and help ensure systems meet established availability and recovery objectives.

Other Duties and Responsibilites

• Participate in training and professional development activities to maintain and expand technical knowledge relevant to enterprise applications.

• Research emerging technologies and contribute recommendations that support evolving business and technology needs, under guidance from senior engineers and leadership.

• Support proofs-of-concept, pilots, and evaluations for new tools or platforms as assigned.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

• You periodically attend technical training related to your field.

• Degree in a technical (STEM) field and two years’ experience in a technical role preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Expert in key technology/platform within technology stack.

Working Conditions
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Standard office environment with frequent telephone communication, computer operation, and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy and printer machine. 

• Occasional moving and positioning supplies in excess of 20 pounds

• All employees are expected to present themselves in a professional manner in alignment with the financial services industry

• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time

• Ability to operate standard PC equipment

• Ability to manage frequent deadlines and tight schedules

Hybrid Work Option
•    Opportunity to work from home up to three days per week. Eligibility dependent upon factors detailed in PERA's Work from Home Policy.
 

Interested Candidates:
Complete the employment application online at https://www.copera.org/careers. Please have copies of your resume and cover letter available to upload. 

Job Description Disclaimer

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of an employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned with or without notice.

Unfortunately, at this time, PERA cannot consider candidates that require sponsorship (now or in the future), or are located outside of the US.

All Colorado PERA employees are subject to PERA’s Ethics Policy and some employees are subject to the Personal Trading Policy. These policies include restrictions on outside business activities and employment and have certain requirements on personal trading.  You may request copies of these policies from PERA’s talent acquisition team and any questions can be answered by PERA’s Investment Administration team.

A Culture That Cares

At PERA, leveraging employee strengths and supporting strong engagement are the foundations of our culture. Employees are encouraged to grow through development opportunities and internal career movement, while also being part of an organization where people feel respected, informed, and included. Collaboration is encouraged across teams, allowing employees to learn from one another and contribute in ways that maximize their unique skills. We strive to foster an environment where employees can do their best work and feel supported by the people around them

An Employer that Invests in You

PERA invests in our employees in ways that matter; from comprehensive benefits and generous paid time-off to thoughtful everyday amenities that enhance the office experience. Employees are encouraged to continue learning through training, mentoring, and development at every stage of their careers. We champion a workplace where people feel valued, inspired, and equipped to grow.

Join Us
If you’re energized by meaningful work, motivated by an organization that evolves with a changing world and looking for an employer that invests in you, then consider joining PERA’s team. Learn more about careers at PERA at copera.org/careers.

Position Title: Enterprise Applications Engineer
Division: Information Technology
Reports to: Enterprise Applications Manager
Job Status: Exempt, Full-time
Salary: $105,000.00 to $130,000.00 Annual, Commensurate with experience
Posting Dates: 06/12/2026 to 06/28/2026