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Colorado PERA · 9 hours ago

Investment Systems Administrator II to Senior Engineer

Denver, CO

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$80K/yr - $145K/yr

Colorado PERA is the largest pension plan in Colorado, providing benefit services to public employees. The Investment Systems Administrator II to Senior Engineer will take ownership of critical investment systems, leveraging various technologies to optimize data pipelines and improve operational efficiency. This role includes responsibilities such as managing investment platforms, troubleshooting issues, participating in a 24/7 on-call rotation, and contributing to system enhancements.

Asset ManagementFinancial ServicesRetirement

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Ande Sailer

Responsibilities

Owns small (Admin II), medium (Engineer), or large (Senior Engineer) investment projects by providing analysis, development, testing, and deployment; contributes to larger initiatives through effective collaboration with IT and Investment SMEs

Manages and maintains key investment platforms (Portia, Longview, PACE, Ascend, Power BI, Athena) and utilizes automation and data transformation tools (Python, SQL, Snowflake, PowerShell, and orchestration tools) to improve process robustness

Contributes to technical approach discussions and independently develops/proposes designs for simple (Engineer) or complex (Senior) developments that meet established standards

Troubleshoots daily investment systems/data issues (Tier 1/Tier 2) and resolves incidents (dependent on level: common issues / most issues / all issues without escalation)

Participates in the 24/7 investment systems on-call rotation, taking tenacious ownership of system stability and minimizing downtime

Participates in or leads (Senior) code reviews and incident post-mortem reviews with a focus on eliminating manual "toil" and systemic waste

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

Administers and patches investment application servers and database environments; monitors DEV and QA environments (Admin II) to ensure availability for development

Administers investment system users and roles, ensuring secure authentication and compliant access control

Develops and maintains high-quality system support, troubleshooting, and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documentation

Maintains an in-depth understanding of the firm’s investment application systems, business functions across asset classes, and underlying network/database environments

Shares technical and institutional knowledge with the team, leading training and brainstorming sessions (Senior Engineer focus) to drive continuous improvement

Proactively stays current on evolving investment technologies and industry best practices through frequent technical training

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

PythonSQLPowerShellSnowflakePower BIPortiaLongviewPACEAscendTechnical DesignDocumentationProblem-solvingTeam CollaborationContinuous Learning

Required

Ownership of critical investment systems (Portia, Longview, PACE, Ascend, Automic, Power BI and Snowflake)

Leveraging Python, SQL, and PowerShell and other scripting languages to build and optimize robust data pipelines

Applying Lean principles to eliminate systemic waste

Performing deep root-cause analysis and automating manual processes

Contributing to technical designs and leading the implementation of system enhancements

Participating in the 24/7 on-call rotation

Ensuring high reliability and performance of financial technology

Managing and maintaining key investment platforms (Portia, Longview, PACE, Ascend, Power BI, Athena)

Utilizing automation and data transformation tools (Python, SQL, Snowflake, PowerShell, and orchestration tools)

Troubleshooting daily investment systems/data issues (Tier 1/Tier 2)

Administering and patching investment application servers and database environments

Administering investment system users and roles, ensuring secure authentication and compliant access control

Developing and maintaining high-quality system support, troubleshooting, and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documentation

Maintaining an in-depth understanding of the firm's investment application systems, business functions across asset classes, and underlying network/database environments

Sharing technical and institutional knowledge with the team

Proactively staying current on evolving investment technologies and industry best practices