Principal Business Systems Engineer

Principal Business Systems Engineer

Deltek is seeking an experienced Principal Business Systems Engineer to support, optimize, and enhance our enterprise business applications and ERP ecosystem.

As part of our Corporate IT team, you will partner with internal stakeholders across Finance, Accounting, HR, and other business functions to deliver reliable, scalable, and efficient technology solutions.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role combining enterprise application support, system integrations, technical troubleshooting, and continuous improvement. It is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex business systems challenges, working across technologies, and making a meaningful impact on business operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support, maintain, and enhance ERP and enterprise business applications, ensuring reliability, data integrity, and effective production support.
• Partner with Finance, HR, Accounting, and other internal stakeholders to translate requirements into system improvements.
• Configure, test, deploy, and support application enhancements and upgrades across the solution lifecycle.
• Support and troubleshoot ERP integrations, APIs, and data flows across CRM, HRIS, financial, and third-party platforms.
• Use advanced SQL and root-cause analysis to resolve complex application, integration, and data issues.
• Collaborate with IT teams and vendors to deliver secure solutions, manage releases, and maintain essential documentation.
• Identify opportunities for automation, process improvement, and more effective business application support.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of relevant experience supporting, configuring, or enhancing enterprise ERP and business applications.
• Strong hands-on ERP expertise, including system functionality, business processes, and application dependencies.
• Strong hands-on SQL skills for complex queries, data investigation, and troubleshooting.
• Experience supporting enterprise integrations using APIs, JSON, XML, middleware, or comparable technologies.
• Experience analyzing, transforming, and converting large data sets.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot production issues, identify root causes, and support application changes.
• Exposure to ERP financial modules or processes, particularly billing, order-to-cash, accounts receivable, or revenue management, is an advantage.
• Experience with iPaaS or comparable integration tools (e.g., Boomi, MuleSoft, Azure Logic Apps, Power Automate) is beneficial; no specific platform is required.
• Strong communication, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills; able to work independently across global teams.

What Makes You Successful:

• You combine deep ERP knowledge, strong SQL and integration skills, and practical ownership of business-critical systems. You enjoy solving complex issues and improving technology for internal customers.

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