Senior Deltek Costpoint ERP Architect & SME

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability

401(k) Savings Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Paid Time‑Off

Holidays

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is seeking a Senior Functional Costpoint Subject Matter Resource to lead Costpoint strategy and ERP alignments. You will drive cross‑functional ERP initiatives, architect functional solutions, and mentor junior analysts while partnering with Finance, Operations, IT, and program teams.

The role emphasizes governance, complex integrations, and performance optimization across enterprise Costpoint environments, with a focus on government contracting and

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of experience with Deltek Costpoint in a functional, SME, or consulting role.
• Experience leading major ERP upgrades, implementations, or enterprise modernization efforts.
• Background in government contracting, aerospace, defense, engineering, or large project driven organizations.
• Experience working with enterprise integrations (T&E, payroll, procurement suites, data warehouses, analytics platforms).
• Experience consolidating multiple Costpoint environments or business units.
• Leadership experience in an ERP, finance systems, or business process transformation team.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the top functional authority and escalation point for Costpoint processes, configurations, and cross module dependencies.
• Lead enterprise-wide ERP enhancement initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate, design, and implement optimized business processes leveraging Costpoint capabilities.
• Architect functional designs for integrations/data flow between Costpoint and systems such as T&E, GovWin, TIPQA, timekeeping platforms, PLM/MES systems, banking feeds, and BI/reporting tools.
• Oversee and guide functional testing frameworks, UAT planning, and governance for releases, upgrades, and patches.
• Provide senior‑level support for financial close cycles, audit requests, and compliance‑driven system requirements.
• Advise leadership on ERP roadmap planning, system adoption strategies, and process standardization efforts.
• Mentor, train, and provide technical direction to Costpoint analysts and functional SMEs.
• Collaborate with IT leadership on data integrity, security models, workflow architecture, and system performance.
• Develop and maintain high impact documentation including functional architecture, configuration baselines, SOPs, and governance frameworks.
• Lead vendor interactions, escalations, and solution validation for complex Costpoint issues.
• Support executive decision‑making by providing ERP insights, analysis, and recommendations.

Skills

Deltek Costpoint

ERP integrations

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Governance & testing

Data integrity & security

Government contracting knowledge

Analytical problem-solving

Documentation & SOPs

Vendor management

Tools

T&E

GovWin

TIPQA

Timekeeping systems

PLM/MES systems

BI/reporting tools

Job description

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is seeking a Senior Functional Costpoint Subject Matter Resource to lead Costpoint strategy and ERP alignments. You will drive cross‑functional ERP initiatives, architect functional solutions, and mentor junior analysts while partnering with Finance, Operations, IT, and program teams.

The role emphasizes governance, complex integrations, and performance optimization across enterprise Costpoint environments, with a focus on government contracting and