Senior Enterprise Platform Engineer & Technical Leader

MAXIMUS; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 230,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Senior Enterprise Platform Leader to oversee the lifecycle of core enterprise systems including Salesforce and Deltek Costpoint. You will guide architecture, security, and release management across CRM, ERP, and connected platforms from a strategic vantage point.

You will build and mentor teams, manage complex budgets, and drive modernization with automation and standardization while ensuring compliance and program success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
• 12+ years of relevant professional experience.
• 7+ years of technology leadership experience managing enterprise platforms, application portfolios, or technical teams.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise CRM and ERP platforms, preferably Salesforce and/or Deltek Costpoint.
• Experience with enterprise architecture, APIs, integration, DevSecOps, CI/CD, testing, and release management.
• Strong understanding of security, identity, data governance, risk, compliance, resilience, and lifecycle management.
• Experience managing technology budgets, licensing, vendors, professional services, and workforce planning.

Responsibilities

• Own the application development, administration, integration, DevSecOps, and operations of lifecycle of Salesforce, Deltek Costpoint, and supporting enterprise systems.
• Lead application engineering, platform operations, integration, DevSecOps, and release management.
• Drive platform modernization, automation, reuse, simplification, and technical debt reduction.
• Adhere to architecture, engineering, data, and integration standards across CRM, ERP, and connected enterprise systems.
• Ensure platform security, reliability, performance, resilience, compliance, and operational health.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to prioritize capabilities, investments, and transformation initiatives.
• Build and lead high-performing teams with clear accountability, standards, and workforce strategies.
• Manage technology budgets, licensing, vendors, professional services, resources, and total cost of ownership.
• Participate in reviewing emerging technologies, including AI, automation, analytics, and platform-native capabilities.
• Typically manages multiple department(s) or a mid-sized sub-function(s) for the organization that may include multiple teams led by directors, managers, and/or supervisors.
• Typically responsible for creating workforce and staffing plans for department/unit to ensure availability of human capital necessary to accomplish departmental business results.
• Typically has hiring, firing, promotion and reward authority within own area, in accordance with guidelines.

Skills

Enterprise leadership

CRM/ERP expertise

DevSecOps

Budget management

Security & compliance

Program management

Communication

Staffing planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Engineering/CS background

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Senior Enterprise Platform Leader to oversee the lifecycle of core enterprise systems including Salesforce and Deltek Costpoint. You will guide architecture, security, and release management across CRM, ERP, and connected platforms from a strategic vantage point.

You will build and mentor teams, manage complex budgets, and drive modernization with automation and standardization while ensuring compliance and program success.