Senior Implementation Engineer — AI-Driven GovTech Migrations

OpenGov; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare options

401(k) with company match

Professional development

Job summary

OpenGov is seeking an Implementation Engineer III to lead the most complex government cloud deployments across the United States. You will own data migrations, configuration, and testing, partnering with customers to validate requirements and ensure audit-ready data.

You will mentor associates, drive standardized playbooks, and collaborate with Product, Data/Integration, PM, and CS teams to deliver scalable, high-quality implementations from kickoff to go-live.

Qualifications

• 6 to 9 years of experience in software implementation, data migration, or technical consulting, ideally with enterprise or SaaS products.
• 5+ years of hands-on SQL scripting experience, including complex queries, data transformation, and reconciliation.
• 3+ years of Python, or similar, scripting experience for automation and data processing.
• Deep experience with database technologies and with ETL and data-migration concepts and tools, including schema design and performance considerations.
• Experience implementing AI-driven solutions for automation, workflow optimization and data-driven insights, leveraging modern frameworks and AI models.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex implementations end to end and to mentor or provide technical guidance to less-experienced engineers.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with a strong teamwork and customer-service mentality across executive and technical stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, with the proven ability to validate, reconcile, and sign off on data and configuration for accuracy.
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing product and respond strategically to evolving customer needs.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the data migration, configuration, and testing of OpenGov cloud software for the most complex government implementations across the United States.
• Perform configuration reviews across the team, validating that platform setup aligns with documented requirements, product best practices, and long-term maintainability before go-live.
• Perform data reviews, validating migrated data for completeness, accuracy, and integrity, and reconciling source-to-target data so the product reflects trusted, audit-ready customer data.
• Own complex customer data migration end to end, including database schema mapping, ETL tool configuration, and advanced scripting, to ensure the product is populated with accurate, validated data.
• Confirm and pressure-test customer requirements across both configuration and data, resolving ambiguity and advising customers on the optimal solution design.
• Design and execute comprehensive test scenarios that validate the configuration and migrated data produce accurate, expected outcomes prior to go-live.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for government / customer stakeholder like Budget Directors, IT personnel, and decision-makers, guiding them through the deployment and integration process.
• Identify recurring customer pain points and partner with cross-functional teams to simplify, enhance, and automate processes that improve customer workflows and delivery efficiency
• Mentor and coach Associate and mid-level Implementation Engineers, reviewing their configuration and data work and helping accelerate their technical growth.
• Define and improve implementation standards, templates, playbooks, and reusable tooling that increase the quality, consistency, and speed of delivery.
• Partner closely with the Project Management, Customer Success Management, Data/Integration, and Product teams to ensure a consistent customer experience, and channel field feedback into the product roadmap.

Skills

SQL scripting

Python scripting

AI/Automation experience

Data migration expertise

Mentoring others

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

OpenGov is seeking an Implementation Engineer III to lead the most complex government cloud deployments across the United States. You will own data migrations, configuration, and testing, partnering with customers to validate requirements and ensure audit-ready data.

You will mentor associates, drive standardized playbooks, and collaborate with Product, Data/Integration, PM, and CS teams to deliver scalable, high-quality implementations from kickoff to go-live.