Senior Yardi Platform Lead — Hybrid Role

Essex Property Trust; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing discount

Job summary

Essex Property Trust in Irvine seeks a Senior Yardi Systems Administrator to own and optimize the Yardi Voyager platform across portfolios.

You will lead the Yardi systems team, manage security and access, coordinate with vendor support, and drive upgrades, testing, onboarding of new properties, and SOX compliance. This role operates in a hybrid work environment with core collaboration across Essex Technology.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on Yardi System Administration experience supporting Yardi Voyager and related modules within a multifamily housing organization.
• Senior Yardi Administrator or equivalent enterprise platform administration role; end-user Yardi experience alone will not meet requirements.
• Advanced expertise administering Yardi security including user provisioning, role configuration, permission management, and access governance across a large portfolio.
• Experience with RENTCafé, PAYScan, Maintenance, CRM, Elevate, Forecast Manager or other Yardi products.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the highest internal escalation point for Yardi tickets, resolving complex issues.
• Diagnoses and resolves advanced functional/configuration issues across Yardi modules.
• Coordinates with Yardi Client Support for vendor cases; manages escalation timelines and keeps stakeholders updated.
• Oversees user access governance across the full portfolio; reviews security roles and permissions.
• Leads smaller Yardi projects including configuration updates and workflow changes.
• Assists with testing and validation of system updates and new feature rollouts.
• Supports onboarding of newly acquired properties into Yardi; directs data loading and integration checks.
• Manages the Yardi Systems Administrator with regular reviews and coaching.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Yardi expertise

Security governance

Tools

Yardi Voyager

RENTCafé

PAYScan

Maintenance

CRM

Elevate

Forecast Manager

Job description

Essex Property Trust in Irvine seeks a Senior Yardi Systems Administrator to own and optimize the Yardi Voyager platform across portfolios.

You will lead the Yardi systems team, manage security and access, coordinate with vendor support, and drive upgrades, testing, onboarding of new properties, and SOX compliance. This role operates in a hybrid work environment with core collaboration across Essex Technology.