Sr Applications Administrator

Job Description

At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization.

As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary:
Leads administration of complex enterprise applications and integrations that support critical business operations. Provides advanced technical expertise in configuration, performance optimization, and system analysis. Partners with business and technology stakeholders to align application capabilities with operational needs. Guides continuous improvement of application management practices and standards.

Key Responsibilities:
Administers complex or business-critical enterprise applications with significant cross-functional impact.
Analyzes application functionality, data requirements, system interfaces, and environment dependencies to optimize performance and scalability.
Leads planning and coordination of application upgrades, enhancements, and release deployments.
Partners with vendors to address escalated support issues, evaluate release documentation, and assess feature enhancements.
Designs and maintains integrations between enterprise applications and data systems.
Provides advanced Tier 2 and Tier 3 support, including root cause analysis and resolution of high-impact incidents.
Guides less experienced administrators and promotes standard operating procedures and best practices for application usage.

Education Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience:
4-7 years of experience in enterprise application administration required.
Experience supporting application upgrades, integrations, and vendor escalations for business-critical systems required.

Certifications and Licenses:
Professional-level certification(s) in application administration for solutions in the corresponding technology domain (ConTech, FinTech, HRTech, etc.) preferred.
IT service management certification preferred.
Successful completion of a background check is required.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.