Sr Aderant Engineer

Responsibilities

• Owns the administration, configuration, and ongoing optimization of Aderant Expert, including deep expertise across core modules and firm-specific customizations.
• Serves as the primary steward of Aderant core data, ensuring data integrity, consistency, and governance across financial, billing, and practice management domains.
• Leads troubleshooting and resolution of complex system and data-related issues, performing root cause analysis across Aderant and integrated systems.
• Designs, develops, and maintains backend solutions, including advanced SQL queries, stored procedures, and data models that support business processes, reporting, and system integrations.
• Develops and supports integrations between Aderant and adjacent systems using APIs, data pipelines, and middleware, ensuring reliable and efficient data exchange.
• Maintains ownership of all Aderant environments (development, test, and production), including release coordination, patching, maintenance schedules, and system health monitoring.
• Evaluates, plans, and contributes to cloud migration strategies for Aderant and related financial systems, including assessment of architecture, performance, security, and cost considerations.
• PARTNERS WITH FINANCE, IT, AND BUSINESS STAKEHOLDERS TO TRANSLATE FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS INTO SCALABLE TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS THAT ENHANCE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND REPORTING ACCURACY.
• Provides technical leadership and mentorship to team members, promoting best practices in Aderant administration, data management, and backend engineering.
• Continuously identifies opportunities to improve system performance, data quality, and maintainability across the financial application landscape.

Requirements

• Five or more years of experience working with Aderant Expert is required, with advanced expertise in installation, patching, deployment, and ongoing system support in a production environment.
• Strong experience in backend development is essential, including writing and optimizing complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and working extensively with SQL-based data environments.
• Candidates must demonstrate the ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve issues across both application and data layers.
• Proven experience providing Aderant Expert end-user support and troubleshooting is required, along with the ability to diagnose root causes and implement scalable solutions.
• Experience supporting integrations between enterprise systems and ensuring data integrity across platforms is strongly preferred.
• Possesses strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• A demonstrated willingness to learn new technologies, including emerging cloud platforms and modern integration patterns, is expected.
• Experience evaluating or supporting cloud-based solutions for enterprise applications is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting and enhancing enterprise financial or practice management systems, including Aderant Expert, with a strong focus on backend development and data management.