Sr Aderant Engineer

About the role

DLA Piper is seeking a Senior Aderant Engineer to join our dynamic software development team. This role is pivotal in managing and enhancing Aderant Expert, a core financial and practice management system, across DLA Piper’s network of U.S. offices.

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.

Desired Skills

• Five or more years of experience working with Aderant Expert, with advanced expertise in installation, patching, deployment, and ongoing system support in a production environment.
• Strong experience in backend development, including writing and optimizing complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and working extensively with SQL-based data environments.
• Proven experience providing Aderant Expert end-user support and troubleshooting, along with the ability to diagnose root causes and implement scalable solutions.
• Experience supporting integrations between enterprise systems and ensuring data integrity across platforms.
• 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.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
• Five 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.

Essential Job Expectations

• Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties.
• Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner.
• Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.
• Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required.
• Foster positive work relationships.
• Comply with all firm policies and practices.
• Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as working at a computer for extended periods of time, participating in digital/virtual conference calls, and participating in meetings as needed.
• Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.