Principal Enterprise Applications Engineer*

The Port of Portland is hiring a

PRINCIPAL ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS ENGINEER*

This role serves as the Port's senior technical authority for enterprise applications and integration, guiding platform strategy, ensuring secure and cohesive system behavior, and maintaining data reliability across the enterprise environment.

From the hiring manager:

Join us as the Principal Enterprise Applications Engineer and help shape the technical backbone of Port Forward - our multi-year modernization effort transforming how the Port operates. In this role, you'll serve as the Port's senior technical authority for enterprise applications, driving platform strategy, integration architecture, and data reliability across mission-critical systems. You'll influence teams across the organization, elevate system cohesion, and bring scalable, modern solutions to life. If you want to make an enterprise-wide impact on a flagship transformation initiative, this is the place to do it.

*This is a Limited Duration role lasting approximately 24 - 36 months to assist the Port of Portland with an ERP implementation. The role may be lengthened or shortened based on business need.

Enterprise Platform Technical Leadership

Integration Strategy & Execution

Data Integrity & Analytics Enablement

Full position description available upon request.

• Six (6) + years of progressive experience in enterprise systems administration, engineering, or integration roles
• Bachelor's Degree - Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related Field, or a combination of related education and demonstrated experience
• Master's Degree - preferred, not required.
• Ability to pass a criminal history records check to allow entry to secure airport areas (Grey Badge).
• Clear credit check (due to access to sensitive financial information).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Enterprise application architecture and system design principles
• Integration technologies including APIs, middleware, iPaaS platforms (e.g., Boomi), and event-driven architecture
• Identity and Access Management (IAM), Single Sign-On (SSO), and security best practices
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies and release management practices
• Data integration patterns, data quality controls, and reconciliation strategies across systems
• Enterprise reporting and analytics ecosystems (e.g., data platforms, BI tools)
• Disaster recovery, business continuity, and high-availability system design

Selection Process: (tentative schedule):

• A minimum qualification evaluation of the education, training, and experience of submitted application packets will take place by Human Resources until this role closes on 5/15/2026.
• A Subject Matter Expert (SME) Panel will perform an evaluation of experience and training taken from your employment application materials.
• Our goal is to notify candidates who are selected for interviews by 5/20/2026. We will then schedule the virtual first round of interviews with candidates who successfully passed the SME evaluation. Panel Interviews will be held afterward.

About us:

At the Port of Portland, we use everything we have - our three airports, three working marine terminals, six business parks, and all the resources, expertise, and experience behind them - to move with purpose, connecting people with powerful opportunities and creating value for our region. We know that every person we hire, business we work with, contract we sign and decision we make is a chance to make someone's life better. And we'll use our power and influence to unlock new opportunities and ensure more people share in our region's success. With YOUR help - together with our partners, customers, and community - we'll help drive meaningful change!

Do you have questions about this job?

Contact us: careers@portofportland.com

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