SAP Enterprise Technology Analyst Entry

Minimum Pay Rate: $84,094.40 

Maximum Pay Rate: $111,342.40 

Civil Service Status: Civil Service 

Apply by Date: 05/06/2026 

Posting Type: Open 

 

You will be joining a team of Enterprise Technology Analysts working in a fast paced and dynamic work environment dedicated to leading edge applications specifically related to SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) / Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and other enterprise applications. We are responsible for the design, configuration, operation, maintenance, and enhancement of these enterprise applications to ensure that they are reliable, accessible, and meet the needs of the business units that we support.

 

SMUD's IT department has frequently been named in ComputerWorld's top 100 best places to work in IT and is also one of the Sacramento area's top employers. We are looking for individuals with an SAP configuration background who are adept at managing concurrent assignments of varying complexities, and who can effectively work both independently or in a team while being open to learning new technologies and acquiring new skill sets.

 

This position requires the knowledge, skills, and ability to:

• Analyze business processes and match user requirements to system capabilities.
• Develop specifications; develop testing criteria and conduct testing.
• Determine system integration points and resolve moderately complex technical issues.
• Establish and maintain effective internal/external working relationships and work effectively in diverse teams.
• Be flexible and open to change, results oriented, driven.
• Effectively communicate in large group settings and be able to achieve consensus.
• Analyze procedures and systems to evaluate and resolve technical issues.
• Develop and implement operational improvements.

 

This is a hybrid role; in-office days will likely increase based on future project need.

Purpose

Under close supervision, performs the more basic business processes and technical support utilizing SMUD's various enterprise and other integrated technology solutions in the areas of design, configuration, operation, maintenance, and enhancement; assists in serving as a functional resource to the user community to ensure reliability, accessibility and effectiveness to meet the needs of the business unit overall.

Nature and Scope

There are five (5) levels in this job classification series that have similar job content but with progressively more challenging degrees and levels of skill, responsibility, knowledge, experience and qualification requirements:

 

Flex Classifications (that permit progression from lower-level classes to higher level classes without examination based upon assessment of an individual’s experience and performance) within the series:

 

• Entry: Incumbent acquires knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the tasks associated within the series but are not yet demonstrating these at the Journey level.
• Intermediate: Incumbent continues to acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the tasks associated within the series but are not yet demonstrating these at the Journey level.
• Journey: Incumbent is demonstrating the required skills and knowledge to independently perform the full scope of the job.

 

Non-Flex Classifications (that promote from lower-level classes to higher level classes and require an examination, such as an interview, based upon individual experience and performance) within the series: 

 

• Senior: Advanced journey level resource who is responsible for advanced assignments, as dictated by the work needing to be performed; may also serve in a lead capacity.
• Principal: Subject matter expert/lead level and is responsible for leading the most advanced work, as dictated by the work needing to be performed.

 

Entry/Intermediate to Journey: Incumbents at the entry (or intermediate) level are required to successfully “progress” to the journey level within 60 months of appointment to remain within the job series. 

 

Seniors and Principals must be hired through a promotional process and do not automatically progress from lower levels in the series.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Incumbents will focus on the following five specialty areas detailed below:
  • Enterprise Systems Design
  • Enterprise Applications - Modifications and Enhancements
  • Enterprise Applications - Optimization
  • Enterprise System Reporting and Analytics
  • Pro