Careers
Consider a Career at PERA
PERA offers rewarding career opportunities in public service where you can make a positive difference for Minnesota.
Because our agency has a diverse set of responsibilities, we have exciting opportunities for people with diverse talents and experience. We employ a wide variety of professionals and support staff – ranging from actuaries, accountants and field reps to customer service specialists, communications and legal.
Software Engineer
Works as part of a highly collaborative cross functional Agile/SCRUM team to implement new business system needs, as well as make modifications and fix defects in existing code. Responsibilities include analyzing user stories, application design, developing user interface layouts, writing code for both the front-end and back-end of the applications, developing and executing test scripts, fixing defects and supporting applications in production.
This position is telework eligible and offers a hybrid work schedule which may include telework up to 50% of the scheduled workdays each month, based on agency and department needs and other dependencies. Scheduled in-office work days are at PERA’s office building in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Candidates located outside the state of Minnesota or in a county that does not border Minnesota are not telework eligible.
This posting will be used to fill five (5) Information Technology Specialist 3 positions.
Member Service Representative
This position exists in PERA’s member call center to deliver PERA benefit information and respond to stakeholder inquiries of a routine nature, either by phone, in person or in writing, explaining the PERA benefits and options that will meet their financial goals and needs, and helping them understand the value of retirement planning specific to PERA benefits.
In addition, the incumbent in this position may perform routine and some manual calculations; some calculations will be audited.
Once new hire training is complete, this position is telework eligible. The telework policy offers a hybrid work schedule which may include telework up to 50% of the scheduled workdays each month, based on agency and department needs and other dependencies. Scheduled in-office work days are at PERA’s office building in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Candidates located outside the state of Minnesota or from a county that does not border Minnesota are not telework eligible.
This posting will be used to fill two (2) Retirement Service Specialist positions.