Software Engineer

Varicent Expertise: Leverage your experience with Varicent modules including Composer, Portal Access, QueryTool, and Presenter to optimize and support client's Advisory variable compensation processes.

Position Title: Software Developer

Duration:6-12 Months Contract work with possible extension

Work Location: Remote (Client is in Orange County, CA)

Job Description:

This resource will perform day-to-day hands-on development activities, run testing activities when needed and provide issue support and resolution. The ideal candidate will bring excellent hands-on Varicent development skills, the ability and willingness to support operational activities, as well as strong communication, organizational and time management skills.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Varicent Expertise: Leverage your experience with Varicent modules including Composer, Portal Access, QueryTool, and Presenter to optimize and support client's Advisory variable compensation processes.

• Data Integration & Process Development: Develop and manage import processes (intra-model & query function), workflows, calculation logic, reports, and web forms, ensuring seamless integration within Varicent.

• Technical Proficiency: Command expertise with relational and dimensional databases and programming concepts; exhibit strong SQL query skills.

• Documentation & Planning: Create detailed requirement documents, technical specifications, unit test plans, estimation documents, and architectural roadmaps.

• Problem Solving: Efficiently diagnose and resolve issues in existing Varicent code and configurations, ensuring minimal disruption to compensation processes.

• Communication: Simplify technical processes and terms, making them accessible to colleagues without a technical background.

• Business Acumen: Understand sales compensation business processes, providing insights that support the client-centric goals of client's Advisory practice.

• Project Management: Drive IT methodologies including ITIL, SDLC, and Agile Development; spearhead strategies for global systems rollout, vendor selection, and implementation planning.

• Leadership: Direct delivery by coordinating with senior leadership and ensuring excellence and integrity in all deliverables while managing the risks proactively.

Required Experience:

• At least 5+ years in designing, developing, and maintaining Incentive Compensation Management models and reports, including at least two full lifecycle implementations.

• At least 5+ Experience in use of Varicent ICM modules (eg: Composer, Portal Access, Task Manager, QueryTool, and Presenter)

• At least 2+ years creating controls and documentation including technical specifications, estimation documents, and architectural documents.

• At least 2+ Years’ experience with building import (intra-model & query function) processes, workflow processes, calculation logic, reports and web forms

• Proven expertise in Sales Performance Management and Incentive Compensation Implementation, particularly within Varicent.

Experience & Background:

• Ability to code proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, Perl, Java, etc)

• Intermediate experience and knowledge of Relational-Dimensional Databases / SQL / programming concepts

• Intermediate to advanced experience with web technologies and design/ development of webforms; JavaScript, HTML5/CSS3, Responsive Web Design; Web-API, SOAP and RESTful Web Services

• Knowledge of ETL concepts and large volume data handling between systems

• Knowledge of mathematical calculations to summarize and aggregate large volumes of data

• Knowledge of BI / Reporting Tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, MicroStrategy)

• Capability to manage and challenge senior stakeholders, with the skill to work cross-functionally.

• Effective communication skills and a collaborative approach, delivering results in both offshore and onshore environments.

• Demonstrated success in managing end-to-end delivery across digital solutions and customer experience initiatives.

• If Varicent experience is not available – then very strong domain experience with other Incentive Compensation or Sales Performance Management tools will be considered (e.g., Xactly, Callidus, Oracle Incentive Management, etc.)

Expected Skills:

• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy