Software Engineer III

Vertex Inc. • King of Prussia, PA

6d • Remote

About The Position

Vertex is seeking a Software Engineer III to join our team. This role involves developing, modifying, and enhancing Vertex’s tax compliance products’ source code. The engineer will execute and analyze software security, code, and unit testing, and leverage knowledge of tax domains for calculations and reporting. Responsibilities also include administering and supporting various operating environments, writing automation and utility scripts, managing source code repositories, implementing CI/CD pipelines, developing applications using RPG and COBOL, programming in C/C++, writing database-driven procedures, integrating enterprise systems, managing applications using AWS and Kubernetes, creating automated web testing, building web or enterprise applications using Java, working within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), interpreting indirect tax rules, and training AI models.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field
• 5 years of development experience supporting Linux/Unix, Windows systems, including scripting languages
• 5 years of experience interpreting indirect tax rules and regulations (sales and communications tax) to support software design and documentation for compliance-related systems
• 3 years of development experience supporting IBM Power Systems (IBM i), including scripting using REXX
• 3 years of experience implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and automated deployment
• 2 years of experience integrating enterprise systems using ERP/HCM APIs, including at least two of the following: Oracle, Workday, Microsoft, or SAP
• 2 years of experience programming in C/C++, JAVA, and Python
• 2 years of experience development and maintaining business applications using RPG and COBOL programming languages and writing database-driven procedures using PL/SQL

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Git, GitHub, and Jenkins
• Experience with AWS cloud services and Kubernetes container orchestration
• Experience with Selenium and Cypress tools
• Experience with Microsoft Copilot

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, and enhance Vertex’s tax compliance products’ source code - 10%
• Execute and analyze software security, code, and unit testing on all products - 5%
• Leverage knowledge of tax domains to calculate and report - 5%
• Administer and support Linux/Unix, Windows, and IBM Power Systems (IBM i) operating environments - 5%
• Write automation and utility scripts using Python and Shell scripting - 10%
• Manage source code repositories and automating builds using Git, GitHub, and Jenkins - 5%
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and automated deployment - 5%
• Develop and maintain business applications using RPG and COBOL programming languages - 5%
• Program in C/C++ and writing database-driven procedures using PL/SQL - 5%
• Integrate enterprise systems using ERP/HCM APIs, such as Oracle, Workday, Microsoft, or SAP - 5%
• Manage and deploy applications using AWS cloud services and Kubernetes container orchestration - 10%
• Create and execute automated web testing using Selenium and Cypress tools - 5%
• Build and maintain web or enterprise applications using Java - 5%
• Work within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) across the full software development lifecycle - 5%
• Interpret indirect tax rules and regulations (sales and communications tax) to support software design and documentation for compliance-related systems - 5%
• Train and apply artificially intelligent models using tools such as Microsoft Copilot to enhance software development and business processes - 10%

Benefits

• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status
• Consideration for employment without being discriminated against on the basis of disability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level