Software Engineer III

Location: 2301 Renaissance Blvd, King of Prussia, PA 19406

Eligible to work remotely 100% from anywhere in the continental U.S.

About the role

Develop, modify, and enhance Vertex’s tax compliance products across a diverse technology stack and operating environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, and enhance source code for Vertex’s tax compliance products (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 automate 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 write 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%)

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 developing and maintaining business applications using RPG and COBOL programming languages and writing database-driven procedures using PL/SQL