Varicent Lead Software Engineer

Company: Wells Fargo
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

The Enterprise Functions Technology (EFT) group provides technology solutions and support for Risk, Audit, Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Corporate Properties, and Stakeholder Relations business lines. In addition, EFT provides unique technology solutions and innovation for Wells Fargo Technology, Enterprise Shared Services, and Enterprise Data Management. This combined portfolio of applications and tools are continually engineered to meet the challenges of stability, security, scalability, and speed. Human Resources Information Technology (HRIT) team provides technology support for team member focused applications and processes, including payroll, benefits, learning and recruiting. We are seeking Lead Software Engineer who will support applications that are used by Wells Fargo's 270,000+ employees, over 1 million external job seekers, and more than 4,000 HR professionals. This is an exciting opportunity to help support Wells Fargo's Human Resources transformation to deliver a new experience for our team through process and technology. As a Lead Software Engineer supporting the Incentive Compensation Product, this role will participate in an extensive mentorship program to obtain the skills to on-boarding Incentive Compensation plans into Varicent (IC Central). This work will occur through phases crossing a multi-year project implementation. Additional responsibility may include supporting the product team through collaborating with internal and external subject matter experts, system users, and stakeholders to understand proposed business processes, requirements, and system needs in order to design and implement the technical changes within the application. Position Responsibilities and Expected Outcomes:

• Lead complex technology initiatives including those that are companywide with broad impact
• Act as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large-scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplines
• Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs
• Review and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions for tactical and strategic business objectives, enterprise technological environment, and technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including intangibles or unprecedented technical factors
• Make decisions in developing standard and companywide best practices for engineering and technology solutions requiring understanding of industry best practices and new technologies, influencing and leading technology team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Collaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals
• Lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor
• Perform business configuration of Varicent through configuration components (data, calculations, reports, business flows)
• Create and/or maintain the Varicent model (parameters tables, etc.)
• Assist with managing reference data and payee information
• Configure business calculations in Varicent
• Build configurable process flows to support overall business process and approvals
• Assist with creating and/or maintaining Varicent end-user reports and incentive admin views
• Partner with Incentive Compensation Center Of Excellence incentive admins, Incentive Compensation Product Owner, and multiple product team members
• Participate in requirements gathering sessions, review user stories, and user acceptance criteria
• Assist with documentation to capture data flow diagrams, data definition documents, decision trees, logic diagrams, requirements documents, and user experience flows.
• Provide technical expertise in identifying, evaluating and developing systems and procedures that are cost effective and meet business requirements
• Apply knowledge of industry trends and technology to drive organizational change and position Wells Fargo for the future. Required Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 5+ years of technical design experience
  • 5+ years of SDLC (System Development Life Cycle) experience
    • 5+ years of experience with SAS or SQL, or other data management, reporting and query tools
    • 3+ years of Varicent experience
    • 3+ years of implementing or upgrading Varicent
      • 3+ years of variable and incentive compensation Desired qualifications:
        • 5+ years of HR SaaS implementation experience such as Workday, Oracle or SAP
        • 3+ years of experience with scripting languages such as Bash, PowerShell, Python, Shell, VBScript, or JavaScript
        • Agile / scrum experience
        • Experience working with transaction-based incentive compensation plans
        • Knowledge and understanding of automated workflows design
        • Ability to implement a solution and communicate, in clear business terms, the benefits of the proposed risk management approach
        • Ability to influence and build relationships with LOB stakeholders, technology CIO leadership, external service providers, and architecture teams
        • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
        • Wells Fargo software engineering experience
        • A BS/BA degree or higher in information technology Job Expectations:
          • Ability to work additional hours as needed
          • Ability to work outside of regular business hour
          • Willingness to work on-site at stated location on the job opening We Value Diversity At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law. Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements. Candidates applying to job openings posted in US: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process. Drug and Alcohol Policy Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

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