Technical Consultant II

Job Description

Job Description

$75,000 - $95,000 + PS Bonus

$75,000 - $95,000 / year

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The insurance industry runs on Vertafore. We equip agencies, MGAs, and carriers with the core digital systems, specialized AI, and data-driven foundation to eliminate distribution drag across the insurance lifecycle, spanning sales, servicing, and back-office operations. 

Underpinned by unmatched speed and performance power, we are the trusted backbone that’s taking the insurance industry from friction to flow with Distribution Velocity – speed, performance, and trust - to drive growth at scale. 

With over 95% of the top agencies and insurers and 50% of industry compliance transactions running through Vertafore, we lead at the intersection of innovation and trust, giving insurance professionals the confidence to transform and win in the AI era. 

Our reach is global, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

As a Technical Consultant at Vertafore, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering value to our clients by implementing technical configurations and offering tailored solutions to their business challenges. Your expertise will shape and enhance the experiences of our key clients, fostering strong relationships and contributing to the future growth of our team.

Working collaboratively across departments such as Customer Support, Account Management, Professional Services, and Product Management, you'll guide clients through their journey with us, ensuring their needs are met and exceeded. As part of a dynamic cross-functional team, you'll need to be proactive, adaptable, and service-oriented to excel in our fast-paced environment.

Delving into the technical intricacies of implementations will be your forte, and you'll relish the opportunity to devise innovative tools, processes, and solutions to tackle complex problems head-on. Consultant IIs will further enhance their expertise, applying deep product knowledge to address unique customer scenarios and identify best practices that can drive effectiveness across the board.

 

Core Responsibilities:

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

• Configuring the Surefyre platform to meet our customers’ needs through technical configuration using HTML, JavaScript and JSON

• Building JSON based forms using our drag and drop form builder and advanced edits to the JSON schema

• Writing python scripts to assist in data migrations, import, export or advanced configuration for customers

• Assisting in integrations with third party systems using REST and SOAP APIs

• Setting up excel based worksheets to aid in calculations for the Surefyre platform

• Work closely with product & engineering teams to help drive changes to the product to ease configuration tasks

• Work with the engineering team to assist in technical configurations such as advanced integrations

• Work with Professional Services to understand needs of a customer project and changes that are needed to their Surefyre instance

• Reproduce issues customers see with their configuration and help resolve these issues

• Documenting changes that were made to customer instances

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

·       Excellent written and verbal communication skills

·       Ability to work within a team in a collaborative manner

·       Willingness to learn new technologies and experiment with innovation

·       Self-starter who is detail-oriented, quick-learner, deadline-driven and can manage shifting priorities

·       Strategic problem solver with excellent analytical and critical thinking skills

·       Proactively acquires new skills and learns new tools and technologies to troubleshoot complex issues.

·       Fluent in web coding languages including HTML, CSS and JavaScript

·       Technical knowledge of configuration syntax such as JSON or YAML

·       Experience with editing and creating PDF files

·       Experience with Microsoft excel including advanced features and formulas

·       Experience using or working with enterprise B2B software

·       Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

 

Qualifications:

·       Bachelor's degree in computer related field

·       3+ years experience in B2B software industry

·       3+ years in technical configuration or QA role

·       Programming experience in at least one development language

·       Experience with a template language such as Jinja2

·       Knowledge of APIs and experience with Postman

·       Knowledge of API authentication mechanisms such as OAuth, API Tokens, Basic Auth, etc.

 

Additional Requirements and Details:

·       Travel required up to 10% of the time.  

·       WFH Flexible

·       Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.  

·       Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.  

·       Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.). 

·       Frequent sitting and/or standing.  

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Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings .

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. 

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