Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer

Be a part of the team responsible for improving the quality and efficiency of the larger engineering organization at Vertex. Improve software development lifecycle through platform capabilities, metrics, insights and automation; lead the design and implementation of core DevOps and test automation platform capabilities; develop services, tools, and automated workflows that work on the delivery aspects of modern Cloud services that provide solutions for complex tax requirements; lead development of a shared, secured DevOps platform for delivery of leading SaaS tax solutions, including service development, related infrastructure-as-code, monitoring and alerting design and architect solutions including tooling options that can be 3rd party, open source and home grown; create Cloud and application environment automation (infrastructure-as-code); and write and structure documentation, representing architecture and user flows visually; identify inefficiencies in the flow of value through the DevOps pipeline and design improvements to accelerate and optimize.

Bachelor's Degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and five (5) years of experience in the following:

• Performing application development in Java, Python, and Go;
• Performing Software Development Quality Assurance including creating test plans and test frameworks;
• Creating software delivery pipelines using DevOps;
• Using continuous delivery tooling to accelerate and optimize software delivery;
• Working on Cloud-native computing foundation technologies, including AWS or Azure;
• Coordinating large-scale projects in agile development teams, including working with program stakeholders; and
• Eligible for up to 100% remote work within the continental United States.