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Associate Software Developer

General Atomics and Affiliated Companies

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Poway, CA

Job description

This resource will perform day-to-day hands-on development activities, run testing activities when needed and provide issue support and resolution. The ideal candidate will bring excellent hands-on Varicent development skills, the ability and willingness to support operational activities, as well as strong communication, organizational and time management skills.

Roles and Responsibilities:
  • Varicent Expertise: Leverage your experience with Varicent modules including Composer, Portal Access, QueryTool, and Presenter to optimize and support KPMG's Advisory variable compensation processes.
  • Data Integration & Process Development: Develop and manage import processes (intra-model & query function), workflows, calculation logic, reports, and web forms, ensuring seamless integration within Varicent.
  • Technical Proficiency: Command expertise with relational and dimensional databases and programming concepts; exhibit strong SQL query skills.
  • Documentation & Planning: Create detailed requirement documents, technical specifications, unit test plans, estimation documents, and architectural roadmaps.
  • Problem Solving: Efficiently diagnose and resolve issues in existing Varicent code and configurations, ensuring minimal disruption to compensation processes.
  • Communication: Simplify technical processes and terms, making them accessible to colleagues without a technical background.
  • Business Acumen: Understand sales compensation business processes, providing insights that support the client-centric goals of KPMG's Advisory practice.
  • Project Management: Drive IT methodologies including ITIL, SDLC, and Agile Development; spearhead strategies for global systems rollout, vendor selection, and implementation planning.
  • Leadership: Direct delivery by coordinating with senior leadership and ensuring excellence and integrity in all deliverables while managing the risks proactively.
Required Experience:
  • At least 5+ years in designing, developing, and maintaining Incentive Compensation Management models and reports, including at least two full lifecycle implementations.
  • At least 5+ Experience in use of Varicent ICM modules (eg: Composer, Portal Access, Task Manager, QueryTool, and Presenter)
  • At least 2+ years creating controls and documentation including technical specifications, estimation documents, and architectural documents.
  • At least 2+ Years’ experience with building import (intra-model & query function) processes, workflow processes, calculation logic, reports and web forms
  • Proven expertise in Sales Performance Management and Incentive Compensation Implementation, particularly within Varicent.
Experience & Background:
  • Ability to code proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, Perl, Java, etc)
  • Intermediate experience and knowledge of Relational-Dimensional Databases / SQL / programming concepts
  • Intermediate to advanced experience with web technologies and design/ development of webforms; JavaScript, HTML5/CSS3, Responsive Web Design; Web-API, SOAP and RESTful Web Services
  • Knowledge of ETL concepts and large volume data handling between systems
  • Knowledge of mathematical calculations to summarize and aggregate large volumes of data
  • Knowledge of BI / Reporting Tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, MicroStrategy)
  • Capability to manage and challenge senior stakeholders, with the skill to work cross-functionally.
  • Effective communication skills and a collaborative approach, delivering results in both offshore and onshore environments.
  • Demonstrated success in managing end-to-end delivery across digital solutions and customer experience initiatives.
  • If Varicent experience is not available – then very strong domain experience with other Incentive Compensation or Sales Performance Management tools will be considered (e.g., Xactly, Callidus, Oracle Incentive Management, etc.)
Expected Skills:
  • Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
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