Sr Engineer, Software Dev

LPL is a Fortune 500 wealth management firm in the US, supporting close to 30,000 financial advisors and over 1,000 institutions through its platforms and services. The firm manages approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and has a global workforce of 9,000+ employees, continuing to grow year over year.

As part of this growth, LPL is expanding its global footprint through LPL GBS and setting up a Global Capability Center (GCC) in Hyderabad to build scalable business, technology, and operations capabilities.

Job Overview:

We are looking for a Senior Engineer - Varicent Developer with working knowledge of Varicent development to join the Client Compensation Group.

As the Senior Varicent Developer, youll be a Varicent subject matter expert who will be directly accountable for translating sales compensation management requirements into Varicent calculations and report deliverables. As part of the team that serves as the technical owners of the platform, you will be expected to put in policies and governance to maintain application sustainability and availability. The ideal candidate is a strong technologist with a practical data engineering mindset, is outcome-focused, and fosters teamwork.

Essential Functions:

• Develop/Enhance compensation solutions using Varicent for various incentive plans.
• Strong hands-on Experience in Varicent Version 10.
• Create and implement elegantly coded and effectively tuned solutions that enable high performance and ease of maintenance.
• Optimize queries and reports utilized within the platform.
• Build, maintain, and extend data models within the Varicent Incentive Compensation Management platform.
• Create and troubleshoot Presenter and Presenter Adaptive reports.
• Good hands-on experience on Workflow and Webforms.
• Collaborate with product owners and business stakeholders to gain a working understanding of business requirements and operational processes.
• Support the investigation and troubleshooting of complex business issues.

What are we looking for?

We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team oriented, and can execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in computer science or related field
• 8+ years of development and/or implementation experience using modern technologies.
• 5+ years’ development experience implementing Varicent ICM modules (e.g.: Composer, Portal Access, Task Manager, QueryTool, and Presenter)
• 2+ Years’ experience with building import (intra-model & query function) processes, workflow processes, calculation logic, reports, and web forms
• 2+ years creating controls and documentation including technical specifications, estimation documents, and architectural documents.
• Ability to quickly dissect and fix issues in existing Varicent calculations and configurations.
• Code proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (Python, .Net, Perl, Java, etc.)
• Working knowledge of design tools such as Visio, Lucid chart
• Experience with DevOps processes including version control, Release Management and CI/CD (e.g. GitHub, TeamCity, Octopus, Jenkins)
• Knowledge in designing, refactoring, and unit testing

Core Competencies:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering and business teams
• Detail-oriented and capable of delivering at a high level of accuracy
• Experience contributing and operating within an Agile team
• Good interpersonal and collaborative skills

Preferences:

• Knowledge of ETL concepts and large-volume data handling between systems
• Knowledge of mathematical calculations to summarize and aggregate large volumes of data.
• Working knowledge of BI / Reporting Tools (i.e., Tableau, Power BI, MicroStrategy)
• Experience with AWS cloud services (e.g., S3, Glue, Lambda ) is highly preferred and will be considered a strong advantage
• Hands-on exposure to deploying, integrating, or supporting applications in AWS environments will differentiate candidates
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Developer Associate) are a plus
• Banking, financial services or other highly regulated industry experience