Senior Engineer

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, inclusive culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM. RSM’s Center for Advanced Tax Technology (“CATT”) is one of the fastest growing tax practice groups at RSM. The CATT team is focused on enhancing RSM US and global ability to deliver comprehensive, value-added, and efficient Tax products and services to our clients. It is a dynamic team with professionals of varying backgrounds from tax functional, tax technical, technology development, and product management. The team consults and executes on a wide range of initiatives involving process and tool development and implementation including training development, engagement management, tool design, and implementation. CATT is a fast-paced, high-energy, collaborative environment. We are looking for a dynamic, experienced professional who is excited about the opportunity to create a world-class customer support function that maintains a consistent above average metrics, provides leadership and motivation to the team leads and support specialists whom they supervise, and effectively communicates with all levels within the organization. JOB SUMMARY The CATT Senior Engineer works with Product Owners and Business Analysts to design, develop, and maintain custom-developed software that is used by internal RSM partners and staff as well as external clients to drive long-term scalability and sustainability of the business for a competitive advantage. To execute their area of responsibility, this role collaborates with staff, product teams, IT, other functional areas within the broader RSM firm, and field offices to ensure we achieve the vision cohesively and effectively. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success leading high-performance teams, strong data analytics capabilities, a continuous improvement mindset, and a deep passion for the digital transformational journey. ESSENTIAL DUTIES Works with Product Owners and BAs to understand business needs and requirements. Focuses on solving complex problems by creating technical designs and reference documentation for implementation. Produces clean, secure, efficient, and well documented code. Leads application integrations with various approaches such as APIs, REST services, etc. Partners with DevOps on CI/CD pipeline implementation and automation. Troubleshoots, debugs, and fixes defects in existing software. Provides technical guidance to product teams and developers throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Conducts code reviews to identify improvement opportunities. Participates and champions all agile/scrum ceremonies (or adherence to Kanban principles); monitors sprint burndown charts to know when to ramp up/down the team to drive quality and velocity over time. Serves as a Career Advisor for FTEs or hiring manager for Contractors, which requires regular feedback, coaching, goal setting and training with assigned advisee(s)/contractor(s). EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Bachelor's Degree (preference given to Business or Technology or Accounting major). Certified AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions or equivalent experience. JOB REQUIREMENTS Minimum 7 years’ experience leading software delivery teams and developing solutions (required). Minimum 5 years’ experience in software development, with a focus on using React-JS.NetCore platforms that are integrated utilizing APIs, and deployed in Azure Cloud (required). Results driven; high integrity; ability to influence, negotiate and build relationships; superior communications skills; make complex decisions and lead team through complex challenges (required). Experience with Software Development Life Cycle (required); Secure Software Development Life Cycle (preferred). Experience with Agile development methodologies (required). Self-disciplined to work in a virtual, agile, globally sourced team (required). Prior public accounting experience with mid to large size firm(s) or other professional services experience (preferred). SUCCESSFUL CHARACTERISTICS / SKILLS Strategic, out-of-the-box thinker and problem-solving experience to assess, analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve issues. Excellent analytical skills, extraordinary attention to detail, and ability to present recommendations to business teams based on trends, patterns, and modern best practices. Experience and passion for technology and providing exceptional experiences both internally for our employees and externally for clients and prospects. Strong ownership, bias to action, and know-how to succeed in ambiguity. Ability to deliver value consistently by motivating teams towards achieving goals. At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We support and inspire you to prioritize your wellbeing by delivering personalized, holistic programming for your physical, emotional, financial and community wellbeing. RSM has a generous time off policy with at least 14 paid holidays, wellbeing days and associate and above access to self-managed time off. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits. RSM is proud to be an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  We are proud to provide our employees with tools to assist them in being successful in achieving both personal and professional goals. We welcome and support all our employees to thrive in an environment free of discrimination and harassment. As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer all applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender (including gender identity and/or gender expression); sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at careers@rsmus.com. RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). However, those candidates who may be recent U.S. college / university graduates possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience, excluding internships, in the U.S. or his/her home country would be eligible for hire as an experienced candidate and thus eligible for sponsorship. Compensation Range: $102,200 - $189,200 Not ready to apply yet? Join our Talent Community Why do we work at RSM? It just feels good here. We foster an environment of camaraderie, collaboration and learning—one in which you can be your authentic self and feel seen and supported by leaders and colleagues as you pursue your personal and professional best. Expanding our team with dedicated teammates, values-driven individuals and diverse thinkers results in better work—and a great work experience. Our clients benefit from fresh insights and energy as we partner to support them, and our teams enjoy a work environment that inspires and empowers them to thrive.