Configuration Specialist

Who We Are

Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life’s other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms and automation.  For more information, please visit solera.com.

The Role

Configuration Specialist role exists within Configuration team in Professional Services vertical.This position is responsible for delivering customizations and ensuring seamless data flow and workflow logic within Solera's products. This role involves implementing customer-specific requirements to optimize user experience and enhance product functionality.

What You’ll Need

• Good expert level understanding (2 years minimum) of software programming (javascript), HTML, CSS, XML - configurator should know how to write expressions in pseudo-code, target task and case data
• Able to take user stories, and requests for change, to configure and prepare systems for Solera customers.
• Analytical approach – a configurator must be able to problem-solve through the application of logic.  The role of the configurator is in many ways the role of a detective, following through each problem from end result all the way back to the root cause
• Working under pressure - deadlines are often tight and mission-critical
• Willingness to learn and cooperate - understanding what other team members are doing, how they are solving problems is always best practice
• Understanding of implications of changes - the person must be able to think beyond the immediate change they plan to make and assess the risk to other projects
• Build positive and collaborative relationships globally with key stakeholders
• Understand legacy vs modern SDLC lifecycles so as to be able to adapt to both.
• Enjoy working as part of a global multilingual team.

What You’ll Bring

• End to End thinking – connecting the dots
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Effectively translate customer requirements into scalable and efficient solutions
• Interpersonal skills - collaboration, facilitation, and negotiation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to explain complex workflows and solution in a way that non-technical people may understand
• Strong ability to drive the adoption of the Solera Architectural Manifesto
• Qualified and experienced in delivery mechanisms, Agile methodologies and performance frameworks across global products.
• Obsessed with product deliveries to time and budget following a “client comes first” approach.

It is impossible to list every requirement for, or responsibility of, any position.  Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company’s needs may change over time.  Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive.   The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description.  The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business needs.