Senior Tax Systems Engineer (vertex)

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · San Francisco, CA +2

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Tax Systems Engineer (Vertex) to join their IT Finance Engineering team. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise tax solutions using Vertex, while owning the technical integration of tax systems across Finance, ERP, Billing, and Revenue platforms. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in Vertex and indirect tax processes with strong engineering skills across APIs, middleware, and event-driven architectures. This is a tax systems engineering role with integration architecture responsibilities, not a middleware-only position.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead end-to-end implementation and enhancement of Vertex tax solutions across Finance and Revenue systems
  2. Configure and optimize Vertex (O Series / tax engines), including tax rules, jurisdictions, exemptions, and reporting
  3. Design and build integrations between Vertex and ERP, Billing, Revenue Recognition, and Order Management systems
  4. Define tax data flows, transaction mappings, and reconciliation controls across systems
  5. Partner with Finance, Tax, Revenue Operations, and Engineering to translate regulatory and business requirements into scalable technical solutions

Skills

Required

  • Vertex tax solutions
  • indirect tax domains
  • Vertex configuration
  • integrating Vertex with ERP, billing, and revenue systems
  • REST/SOAP APIs
  • middleware
  • custom frameworks
  • API design
  • data mapping
  • JSON/XML transformations
  • secure integrations
  • integration platforms (e.g., MuleSoft, Boomi, Informatica)
  • troubleshooting tax, integration, and financial data flows
  • Agile environments
  • CI/CD
  • version control (Git)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance Systems, or a related field

Nice to have

  • Vertex in SaaS or subscription-based business models
  • revenue systems (e.g., RevPro)
  • billing platforms
  • scalable tax architectures for global operations
  • compliance controls
  • audit processes
  • financial system governance
  • enterprise data platforms
  • reporting tools

What the JD emphasized

  • 8+ years of experience implementing and supporting Vertex tax solutions in enterprise environments
  • Strong expertise in indirect tax domains (Sales & Use Tax, VAT, GST, cross-border taxation, exemptions, compliance)
  • Deep knowledge of Vertex configuration (rules, jurisdictions, rates, exemptions, certificates, reporting)
  • Experience integrating Vertex with ERP, billing, and revenue systems via REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, or custom frameworks
  • Strong engineering foundation in API design, data mapping, JSON/XML transformations, and secure integrations
  • Experience with integration platforms (e.g., MuleSoft, Boomi, Informatica)
  • SOX compliance