Configuration Specialist (Remote)

Businessolver
United States
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level to senior benefits administration professionals who thrive in remote settings and are detail-oriented, with a focus on system configuration and cross-functional collaboration.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 2+ years in benefits administration and a history of meticulous data validation
    — “2+ years benefits administration plan configuration experience”
  • Individuals who excel at managing multiple priorities and maintaining process documentation
    — “Strong analytical ability, excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to manage projects and multiple priorities at the same time”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a high level of attention to detail and self-QA rigor
    — “Complete self-QA on all system build work”
  • Compensation is not fixed and depends on education, experience, and geographic location
    — “pay to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, balanced against internal equity and competitive market based geographic ranges”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your experience in validating data for carrier integration and system builds
    — “Responsible for participating in all raw materials review and validation”
  • Highlight your ability to organize and summarize findings from large data sets
    — “Ability to compare large data sets, organize data and summarize findings”
  • Showcase your experience with benefits plan configuration and system development
    — “Experience within the benefit administration industry is required”
  • Demonstrate your proactive communication and daily collaboration skills
    — “Daily touch-base with necessary internal partners associated with current projects or tasks”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • accurate data configuration
  • efficient system build
Typical background
benefits administrationdata analysis

Skills & requirements

Required

SQLExcelData AnalysisSystem ConfigurationBenefits Administration

Preferred

Ms AccessPower Bi

Stack & domain

SQLMS AccessExcelBenefits AdministrationSystem ConfigurationCommunicationProblem-solvingData Analysis

About the role

Original posting from Businessolver

Since 1998, Businessolver has delivered market-changing benefits technology and services supported by an intrinsic responsiveness to client needs. The company creates client programs that maximize benefits program investment, minimize risk exposure, and engage employees with easy-to-use solutions and communication tools to assist them in making wise and cost-efficient benefits selections. Founded by HR professionals, Businessolver's unwavering service-oriented culture and secure SaaS platform provide measurable success in its mission to provide complete client delight.

**Please be aware of recruitment scams. Businessolver does not make job offers outside of our official hiring process or request payment or sensitive personal information.  You will never receive an offer of employment without meeting a hiring authority and having a "live" and face-to-face conversation.**We're currently looking to add a Configuration Specialist to our team! The successful Configuration Specialist will be relentlessly focused on the integrity and accuracy of our data as it is shared with carriers. When our client's employees need access to their benefits, we ensure they have it! The ideal candidate is a DOER…a to-do list lives in fear of our Config Specialists!

The Gig:

Responsible for participating in all raw materials review and validation

Responsible for ensuring system configuration is completed in accordance to requirements documentation

Support and follow key work process flows for Annual Enrollment, New Services Implementation as well as Acquisitions and Divestitures system build requirements

Complete self-QA on all system build work

Establish and follow global process documentation and report any discrepancies in documentation

Daily touch-base with necessary internal partners associated with current projects or tasks 

Accurately maintain capacity and productivity measurements through utilization of task updates

Review open tasks daily; prioritize work and escalate when appropriate

Address any escalated or global issues related to system build for clients

Active participation in training sessions related to new system functionality and processes

What you need to make the cut:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience 

2+ years benefits administration plan configuration experience

Experience within the benefit administration industry is required

Strong SQL, MS Access and strong Excel skills preferred

Strong analytical ability, excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to manage projects and multiple priorities at the same time

Keen attention to detail - you must pay crazy attention to detail without going crazy

Be a creative thinker - the person who doesn’t settle and always looks for a better way

Ability to compare large data sets, organize data and summarize findings

Working knowledge of business processes, system development and process improvements

Proficient in gathering business requirements, process flows and use cases

Experience with and strong understanding of various technologies and platforms

The pay range for this position is 47K to 74K per year (pay to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, balanced against internal equity and competitive market based geographic ranges).  

This role is eligible to participate in the annual bonus incentive plan. 

Other Compensation:  If this position is full-time or part-time benefit eligible, you will receive a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed here: https://businessolver.foleon.com/bsc/job-board-businessolver-virtual-benefits-guide/ 

Dear Applicant.

At Businessolver, we take our responsibility to protect our clients, employees, and company seriously and that begins with the hiring process. 

Our approach is thoughtful and thorough. We’ve built a multi-layered screening process designed to identify top talent and ensure the integrity of every hire. This includes quickly filtering out individuals who may attempt to misrepresent themselves or act in bad faith. 

We also partner with trusted, best-in-class providers to conduct background checks, verify identities, and confirm references. These steps aren’t just about compliance, they’re about ensuring fairness, safety, and trust for everyone involved. 

Put simply: we will always confirm that you are who you say you are. It's just one of the many ways we uphold the standards that matter most, to you, to us, and to the people we serve. 

With heart,

The Businessolver Recruiting Team

Businessolver is committed to maintaining an environment that protects client data. We train our employees to maintain leading class security practices and expect all employees to adhere to policy, procedures and controls.

(Applicable to all roles at an AVP, DIR, VP, Head Of or SVP and above level):

Serve as a security contact for the business unit. Responsible for driving adoption and compliance with information security and privacy practices. Serve as a liaison with the information security team on security and privacy matters.

Equal Opportunity at Businessolver:

Businessolver is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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Source: Businessolver careers

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