Required Skills: java, SAP integration, SAP ERP

Job Description

SAP Programming Consultant - Job Description

Position Overview

• Position: SAP Programming Consultant
• Location: Columbia, SC (On-site)
• Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)
• Start Date: November 10, 2025
• Hours: 40 hours/week, Day shift (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
• Team Size: 8 people
• Number of Positions: 1 (this is a repost due to lack of qualified candidates)

Company Culture & Opportunity

The role offers opportunity to:

• Develop new and enhanced functionality using solid object-oriented design principles and standard design patterns (Java web development)
• Offer senior level application development experience and best practices to build a mature agile team supporting South Carolina's statewide ERP system and ancillary web applications
• Work in a modern Azure cloud environment including serverless and containerized applications, API management, event/messaging, and data lake services

Project Scope

The candidate will help implement cloud native solutions to support:

• REST API and asynchronous event and message-based pub/sub integrations
• Standardization of design and engineering patterns and solutions
• Web applications supporting SCEIS business processes
• Implementation of automated DevOps processes (Unit Testing, Regression Testing, static and dynamic security scans, deployments, etc.)
• Maturing current SDLC and DevOps practices and automation

Daily Duties & Responsibilities

Agile Activities:

• Daily standups
• Backlog refinement
• Sprint demos/reviews
• Sprint retrospectives

Development Activities:

• Solutioning
• Development
• Code reviews
• Testing

Additional Responsibilities:

• Complete work item acceptance criteria and the team's definition of done
• Work within the team's DevOps model and assume responsibility for end-to-end quality of work and support
• Collaborate with development team, architecture, and stakeholders to design and enhance business and technical processes and solutions

Required Skills (Must Have)

1. 5+ years of application development using solid object-oriented design principles and standards
2. Ability to communicate effectively and work in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
3. 5+ years of Java web development experience including Spring Boot, Maven, JUnit
4. 5+ years of understanding and practice using solid object-oriented design principles
5. 5+ years of experience developing containerized applications
6. 5+ years experience with Docker
7. Experience using Git and standard branching strategies such as Git Flow
8. 5+ years understanding of mature RESTful API design and development
9. 5+ years experience using Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipeline development, backlog management, etc.

Preferred Skills

1. Azure and/or AWS cloud development experience (Azure preferred):
• Azure or AWS integration services (Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway, Azure Event Grid, etc.)
• Serverless services (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Azure Container Apps, AWS Fargate, etc.)
• Managed database services (AWS RDS, Azure SQL Managed Instance, etc.)
2. Familiarity with project management tools such as Azure DevOps, GitLab, or Jira
3. Understanding of and/or experience with SAP, SAP 4/HANA, Ivalua, or other ERP systems

Education Requirements

• High School Diploma with 5+ years of relevant experience

Preferred Certifications

• AWS and/or Azure certifications
• SAP, SAP 4/HANA, or Ivalua experience and/or experience with other ERP systems

Additional Requirements

• Security clearance required
• Pre-employment checks: Drug screen, motor vehicle check, criminal and SLED background checks, credit check, E-verify
• Public sector/government experience required
• Senior level Java development is a must
• Azure experience is highly preferred
• No remote work - 100% on-site in Columbia, SC
• Candidate must relocate to SC prior to starting if not already local

Interview Process

• Preference for in-person interviews where possible
• Virtual interviews via Teams (with camera) may be offered for valid reasons
• Scheduling as soon as possible after posting closes
• Closing date: October 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST