SAP Programming Consultant - PC 25-31040

Job Title: SAP Programming Consultant

Duration: 12 Months
Location: 100% On-site Columbia, SC

Position Overview:

The organization is seeking an experienced SAP Programming Consultant to develop, enhance, and support a statewide ERP system and related web applications. The consultant will leverage modern cloud-native development practices and object-oriented design principles to implement scalable and secure solutions in a collaborative Agile environment.

This role provides an exciting opportunity to work within a modern Azure cloud environment including serverless and containerized applications, API management, event/messaging systems, and data lake services while contributing to the continuous improvement of DevOps and SDLC practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in all Agile ceremonies, including:

  • Daily standups

  • Backlog refinement

  • Sprint demos/reviews

  • Sprint retrospectives

• Engage in end-to-end development activities, including:

  • Solutioning and design

  • Development and code reviews

  • Testing and validation

• Ensure completion of work item acceptance criteria and adherence to the team s definition of done.

• Operate within the DevOps framework, maintaining responsibility for the end-to-end quality of deliverables.

• Collaborate with architecture teams and stakeholders to design, implement, and enhance both business and technical processes.

• Contribute to automation of DevOps processes such as:

  • Unit and regression testing

  • Security scans (static and dynamic)

  • Continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD)

• Support the standardization of design patterns and engineering best practices.

Scope of the Project:

The consultant will support and implement cloud-native solutions for:

• REST API and event/message-based pub/sub integrations

• Web applications that support ERP business processes

• Standardization of design and engineering patterns

• Automated DevOps processes for CI/CD and testing

• Maturing SDLC and DevOps automation practices

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in application development using object-oriented design principles and standards.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills within Agile, team-oriented environments.

• 5+ years of experience in Java web development, including Spring Boot, Maven, and JUnit.

• 5+ years of experience developing containerized applications using Docker.

• Proficiency with Git and standard branching strategies (e.g., Gitflow).

• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and event-driven architectures.

• 5+ years of experience using Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipeline development and backlog management.

• Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles.

• Proven experience working on Agile teams (Scrum and/or Kanban).

Education and Certifications (Required):

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Management, or a related technical field,
  OR

  • Five (5) years of equivalent experience in application system development and modification.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Azure and/or AWS cloud development (Azure preferred).

• Experience with integration services such as Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway, or Azure Event Grid.

• Experience with serverless computing (Azure Functions, AWS Lambda, Azure Container Apps, AWS Fargate).

• Familiarity with managed database services (Azure SQL Managed Instance, AWS RDS).

• Experience with project management tools such as Azure DevOps, GitLab, or Jira.

• Knowledge of SAP, SAP S/4HANA, IVALUA, or other ERP systems.

Preferred Certifications:

• Azure and/or AWS cloud certifications.

• SAP, SAP S/4HANA, or IVALUA certifications (or related ERP experience).