Systems Program Developer III-60020544

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Company: State of South Carolina

Location: Richland, SC 29675

Description:

Salary: $56,210.00 - $104,000.00 Annually
Location : Richland County, SC
Job Type: FTE - Full-Time
Job Number: 174582
Agency: Department of Administration
Division: South Carolina Enterprise Information System
Opening Date: 03/25/2025
Closing Date: 4/7/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Agency Specific Application Procedures:: All applicants must apply online.
Class Code:: AM10
Position Number:: 60020544
Normal Work Schedule:: Monday - Friday (8:30 - 5:00)
Pay Band: Band 7
Hiring Range - Min.: $56,210.00
Hiring Range - Max.: $80,105.00
Opening Date: 03/25/2025
EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer
Veteran Preference Statement: South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

Job Responsibilities
Systems Program Developer III
The Department of Administration's Division of Enterprise Applications is seeking a Systems Program Developer III to join our team. We are in growth mode, and it is an exciting time to be a contributing member to SC Enterprise Information System (SCEIS)! SCEIS is the backbone of our business processes and ultimately empowers decision makers to improve government for the citizens.

If you enjoy working at the intersection of people, process, and technology, and motivated by a fast paced, multi-tasked and transforming environment, then this position could be for you! In this role, you will participate in a Development Team that is responsible for engineering and implementing solutions to address business needs related to full stack cloud-hosted web applications, event-driven and REST API integrations, observability platform and data lake automation, and customizations within third-party applications such as SAP in a polyglot distributed environment. Come join the journey to deliver modern and sustainable enterprise applications and operations and positively affect SC Government systems!

This position is onsite in beautiful Columbia, South Carolina.

Responsibilities of the Systems Program Developer III:
  • Work with architecture, product\service owners, and the Development Team to clarify work item functional and non-functional requirements.
  • Identify tasks needed to complete a work item so accurate effort and hour estimates can be provided in backlog refinement meetings.
  • Complete all work committed to during a sprint per the Development Team's and the broader division's Definition of Done.
  • Engineer solutions for implementing business requirements per design specifications including build and deployment pipeline development\configuration, automated testing, and observability.
  • Perform peer code reviews to ensure code quality, readability, maintainability, and other coding\engineering standards.
  • Participate in sprint retrospective meetings to address team and development process inefficiencies.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related technical field and 1 year of experience in cloud-based software development. Relevant experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis.

Additional Requirements:
  • Basic understanding of cloud-native serverless and containerized application development in Azure and\or AWS.
  • Basic understanding of SOLID design principles and common architectures such as Event-Driven, Schedule-Based, Microservices, Data Lake and Data Warehouse architectures.
  • Familiar with common SQL based and document database technologies.
  • General understanding of Infrastructure as Code programming languages and tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or CloudFormation.
  • Experience working in an agile framework such as Scrum.
  • Experience using modern source control and project management tools and services such as Github, GitLab, Jira, or Azure DevOps.
  • Familiarity with one or more of the following object-oriented programming languages: Java, Python, Javascript, C#.

Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application will be required to bring a copy of college transcript to the interview. A copy of the transcript may also be uploaded as an attachment to the application, if required by the hiring department or if desired by the applicant. Please note that some areas of the Department may require an official, certified copy of the transcript prior to hiring or within a specific timeframe required by that area, after hiring. Failure to produce an official, certified transcript may result in not being hired or termination.
Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with Java and Python.
  • Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP.

Additional Comments
The Department of Administration is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.

The South Carolina Department of Administration offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:
  • Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children. Click here for additional information.
  • 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
  • 15 days sick leave per year
  • 13 paid holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available
  • Retirement benefit choices *
    • State Retirement Plan(SCRS)
    • State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP)
*Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.
Benefits for State Employees
The state of South Carolina offers eligible employees generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid vacation and sick leave. Plus, work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules are available to employees of some state agencies.

Insurance Benefits
Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits. Other available insurance benefits include dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.

Retirement Benefits
State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.

Workplace Benefits
State employees may also be eligible for other benefits, including tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.

Note: The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.
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Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted or reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position. I have read and acknowledge the above statement.
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Which of the following best describes your education and experience?
  • At least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related technical field and at least 1 year of experience in cloud-based software development.
  • An associate degree and at least three (3) years of experience in cloud-based software development.
  • A high school diploma and at least five (5) years of experience in cloud-based software development.
  • None of the above.

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