System Software Programmer - Consultant

Location: Cayce, SC  Onsite 

About the Client

This position supports efforts to modernize systems and environments associated with Finance and Operations (FAO), with a focus on Human Resources (HR), under the Client's Office of Information Technology (OIT).

As the agency charged with promoting and protecting public health and the environment, the Client has a legacy of attracting and retaining talented individuals who want to build rewarding, successful careers doing work that touches people's lives every day.

Ideal candidates are self-motivated, team-oriented, able to work under limited supervision, and responsive to priority tasks as needed. Candidates must also be able to form productive working relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds and at all organizational levels.

About the Role

This is a new position focused on the Client's Public Health Financial and Administrative systems. Due to the volume of agency financial and administrative systems that need to be migrated to agency-standard platforms, modernized, and upgraded to replace aging components, the Client requires additional technical staff to support these efforts.

This role focuses on designing, developing, and implementing system software using the Angular framework and supporting DevOps practices that ensure secure, reliable, and streamlined deployments. The successful candidate will help align technical solutions with current and future business needs, ensuring system architectures, codebases, and deployment pipelines follow industry best practices. This role is essential to supporting strategic modernization initiatives, maintaining compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements, and ensuring ongoing business continuity for critical agency systems.

Key Responsibilities

Application Development & System Support

• Develop, enhance, and maintain financial and administrative applications using the Angular framework and modern software engineering practices.
• Understand existing system architectures, integrations, and dependencies, including how Client systems interface with SCEIS and other enterprise platforms.
• Identify technical gaps, performance issues, and modernization opportunities across legacy systems.
• Implement system improvements through reliable, secure, and scalable code.
• Maintain technical documentation, coding standards, and development procedures.
• Support all phases of the software development lifecycle, including design, development, integration, deployment, and maintenance.

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, testing, and deployment processes.
• Perform unit, integration, regression, and automated testing to ensure code quality and system reliability.
• Participate in system upgrades, code refactoring, security patches, and platform modernization projects.
• Support production deployments and collaborate with infrastructure teams to ensure stable and secure releases.
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to coordinate release schedules and ensure smooth implementation of updates.

• Create and maintain documentation for application architecture, APIs, integrations, and deployment processes.
• Document best practices for coding, DevOps workflows, and security compliance.
• Provide technical guidance and collaborate with team members to improve development practices across the organization.

Data Integrity, Reporting & Integration Support

• Develop and maintain application logic and API integrations that ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across HR and administrative systems.
• Support reporting needs by building or optimizing system components that feed reporting tools such as Power BI or similar platforms.
• Troubleshoot data inconsistencies and implement technical solutions to improve system performance and customer satisfaction.

• Refactor legacy code and migrate aging applications to modern frameworks and platforms.
• Identify automation opportunities to replace manual workflows and improve system efficiency.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and IT subject-matter experts to understand functional needs and translate them into technical solutions.
• Participate in gap analyses to align current system capabilities with future-state technical requirements.

• Contribute technical expertise to project plans, development schedules, and resource estimates.
• Participate in technical design reviews, sprint planning, and Agile development ceremonies as needed.
• Update and track work items in the agency ticketing system, ensuring transparency and accurate progress reporting.
• Assist project teams in identifying technical risks, recommending solutions, and supporting successful project delivery.
• Promote a collaborative, solution-focused environment that supports project momentum and team success.

Collaboration, Communication & Security

• Work closely with HR, IT, and Finance teams to ensure applications align with business requirements and agency architecture standards.
• Update and maintain technical content within SharePoint or other collaboration platforms.
• Adhere to all Information Technology development, security, and data protection standards, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Assist with development of policies and procedures to conform and comply with agency standard cyber security policy design related to information risk management, data criticality, confidentiality, and protection (NIST 800-53, FISMA, State InfoSec requirements, etc.).

This position is 40 hours per week for the duration of the project. The selected candidate should be able to work flexible hours where necessary, including outside traditional business hours.

Required Skills (in order of importance)

1. 3+ years of experience refactoring legacy code
2. 3+ years of experience with enterprise-level system modernization
3. 3+ years of State or Federal Government experience
4. 3+ years of experience developing modern web applications using PrimeNG, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS (all required)
5. 3+ years of experience developing RESTful APIs and backend services using ASP.NET Core and C#
6. 3+ years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including database design, data modeling, stored procedures, performance-optimized queries, and SQL troubleshooting
7. 3+ years of experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated builds, deployments, and environment troubleshooting
8. 5+ years of experience with manual and automated system testing throughout the SDLC
9. 3+ years of experience creating technical documentation
10. Familiarity with data privacy, security standards, and regulatory compliance relevant to state and federal systems (e.g., HIPAA, CJIS, NIST)

Preferred Skills (in order of importance)

1. Experience with IT development and implementation projects
2. Experience with Power BI or supporting data pipelines for reporting and analytics
3. Familiarity with infrastructure or cloud technologies such as Azure
4. Experience with SharePoint or collaborative content-management platforms

Education & Certifications

• Required Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent work experience
• Required Certifications: None

Additional Requirements

• Public sector/government experience required
• Must be able to pass pre-employment checks: 7-year credit history, 7-year criminal background check, E-Verify, Confidentiality Agreement, and Business Associate Agreement
• Must sign the Client's confidentiality agreement and/or Business Associate (BA) agreement, if applicable
• Contractors must be onsite during each week throughout the term of the contract (per the hybrid schedule noted above)
• All source code and work product developed under this engagement remain the sole property of the Client