SAP HR Configuration Specialist - 4 Days Onsite / Week - Only W2 is required

Will close to submissions on 11 / 7 at 5 : 00PM EST.

Interview Process : 1 round, virtual (video required)

Duration of the Contract : 12 months

Possibility for Extension : Yes

Work Location : Role is hybrid (4 days onsite per week)

Candidate location : Candidate MUST be a SC resident or willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the role at their own expense.

Full job description attached and required and preferred skills are listed below.

Scope of the project :

Due to the volume of agency financial and administrative systems that need to be migrated to agency standard platforms, upgrade and streamline upgrade aged components, and modernization efforts, additional staff is needed to support these efforts and system implementation. The team will work to align business needs with current and future state to ensure systems are set up and supported following industry best practices to ensure strategic initiatives and compliance with federal and state regulatory laws and ensure business continuity.

This position will be a part of the team responsible for supporting these efforts and transition to operational support.

Candidates should be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision, and respond to priority tasks as needed.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities :

The SAP HR Systems Technician plays a vital role in configuring, maintaining, and enhancing the South Carolina Department of Public Health's Human Resources systems, with a primary focus on the SCEIS SAP ECC platform and other agency HR-related systems. This position is responsible for implementing system configuration changes, optimizing workflows, improving data quality, and supporting reporting needs based on technical capabilities and business requirements.

Working closely with HR, IT, and Finance teams, the technician ensures that system functionality aligns with operational goals and compliance standards. The role involves hands-on configuration, testing, documentation, and support of SAP HR modules, as well as identifying and implementing workflow-driven solutions to reduce manual processes and improve data integrity.

With a strong emphasis on technical problem-solving, system optimization, and data-driven reporting, this position is essential to the successful modernization and efficiency of HR operations.

Key Responsibilities

System Configuration & Workflow Optimization

• Configure and maintain SAP ECC HR modules within the SCEIS platform to support evolving business needs.
• Recommend and implement workflow-driven solutions to reduce manual data entry and streamline HR processes.
• Identify system capabilities and limitations to propose creative, system-based solutions for HR modernization.
• Collaborate with HR and IT to design position-based access controls and ensure appropriate data access across roles.
• Maintain system protocols and configuration documentation to support change management and audit readiness.

Testing & Implementation

Data Quality & Reporting

Documentation & Support

Collaboration & Communication

Project & Change Support

The position will be utilized for 40 hours per week for the duration of this project. The selected candidate should be able to work flexible hours where it may be necessary for work to be completed outside traditional business hours.

The candidate will work closely with the Assigned Manager to identify, prioritize, and schedule workload and implementation to IT standards and procedures. The candidate will work closely with Human Resource staff, OIT, and subject matter experts for the system design and testing.

This will also include compliance to DPH security policy / procedures as well as integrating systems when possible to streamline staff workflows, user security, and data correction.

Module support of the project.

DPH Support : DPH will provide :

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance) :

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance) :

Required Education : Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant field of work or equivalent work experience.

An interview panel will conduct one initial round of in person, video, or phone conference interviews. If no candidate is selected a second round of interviews will be conducted. Potential candidates, not initially selected, will not be disqualified until an offer is made and accepted.

Schedule Interview : How soon can you schedule an interview (date / times)?

After the closing date the top candidates will be notified of scheduled interview times.