Lead Software Engineer - SAP Time & Payroll

Publix Super Markets, Inc. is the largest privately-owned food retailer in the nation with more than 1,200 stores and more than 200,000 associates throughout the Southeast. We are associate-owned, proud of our family atmosphere, and consistently named as one of the best companies to work for in America. We are largely debt-free and renowned for our financial performance as well as our premier customer service. Publix?s Information Services (I/S) department is located in Lakeland, Florida and Alpharetta, Georgia and employs over 1000 associates. I/S provides the information technology required for all Publix business units including retail stores and all office and warehouse environments. The Publix I/S mission is to maximize the value of information technology to Publix associates and customers. Please note, this is a hybrid position requiring 8 days per month on-site in Lakeland, FL.

Welcome to Publix Technology, the award-winning technical group for Publix Super Markets, Inc., the largest employee-owned company in the nation. Our technology teams of 2100+ associates provide cutting-edge, modern solutions to nearly 1400 retail stores and 200,000+ internal team members across 8 states. We offer positions at all levels ? summer internships, individual contributor roles, to technical leadership across a broad range of technical disciplines. So, whether you?re interested in IT security, platform engineering, architecture, software development, or infrastructure ? we have a career path for you! See for yourself why Publix Super Markets, Inc. is a constant on Fortune Magazine?s Best Companies to Work list.

Join the SAP HR Time and Payroll team! As a Lead Software Engineer, you will partner with functional analysts, developers, QA engineers, and multiple HR business areas to deliver solutions supporting critical HR functionality. Responsibilities include end user support, system analysis, requirements gathering, project leadership, and building relationships with our business partners. The most suitable hire for this position will be a highly analytical candidate with problem solving, mentoring, writing, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with management, peers, technology vendors, and business partners.

Responsibilities:

• Participate on cross-functional project teams with an emphasis in Human Resources to design, develop and implement SAP applications.
• Gather and document business requirements for new functionality and application enhancements.
• Translate requirements into system design and reporting capabilities.
• Collaborate with Development and Infrastructure teams to create, maintain and test application functionality to ensure implementations are successful.
• Create, modify, and execute test plans, test cases and other SAP testing deliverables.
• Configure SAP to implement solutions in the Human Resources area (with a focus on Time and Payroll)
• Complete project management activities, including development of project plans, monitoring project performance, and development of implementation plans.
• Validate the deployment of SAP system changes into a production environment.
• Provide support and subject matter expertise on business rules and processes to technical lead, test lead and other team members during all phases of projects.
• Support of integration points within SAP as well as interfaces between SAP and other systems
• Assist with resolution of SAP incidents and problems.
• Provide direct support to business areas and other Technology teams in all aspects of the SAP application, including afterhours support on an as needed basis.

• Bachelor?s Degree in Computer Science or a related analytical field or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• 4+ years of experience with SAP's (ERP) system, specifically the Human Resource (HR) modules, with a focus on Time and Payroll
• 4+ years of experience creating, reading, and understanding system requirements and design deliverables with a focus on Time and Payroll
• Understanding of relational database design and querying concepts
• basic understanding of Software Development Lifecycles
• 4+ years of experience understanding software applications and translating business requirements into functional configuration requirements.
• 4+ years of experience with testing environments, test execution and following testing standards
• 4+ years of experience analyzing, researching, and reporting on SAP HR data, with a focus on Time and Payroll

• 6+ years of experience with SAP's (ERP) system, specifically the Human Resource (HR) modules, with a focus on Time and Payroll
• Experience with SAP query tools and standard time and payroll reports
• Experience supporting, maintaining, and testing Time Evaluation and payroll calculation schemas.

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
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