System Software Programmer - Consultant

dedicated to helping people live healthy

lives in healthy communities. With more than 2,250 employees in 78 offices across the state,

S.C. DPH has a diverse team of employees who are leaders in their fields and share a passion

for making a difference. This position is associated with efforts to modernize supporting

systems and environments associated with Finance and Operations (FAO) and a focus on

Human Resources (HR) supported by the Office of Information Technology (OIT).

As the state agency charged with promoting and protecting South Carolina's public health and

environment, S.C. DPH has a legacy of attracting and retaining talented individuals who want

to build rewarding and successful careers doing work that touches people's lives every day.

Candidates should be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision,

and respond 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.

Why is this position open (new role, increased work load, new dept, resignation,

promotion)?

If backfill Position – What separated the candidate you initially selected from all the other

resumes presented?

This is a new position focusing on Public Health Financial and Administrative systems.

Scope of the project:

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, additional

technical staff is required to support these efforts. This position will focus on designing, developing,

and implementing system software using the Angular framework and supporting DevOps practices that

ensure secure, reliable, and streamlined deployments.

The team will work to align technical solutions with current and future business needs, ensuring that

system architectures, codebases, and deployment pipelines follow industry best practices. This role is

essential to support strategic modernization initiatives, maintaining compliance with federal and state

regulatory requirements, and ensuring ongoing business continuity for critical agency systems

Candidates should be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision, and respond to

priority tasks as needed.

Bill Rate: Max Bill Rate

$110.00

Public Sector/Gov’t

Experience Required?

yes

REMOTE WORK POSSIBILITY

YES OR NO?

Yes, ONSITE for first day and

then hybrid with onsite

presence being expected

between once a month and

once a quarter

Pre-employment Checks (drug, credit, criminal, motor vehicle)?

Credit-7 year history; Criminal background check- 7 year history; E-Verify, Confidentiality

Agreement, Business Associate Agreement

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

The System Software Programmer plays a critical role in developing, modernizing, and supporting the

South Carolina Department of Public Health’s Human Resources and administrative systems. This

position is primarily responsible for building and maintaining applications using the Angular framework,

supporting backend integrations, and implementing DevOps practices to ensure secure, efficient, and

reliable delivery of software across the agency’s technology platforms.

The programmer collaborates closely with HR, IT, Finance, and infrastructure teams to translate

technical requirements into scalable system solutions. Responsibilities include designing and

developing application components, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating deployments, conducting

code reviews, performing system testing, and ensuring documentation is up to date. The role also

supports system upgrades, contributes to modernization of legacy applications, and ensures all

solutions comply with agency IT security standards and federal and state regulations.

With a strong emphasis on high-quality code, system reliability, automation, and cross-functional

collaboration, this position is essential to maintaining the integrity, performance, and long-term

sustainability of critical HR and administrative systems across the enterprise.

Specific duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

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 DPH

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.

DevOps, Testing & Implementation

• 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.

Technical Documentation & Knowledge Sharing

• 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.

System Optimization & Modernization

• 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.

Project Participation & Cross-Team Collaboration

• 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, designation of

data as to criticality, confidentiality, and protection. (NIST 800-53, FISMA, SC InfoSec

Requirements http://admin.sc.gov/technology/information-security/policies-and-procedures,

etc.)

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

Finance and Operations staff 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 will require that selected personnel sign the DPH confidentially agreement and/or

Business Associate (BA) agreement if applicable. All web services must be secure.

• DPH will not accept any offers including an “up-lift” charge. The rate paid per consultant must

not exceed the maximum rate established for this position described in the State contract

terms.

• Contractors must be onsite during each week throughout the term of the contract.
• Follow agency IT Standards, policies, and procedures to include documentation.
• All source code (compiled and un-compiled) will become the sole property of the South

Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Any source code, data, product, or

functionality resulting from this SOW or previously owned/developed by DPH will remain the

sole property of DPH and is not to be incorporated into the core product of any vendor's

application. Any modifications and interfaces developed under said contract will be not be

used by the contractor for any independent project of the contractor or published or

publicized by the contractor without written permission of DPH.

• DPH has the final say on all programming choices.

Payment Schedule:

All timesheets shall be entered and approved in a timely manner per State contract terms. The State will not pay any extra costs (i.e.

Travel, employee benefits, insurance, room and board, etc.) for temporary employees under this contract.

DPH Support:

DPH will provide:

• All required information including formulas, data, and mechanisms to check output.
• Staff to assist with any application or data questions.
• Conference rooms and scheduling for any application demos.
• Workstation and required software.

Required Skills (rank 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,

Preferred Skills (rank 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.

TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS (All

are required)

5. 3+ Years of Experience developing

RESTful API’s 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

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)

4. Experience with SharePoint or collaborative

content-management platforms.

Required Education: Bachelor's or Master's

Degree in a relevant field of work or

equivalent work experience.

Required Certifications:

NONE

Requirements

Scope of the project:

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, additional technical staff is required to support these efforts. This position will focus on designing, developing, and implementing system software using the Angular framework and supporting DevOps practices that ensure secure, reliable, and streamlined deployments.

The team will work to align technical solutions with current and future business needs, ensuring that system architectures, codebases, and deployment pipelines follow industry best practices. This role is essential to support strategic modernization initiatives, maintaining compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements, and ensuring ongoing business continuity for critical agency systems

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

Public Sector/Gov’t Experience Required? YES

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

The System Software Programmer plays a critical role in developing, modernizing, and supporting the South Carolina Department of Public Health’s Human Resources and administrative systems. This position is primarily responsible for building and maintaining applications using the Angular framework, supporting backend integrations, and implementing DevOps practices to ensure secure, efficient, and reliable delivery of software across the agency’s technology platforms.

The programmer collaborates closely with HR, IT, Finance, and infrastructure teams to translate technical requirements into scalable system solutions. Responsibilities include designing and developing application components, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating deployments, conducting code reviews, performing system testing, and ensuring documentation is up to date. The role also supports system upgrades, contributes to modernization of legacy applications, and ensures all solutions comply with agency IT security standards and federal and state regulations.

With a strong emphasis on high quality code, system reliability, automation, and cross functional collaboration, this position is essential to maintaining the integrity, performance, and long term sustainability of critical HR and administrative systems across the enterprise.

Specific duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

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 DPH 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.

DevOps, Testing & Implementation

• 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.

Technical Documentation & Knowledge Sharing

• 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.

System Optimization & Modernization

• 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.

Project Participation & Cross Team Collaboration

• 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

Required Skills

Skill Type

Skill Name

Certification  Education  License  Other  Skill 3+ Years of Experience refactoring legacy code

Certification  Education  License  Other  Skill 3+ Years of Experience with enterprise-level system modernization

Certification  Education  License  Other  Skill 3+ Years of State or Federal Government Experience

Certification  Education  License  Other  Skill 3+ Years of Experience developing modern web applications using PrimeNG, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS (All are required)

Certification  Education  License  Other  Skill 3+ Years of Experience developing RESTful API’s and backend services using ASP.NET Core AND C#

Certification  Education  License  Other  Skill 3+ years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including database design, data modeling, stored procedures, performance-optimized queries, and SQL troubleshooting

Certification  Education  License  Other  Skill 3+ years of experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated builds, deployments, and environment troubleshooting

Certification  Education  License  Other  Skill 5+ Years of Experience with manual AND automated system testing throughout SDLC

Certification  Education  License  Other  Skill 3+ years of experience creating technical documentation

Certification  Education  License  Other  Skill Familiarity with data privacy, security standards, and regulatory compliance relevant to state and federal systems (e.g., HIPAA, CJIS, NIST)

Preferred Skills

Skill Type

Skill Name

Certification  Education  License  Other  Skill Experience with IT development and implementation projects.

Certification  Education  License  Other  Skill Experience with Power BI or supporting data pipelines for reporting and analytics.

Certification  Education  License  Other  Skill Familiarity with infrastructure or cloud technologies such as Azure.

Certification  Education  License  Other  Skill Experience with SharePoint or collaborative content-management platforms.