SAP Human Resources Technical Lead

What Youll Do

We are seeking an experienced SAP Human Resources (HR) Technical Lead to oversee the design development and support of HR solutions within our SAP ECC 6.0 environment with a primary focus on Benefits Compensation and Pension-related processes. This role will lead a small team of developers while acting as the primary interface between Information Technology and business stakeholders.

This position is heavily focused on custom development. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in ABAP and SAP HCM technical architecture along with strong functional understanding of HR processes. This role is responsible for delivering scalable high-quality custom solutions enabling complex HR programs and ensuring long-term system maintainability in a highly customized environment.

Responsbilities:

• Lead the design development and support of SAP HR solutions within SAP ECC 6.0 with a strong emphasis on custom ABAP development
• Oversee and mentor a small team of developers following development standards and best practices
• Act as the primary interface between IT and business stakeholders for HR-related initiatives
• Design build and maintain ABAP solutions supporting Benefits Compensation and Pension processes
• Develop complex reports interfaces enhancements and data processing programs to support HR operations
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues including deep debugging across HR and integrated modules
• Ensure performance scalability and reliability of custom-developed solutions
• Support and enhance integrations with external vendors and internal systems
• Provide technical design leadership including code reviews and architectural guidance
• Collaborate with functional teams to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions
• Maintain documentation for custom development system architecture and support procedures

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch dedicated colleagues

• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelors degree in computer science Information Technology Business or a related discipline with at least 5 years of relevant experience; OR
• Masters degree in the same fields with at least 3 years of relevant experience; OR
• Alternatively 13 years of progressive education training and/or professional experience may be considered in lieu of formal degree requirements.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on SAP HCM experience with a strong focus on technical development
• Advanced ABAP development experience in SAP ECC environments
• Prior experience in a technical lead or team leadership role
• Demonstrated experience partnering with business stakeholders to design and deliver solutions

SAP HR Functional Expertise:

• Strong experience with SAP ECC 6.0 HCM modules particularly Benefits Compensation and Pension
• Experience supporting benefits administration eligibility and enrollment processes
• Understanding of compensation structures incentive programs and pay adjustments
• Familiarity with pension or retirement plan administration processes
• Working knowledge of core HR infotypes and organizational management

Technical & Development Skills (Primary Focus):

• Expert-level ABAP development skills including complex reports interfaces enhancements conversions and forms
• Extensive experience with BADIs user exits implicit/explicit enhancements and custom frameworks
• Strong debugging skills across HR modules including payroll and benefits-related processing
• Deep understanding of SAP HCM data structures (infotypes clusters logical databases such as PNP/PNPCE)
• Experience designing and supporting inbound/outbound interfaces with external vendors (benefits providers pension systems etc.)
• Experience with performance optimization and managing large-volume HR data processing

Architecture & Solution Design:

• Ability to design scalable custom solutions in highly customized SAP environments
• Experience translating complex HR policies and business rules into technical designs and implementations
• Familiarity with SAP workflows enhancements and automation strategies

Leadership & Delivery:

• Proven ability to lead and mentor a small team of developers in a custom development-heavy environment
• Experience managing a mix of enhancement delivery production support and technical debt reduction
• Strong ownership mindset for system quality performance and long-term maintainability

Collaboration & Communication:

• Ability to communicate complex technical solutions to non-technical HR stakeholders
• Experience working closely with HR Benefits and Finance teams
• Strong documentation and knowledge transfer practices

Why Y-12

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan prescription drug plan vision plan dental plan employer matched 401(k) savings plan disability coverage education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace at Y-12 you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted i.e. Senior Associate to Senior Specialist internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712) which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a designated position identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709 requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.