Platform Engineers translate high level platform design into low level technical design and are responsible for implementing, administering, supporting and patching their corresponding platforms. Platform Engineers work closely with Solution Architects to enable the capabilities defined on roadmaps and blueprints supporting platform programs and initiatives. Platform Engineers are well versed in modern data, infrastructure and integration platforms, industry/technology best practices and actively work on improving the reliability and scalability of infrastructure.
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SAP HR Platform Engineer will be responsible for the successful maintenance and growth of Costco's Human Resource environments/technologies. This position will work closely within IT to ensure Costco's SAP HR platforms have stability, resilience and optimal performance. The SAP HR Platform Engineer will work with Costco's Infrastructure and Architecture teams to ensure that best practices for HR solutions are followed across the enterprise. The Platform Engineer will also coordinate, mentor, collaborate, and potentially lead others on development and delivery of solutions following Costco's change management policies and procedures.
ROLE- Collaborates with delivery pods and Architects to improve production deployments, platform operations, and environment stability.
- Assesses technical components, translates high level design into low level technical design and executes updates based on SLAs.
- Manages the platform on an ongoing basis while performing typical run functions like monitoring, patching and support.
- Leads and conducts code reviews, design reviews, testing, and debugging activities at the application level.
- Conducts regular platform checkups and reports inefficiencies to relevant business and technology stakeholders.
- Collaborates with infrastructure and/or provisioning groups to stand up the platform.
- Develops and instruments monitoring dashboards depicting platform health and performance.
- Develops and builds scalable and generalized frameworks to support the integration of internal and third-party APIs.
- Performs analysis on existing platform components to identify improvements to software development processes.
- Develops and implements Platform as a Service (PaaS) Solutions.
- Remediates platform issues and bottlenecks impacting software development activities.
- Participates in the creation of documentation and artifacts used to describe the mechanisms used for deployment, monitoring and maintenance.
- Collaborates with Architects and technology team members to define development tasks and activities within technical user stories to support the implementation of Infrastructure as a code solution.
- Performs coding tests to validate hardware design correctness, and creates software regression tests to ensure its reliability.
- Plans and Implements arrangements for Disaster Recovery and conducts related testing of recovery procedures.
- Delivers against business objectives by effectively managing and partnering with technology vendors.
- Conducts research and makes recommendations on standards, products, and services.
- Tests diagnostics (including) automated regression testing.
- Develops and executes integration testing plans (as needed).
- Authors and executes test cases related to supporting the implementation of platform development work.
- Maintains the catalog of services for the platform in collaboration with the Architects.
- Ensures application and infrastructure architectural solutions are stable, secure, and compliant with company standards and practices as well as regulatory requirements.
- Implements and maintains system configurations and baselines to support secure application development software control best practices and standards.
- Implements service monitoring across all platforms to ensure continuous availability and operational continuity of critical systems.
- Evaluates and documents all operating systems according to required standards.
- Participates in the development of continuous integration/continuous development frameworks in support of DevOps and Agile practices.
REQUIRED- 2-5 years experience supporting HR applications and HR best practices.
- 2-5 years experience supporting SAP SuccessFactors (cloud) and SAP HCM/ERP (on-premise) for Personnel Administration and Organizational Management.
- 2-5 years experience working with technologies such as SAP BTP, ABAP, integration tools (API/OData), data migration, and system security.
- 2-5 years experience in integrating HR systems with third-party apps using APIs, SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI), and BDC.
- 2-5 years experience with integration tools such as SAP PI/PO, Informatica ETL, Axway, and UC4.
- Strong HR business process knowledge.
- Good problem solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
Recommended- Bachelor's degree in HR, Information Technology, or Computer Science.
- SAP HCM and SuccessFactors Application capabilities and integration.
- Familiarity with integration tools such as SAP PI/PO, Informatica ETL, Axway, and UC4.
- Successful internal candidates will have spent one year or more on their current team.
- Ability to explain technical concepts to HR stakeholders clearly.
- Proficient in Google Workspace applications, including Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Gmail.
Required Documents• Cover Letter
• Resume
Pay Ranges:
Level 1 - $85,000 - $110,000
Level 2 - $105,000 - $135,000
Level 3 - $130,000 - $160,000
Level SR - $150,000 - $190,000
Level Staff - $180,000 - $225,000
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees.
