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We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way.\nAflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.\nOur business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.\nWork Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.\nIf you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid. This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership. \nIf you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.\nWhat does it take to be successful at Aflac?\nActing with Integrity\nCommunicating Effectively\nPursuing Self-Development\nServing Customers\nSupporting Change\nSupporting Organizational Goals\nWorking with Diverse Populations\nWhat does it take to be successful in this role?\nSuccessFactors ECP Payroll Experience\nSuccessFactors ECP configuration experience\nExperience with SAP Joule\nLead medium projects\nEducation & Experience Required\nBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field\n6+ years of experience in SAP release practices and environments or other related experience\nOr an equivalent combination of education and experience\nPrincipal Duties & Responsibilities\nCollaborate with senior stakeholders to align platform strategies with business objectives\nDefine best practices & standards, guide team to ensure adherence to standards\nProvides support on architectural design and maintenance of the platform’s (COTS, SaaS, ERP) environment with distributed components\nEnsures compliance with the organization's requirements through the implementation of, auditing of, and adherence to policies, procedures, and security standards\nPlans software upgrades, patching, & plugin installations in accordance with established policies and procedures\nMonitors performance, resolves problems, & manages component capacity issues\nDesign, test, develop, configure, & maintain integrations to platform’s applications\nAdhere to the platform’s security and coding standards for resilience, data, and security\nReview business requirements to deploy the best solution, including configuring, coding, & debugging\nWork closely with cross-functional departments to communicate statuses & technical proposal.\nDeploy and configure platform applications tailored to company needs\nDesign technical solutions, configure/customize, test, maintain the platform applications to meet company requirements\nPerforms other duties as required\nTotal Rewards\nThe salary range for this job is $123,000 - $160,000. This range is specific to the job and salary offers consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting. \n\nAt Aflac, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role to allow for future and continued salary growth, and compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate. \n\nIn addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock. On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. 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