Software Engineer, Expert - SAP PI/PO/CPI Development

<span class="jobdescription"><p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.25in;text-align:justify;line-height:12.0pt;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">CHS Inc.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.25in;text-align:justify;line-height:12.0pt;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><strong><span style="color:black">Software Engineer, Expert - SAP PI/PO/CPI Development </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.25in;text-align:justify;line-height:12.0pt;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><strong><span style="color:black">Location:</span></strong><span style="color:black"> Inver Grove Heights, MN </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 12.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 12.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Job Description</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 12.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Software Engineer, Expert - SAP PI/PO/CPI Development will be primarily responsible for devising or modifying code to solve complex problems. Additional responsibilities include the following:</span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Perform technical reviews of code developed by other development personnel.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Prepare detailed specifications from which programs will be written as well as design, code, test, debug, document, and maintain those programs.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Assist with activity, status, and progress reports and with creation of comprehensive test plans, including individual program test plans and system test plans.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Develop and direct software system testing and validation procedures, while ensuring proper documentation.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Execute primary duties in direct support of multiple support, enhancements, and project initiatives.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Provide estimates for assigned development activities and assist with development and preparation of project plans and schedules for integration of SAP PI/PO/CPI.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Develop and manage applications, technical specifications preparation, upgrade existing applications and/or integrate application with any new/existing applications and databases, and resolve application related issues experienced by end-users.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces and improve performance.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Perform solutions architecture, development, design, configuration and administration.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Developing applications to integrate SAP PI/PO/CPI configurations, development, implementation, and support of IDOC, RFC, JDBC, XI Proxy, SOAP, HTTP/s, B2B add-on, REST adapters, CTS+ and ChaRM configuration and implementation for SAP PI/PO transports.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Developing application integration with internal applications for SAP PI/PO interface with B2B add-on using EDI/ALE/IDOC.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Perform PGP encryption and decryption. Generate key pairs and Certificate Installation</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Perform Proxy generation, SOLMAN, CHARM, SOA Manager Configuration, and activation.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">BRF+, IDOC and AIF configuration and monitoring.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Work on XSLT Mapping, Script Collections, and Groovy Script in CPI development.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Complex mapping logic utilizing Groovy and Java Scripts.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Utilize experience in SAP CPI adapters and PIPO adapters, Cloud connectors, Odata, Process Direct, ETL Tools, MFT Platforms for data transfer, CI-DS, and SAP IBP Integration.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Utilize experience in configuring sender and receiver adapters (IDOC, SFTP, ODATA, REST, Success Factors, SOAP, Webservices and HTTP).</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Work closely with FTM and COM functional teams.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Remain current with new capabilities in the SAP Development framework and make recommendations when appropriate for continuous improvement.</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Telecommuting available anywhere in the United States.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Annual salary between $150,111.25 - $ 172,400.00</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Benefits: CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care savings accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan. CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 6.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please note that CHS Inc. has set internal salary ranges for each position within its job matrix. However, CHS Inc. will pay or exceed the prevailing wage, as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor, when applicable.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 12.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 12.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Job Requirements</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 12.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Technology or a related field plus 7 years of progressive postbaccalaureate experience as a software developer, software engineer, consultant or related. Must possess 7 years of experience with: providing support of multiple support, enhancement and project initiatives, and assisting with development and preparation of project plans and schedules for implementation; developing and managing applications, preparing technical specifications, upgrading existing applications and integrating application with any new and existing applications and databases, and resolving application related issues experienced by end-users; SAP PI/PO/CPI configuration, development, implementation; solutions architecture, design, configuration and administration; leading requirements gathering, solution architecture and design, configuration and implementation, and offsite teams through solution implementation and delivery; EDI integration; SAP IBP integration; SAP ARIBA integration; involved in SAP integration projects; and utilizing the following tools and technologies: SAP ABAP, SAP PI/PO/CPI, SAP Solution Manager, RFC, IDOC, JDBC, FTP, SFTP, SOAP, HTTP/s, B2B add-on, Trading Partner Management (TPM), REST adapters, CTS+. </span></p><div></div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, sans-serif">Experience may be gained concurrently. Telecommuting available anywhere in the United States.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:white;font-family:'times new roman', times, sans-serif">#LI-CF1</span></p> </span>

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