Senior Technical Engineer - SAP BASIS

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Do you demand the best from your professional career? Are you inspired by high quality & excellence? At Production Services (PS) you will have the power to make a real impact.

SUMMARY

Production Services (PS) is a department inside SAP Product Engineering’s Enterprise Adoption, with a presence in more than 5 countries delivering world class software assembly & logistic services for the entire SAP and SAP supported development environments.
PS is an integral part of SAP & responsible for entire build & release technology topics and provides software life cycle management services - from planning to end of maintenance. In short, every byte of software must pass through PS to reach our 183,000 customers worldwide.
 

The mission of ABAP Release Engineering Services team inside PS is to provide end to end release assembly, maintenance & software logistic services for all SAP products for Cloud and On-Premise, to ensure high quality according to SAP product and process standards, and to ensure delivery to our customers on time. This includes S/4 HANA, IBP, ByD, C4C, SCP, ERP Enhancements packs, SAP ABAP Add-on Products, server product SP’s, custom developed projects, RCS etc.,

Release Engineering for Cloud requires a fast action across all stakeholders to meet Customer demands, to ensure software with 99.999% credible quality and uptime. To enable a smooth DevOps to provide a quick response to customers, we need a smooth and seamless communication of process status across parties, anytime, anywhere.

THE ROLE

Software assembly and release services delivered are focused on improving software quality by building high quality deployment units to ensure smooth implementation of software, thereby improving customer’s TCO.

As Technical Engineer, you will

• Be responsible for the assembly of ABAP Components of both On Premise & Cloud, starting from the hand-over from development until creation of software package archives and release in SAP service marketplace or Cloud Operations. You will be involved in the complete lifecycle of our products from development phase, shipment and maintenance processes
• Work closely together with development, quality management, release management, central infrastructure teams and validation, gaining a strong network within the organization. With a wide opportunity to collaborate worldwide complex topics require your passion for customers and people and keeps your daily business exciting
• Support our customers during complex situations by providing knowledge and support in the area of software logistics

The profile is not a developer profile and you are not expected to write code or make code changes

This role gives you additional learning & development opportunities

• You will have first and full access to all SAP products & development which will enable understanding of complete logistic solutions at SAP
• You will get to learn Innovation Cycle and agile methodology & tools to support development
• While building up a new network across SAP’s Product lifecycle, you will have the chance to develop analytical, change management, customer handling & professional skills
• Further insight will enable you to understand SAP, its release, maintenance and SP stack strategy
• Learn about typical challenges customers face today when implementing SAP software
• Realize the impact of software qualities on landscape complexity, customer TCO & SAP’s development costs.
• Expand your knowledge & learn SAP architectural concepts and its options to be implemented and used.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• 8+ years Experience in SAP BASIS administration and System upgrades
• Programming knowledge in ABAP, C/C++ or Java (Overview is sufficient)
• Scripting Skills: Scripting (e.g. Shell/Python scripting) and automation skills
• Bachelor or master’s degree in computer science or equivalent education
• Strong analytical skills are a must, being able to structure complex problems
• Need to have strong interpersonal and communication skills and must be experienced in working within teams and together with Release & Q-management
• Ability to quickly develop and provide workarounds (internal and for SAP customers) and inspiring for new ideas
• Ability to identify, address and serve to customer (internal/external) needs and requirements and persistently striving for high quality support
• Broad understanding for SAP solutions, products and technology
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with other teams
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and develop and maintain own schedules
• Experience in independently handling of projects
   

Additionally, experience on following will be advantage

• Knowledge in Release management or Software Production processes of On Prem & Cloud
• Knowledge in DevOps

​Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 403579  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.