Basis Upgrade and Migration Specialist Job

Requisition ID: 236122
Work Area: Customer Service and Support
Expected Travel: 0 - 10%
Career Status: Professional
Employment Type: Regular Full Time

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done. Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That’s why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures.

SAP values the entrepreneurial spirit, fostering creativity and building lasting relationships with our employees. We know that a diverse and inclusive workforce keeps us competitive and provides opportunities for all. We believe that together we can transform industries, grow economics, lift up societies and sustain our environment. Because it’s the best-run businesses that make the world run better and improve people’s lives.

Basis Upgrade and Migration Specialist

Expected Travel: 30 - 70%
Career Status: Professional
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
Career Level: T2

Location: Beijing or Shanghai

Team Profile

CoE S/4HANA Migration team helps SAP customers in managing their maintenance events, such as system release upgrade, OS/DB migration including HANA migration, migration to Cloud, transition to S/4HANA via system conversion, and so on. We support and advise our customers globally with SAP Best Practice to meet their business and IT requirements. Strategically more important, we help SAP customers move to S/4HANA to pave the way into the digital business world.

Responsibilities

-        Understand and analysis the technical requirement for SAP system maintenance events

-        Planning for SAP maintenance projects like S/4HANA system conversion, release upgrade of NetWeaver-based systems, OS/DB migration, etc.

-        Execution of SAP system maintenance projects as technical lead or technical consultant

-        Support customer-led or partner-led projects with planning, safeguarding services, esp. for business and technical downtime optimization

-        Join global rotation and work oversea (US, EMEA, LA, etc.)

Qualifications

-        Good understanding and experience with SAP general Basis for system administration.

-        Good understanding and experience with Operation Systems (Linux, AIX, etc.) and Databases (HANA, Oracle, DB2, etc.).

-        Familiar with SAP Software Logistics tools especially those for system maintenance and provisioning, like SUM, SWPM, etc.

-        At least 2 full-cycle project experience as upgrade/migration consultant, or strong evidence of general basis experience.

-        Strong skills of root cause analysis and troubleshooting.

-        Experience in SAP Upgrade/Migration projects as technical lead or project manager is a plus.

-        Experience in any SAP product and/or application module is a plus.         

-        Experience in ABAP development is a plus.

-        Good conceptual understanding of Application Lifecycle Management is a plus, including Upgrade and Release Management, Custom Code Management, Change Management, Test Management, and so on.

-        Excellent communication and presentation skills in both verbal and written English.

-        A real team player with initiative and 'can do' attitude who learns and adapts quickly in an international environment.

-        Being able to work under pressure, in critical situations and under tight deadlines.

Language

• English is mandatory
• Japanese or Korean is a plus

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant discipline. Postgraduate degree preferred.

Professional Training & Certification

• Any SAP basis/migration certificate like TADM70, HA250 is a plus.
• PMP certification and /or other industry and project management certification is a plus

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WHAT YOU GET FROM US

Success is what you make it. At SAP, we help you make it your own. A career at SAP can open many doors for you. If you’re searching for a company that’s dedicated to your ideas and individual growth, recognizes you for your unique contributions, fills you with a strong sense of purpose, and provides a fun, flexible and inclusive work environment – apply now.

SAP'S DIVERSITY COMMITMENT
To harness the power of innovation, SAP invests in the development of its diverse employees. We aspire to leverage the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies that each person brings to the company.

SAP is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team (Americas: Careers.NorthAmerica@sap.com or Careers.LatinAmerica@sap.com, APJ: Careers.APJ@sap.com, EMEA: Careers@sap.com).

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

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