SAP NS2 Sr. Support Engineer - (EC & EC Payroll)

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SAP NS2 Support Engineer (EC & EC Payroll)

SAP NS2 Secure Cloud Support organization is seeking an experienced Software Support Engineer for SuccessFactors including mobile, Employee Central and Employee Central Payroll.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SAP is the global market leader for business software and related services, and SAP National Security Services Inc.® (SAP NS2®) is an independent U.S. subsidiary, offering SAP solutions with specialized levels of security and support to meet the requirements of U.S. national security and critical infrastructure customers.

This position requires access to customer data.  Must be a U.S. citizen; SAP NS2 does not offer Visa sponsorships for this role. 

All internals must have manager’s approval to transfer. 

Brief Description:

The primary responsibilities of this role are core customer support, innovation and proactive activities and participation in a continuous learning culture. Individuals in this position align most frequently with our customers in this role and work collaboratively with local people managers and technical leads to delight our customers.

PROFILE

Individuals in the Support Engineer profile are the foundation of the Product Secure Support organization. These individuals are gaining deeper technical knowledge in their Product Family and expanding their knowledge to include other Product Families. They help customers resolve more and more complex issues and do so in a way that consistently delivers a high level of satisfaction. Responsibilities, success factors and competencies can include the following, but may be customized due to regional or business need.

Key Responsibilities:

1) Deliver Core Customer Support

2) Proactive Support and Innovation Activities 

3) Embrace Continuous Learning Culture

CORE CUSTOMER SUPPORT

• Handle sensitive escalated customer issues in team environments and individual-driven actions (incident solving or real-time support), in cooperation with experienced support engineers if necessary while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Resolve known errors by means of SAP Notes, Knowledge Base Articles, info docs derived from solved customer incidents, documentation, WIKI or verifying customized entries or hardware parameters
• Perform root cause analysis and provide solutions to customers in complex environments for specific fields/areas.
• Reproduce customer issues identifying the root cause and interacting with the development team to provide a final solution when required.
• Perform in weekend support and 24x7 support activities as required
• Taking ownership for the incoming queue to ensure fulfillment of customers' SLAs and other contractual KPIs when required by correctly escalating, transferring, and reducing priority on incidents.
•  Develop product specialization in at least one product area.
• Demonstrate capability of processing P1 (Priority 1) incidents, requesting assistance as required. 

PROACTIVE SUPPORT AND INNOVATION

• Create and maintain knowledge documents to support our customers and help colleagues to prevent similar issues or requests. (WIKI content, Knowledge Base Articles, Guided Answers)
• Test internal systems to prevent future issues on customer's systems.
• Contribute to innovation projects aimed at achieving our Vision and Goals and act as a Change Leader in the achievement of those projects.
• Participate in the SAP Community to help with incident deflection by participating in community discussions in customer and partner communities (blog posts, tips and tricks, etc.)
• Drive improvement of Knowledge quality in area of expertise, both internally & externally.
• Work as functional expert in de-escalation and war rooms (Engage in critical customer situations - e.g: CIM escalation, account escalation).

CONTINUOUS LEARNING CULTURE

• Find learning opportunities in daily tasks by staying curious and open to new experiences that will improve technical and functional knowledge.
• Attend e-Learning Lessons, Remote Learning Sessions, Classroom Training and Coaching
• Get certified in Classroom Training or e-Learning Lessons as required by product or people leaders
• Maintain your knowledge of new functionality and compliance changes
• Carry out new tasks and embrace new projects as requested by leaders in the organization
• Provide Coaching and Mentoring of new employees or colleagues for specific tasks (e.g. as a KM-Coach)
• Demonstrate willingness to fulfill different roles as required to network effectively with stakeholders in the business.
• Develop deeper technical skills like reading code / debugging / creation of small corrections where applicable.

Experience & Educational Requirements

• 5-8+  years of implementing, administering, and troubleshooting enterprise level applications
• Experience working with software applications with deep experience in SuccessFactors including mobile, Employee Central and Employee Central Payroll.
• Experience with key SuccessFactors Partner Solutions including BSI Tax Factory, SCP-CPI, Workforce Software, and others like integration with SAP Products like S4 HANA.
• Basic to advanced knowledge in one application/technology area / basic knowledge of at least one other area
• Basic to advanced understanding of business processes within one application/technology area
• Basic to professional skills with one programming language such as ABAP, JAVA, . NET
• Technical skills (debugging, tracing, verifying complex customizing)
• Basic to advanced knowledge of Business Management Basics and of Basic Business Processes
• Basic knowledge of implementation of Notes and Support Packages and Service Packs; execution of transports or upgrades, (cloud) system operations
• English: Fluent

Education

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Natural Science, Technology, Business or equivalent work experience in related field preferred.

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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.

Compensation Range Transparency: SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 100100 - 170200(USD) USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits.

Requisition ID: 412506 | Work Area:Customer Service and Support  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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