Senior DevOps Engineer - Language Technology

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What you’ll do:
As a Senior DevOps Engineer in LX Language Technology, you will administer and support SAP-owned and third-party language technology tools and the corresponding infrastructure. You provide content providers, language technology tool users, SAP partners, and customers with language-technology related process designs, consulting, technical solutions and support services. 

You provide primary and secondary technological support and consulting for language technology tools, systems, and the overall landscape. Your primary focus will be to ensure continuous connectivity, security, availability, performance and general support of language-related tools and infrastructure. You will participate in incident management processes, coordinating with cross-functional teams to resolve incidents, minimize impact and perform troubleshooting.

It is expected that you will document infrastructure configurations, procedures, and best practices. You will also develop and maintain dashboards, alerts, and monitors to detect potential issues and help improve system reliability.

Besides your operational tasks, you will be expected to continuously monitor relevant technology developments to identify the latest trends, tools, and innovations that might influence or impact new and existing functionality. This includes your motivation to drive the change from an on-premise infrastructure to a cloud-based environment.

What you bring:

• University degree in computer science or another related field
• Solid experience as professional/graduate
• Advanced knowledge of computer networks, Windows Server administration, IT security and network security principles
• Proven skills in scripting languages (such as PowerShell, Python) 
• Knowledge about cloud computing, operations and security for AWS, Azure, GCP
• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker
• Terraform experience is beneficial
• Effective communication and project management skills and ability to communicate effectively across the organization (translators, developers, users, etc.)
• Interest in language technology tools and processes
• Collaborative mindset and excellent self-organization
• Fluency in written and spoken English. German and / or other languages are beneficial

Meet the team:
The Language Technology (LT) Team supports and operates various language technology components essential for the SAP translation infrastructure. The focus is on providing a first-class user experience for over 3000 users regarding translation tool support and connectivity in a secure working environment. 
We are an innovative interdisciplinary team of highly motivated technology specialists and system engineers that work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. We are looking for a new colleague to further boost the technological competencies in our team. 
Do you have a passion for supporting a complex system infrastructure, and driving the change of a whole business unit from an on-premise to a cloud infrastructure?
 

​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.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
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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: 403628  | Work Area: Software-Development Operations  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.