SAP S&A Consultant

SAP S&A Consultant

£659.75 per day

Remote - occasional site visits - PR4

6 months

This role does not require SC Clearance

The role holder:

• The role is for an experienced and detail orientated SAP Security and Authorisations (S&A) Engineer to form part of an existing DevOps team to help deliver a strong pipeline of transformational changes, supporting the business to improve efficiency in a number of areas.
• SAP S&A DevOps Engineers operate, change and grow software that has either been developed, customized or configured to add value to the customer. This is a multi-functional role that works with a Product Team to deliver business value through a high quality product using optimized-flow delivery models based on Agile practices such as Scrum and Kanban.
• SAP S&A DevOps Engineers will be involved in supporting users, defining new features and functionality, and implementing change under the guidance and servant leadership of the DevOps Lead, Product Owner and Product Solution Architect. DevOps Engineers will work in a highly collaborative, visible and measured environment and will stimulate experimentation, innovation and continuous improvement.
• SAP S&A DevOps Engineers will have a deep understanding of their application and how it is configured for the business, they will live and breathe the Agile manifesto and will use processes, tools and culture to continuously improve what they do and how they work for the delight of the customer. Adding value everyday will be a key goal.
• Applies knowledge, skills and training to deliver the information technology solutions required to allow the business to meet its strategic and tactical goals.
• Within a business change programme, designs and delivers the preparation of technical plans and provides advice on technical aspects of system development and integration (including requests for changes, deviations from specifications, etc.).
• Works under general direction within a clear framework of accountability. Exercises substantial personal responsibility and autonomy. Uses substantial discretion in identifying and responding to complex issues and assignments as they relate to the deliverable/scope of work. Escalates when issues fall outside their framework of accountability.
• Engages with and contributes to the work of cross-functional teams to ensure that customers and user needs are being met throughout the deliverable/scope of work.
• Work includes a broad range of complex technical or professional activities, in a variety of contexts. Investigates, defines and resolves complex issues. Applies, facilitates and develops creative thinking concepts or finds innovative ways to approach a deliverable.
• The SAP S&A DevOps engineer is a key enabler of digital finance transformation.

Typical duties include :

• Responsible for the design, configuration and development, supporting the customised and standard SAP Security solutions; their integration with the end-to-end solution. Will be accountable for the quality of the design, assessment of risk, and delivery of the components.
• Responsible for adhering to standards, governance and best practices set out by the Product Architects, and responsible for mitigating technical debt/risks/issues.
• Responsible for being an active contributor in the Devops team, supporting the application, resolving incidents/problems, reducing technical debt and developing new features to help enable the business through ERP.
• Responsible for providing product and service direction to the Product Management Team and implement these as part of a self-organising team.
• Diagnosing service delivery problems and initiating actions to maintain or improve levels of service.
• Responsible for proactively driving down the volume of incidents and problem tickets by addressing the root cause and /or Product knowledge gaps in the business.
• Directly working with peers, business stakeholders and Product Analysts by helping refine the requirements and translating them into Security and Authorisation functional and technical designs.
• Responsible, alongside other Product Engineers, producing cross module designs which are complementary of each other and promote continuity of knowledge across the team.
• Experienced with process frameworks like ITIL, Prince2 and Agile and have a good understanding of an efficient Software Development Lifecycle.
• Continually seeks opportunities for functional level improvement.

Knowledge:

• Track record of successful delivery playing an active part in the implementation of SAP ERP and integrated enterprise systems for medium to large organisations.
• Hands on experience in designing, developing, configuring, supporting customised and standard Security solutions; has an indepth understanding of Security and Authorisation that will enable the candidate to deliver quality and fit for purpose solutions.
• Solid understanding of SAP ERP modules, components and architecture.
• Good Integration knowledge with other SAP modules.
• Hands-on experience in data migration, cleansing and transformation using LSMWs, BDC, and Mass Upload tools in SAP.
• Analytical approach to problem-solving using SAP notes and SAP Help; ability to use technology to solve business problems.
• In-depth understanding of an end to end SAP software development lifecycle in an agile or waterfall environment.
• Excellent communications skills (verbal and written) with the ability to tell stories, draw pictures and document what you have done so others can understand, pick up from you and learn.
• A strong understanding and appreciation of the 'consumer' perspective - you will know what they expect from IT and what they will need even before they do. We are expecting an awareness of the changing pace and individual-centric design of IT in the market place and that you'll apply these to your Product.
• An eagerness to learn enough about the product and its roadmap.
• Passion for doing things differently by challenging the norm and inspiring others to do the same through facilitating a culture of trust openness, honesty, a can do attitude and discipline through strong time-management and organizational skills.
• You need to be able to see the end-to-end system, understand constraints and bottlenecks and be able to work out how a process can be simplified, interactions can be automated and, through mastery, how the system can become highly efficient in both delivery and support.
• There may be a little bit of an obsession when it comes to the configuration control, ergonomics and aesthetics, user experience and customer perception of your product. You need to set the standards.
• ITIL processes supported by ServiceNow
• Awareness of business unit policies and processes.
• Experience of working in an IT Function or similar
• Has sound generic, domain and specialist knowledge necessary to perform effectively in the organisation typically gained from recognised bodies of knowledge and organisational information. Has an appreciation of the wider business context. Demonstrates effective application and the ability to impart knowledge found in industry bodies of knowledge. Absorbs new information and applies it effectively.
• In Indepth working knowledge of SAP S&A and impact on other modules.
• Implementation of On Premise Application and SAAS
• Systems and data Integration
• Good understanding of the Agile Manifesto, DevOps Principles, Scrum and Lean Engineering Practices.

Skills:

• Development and Test
• Functional/ Technical Design
• Data Management
• Release
• Support
• Governance and Control
• Self-Learning
• Communicates fluently, orally and in writing, and can present complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences when engaging with colleagues, users/customers, suppliers and partners.
• Selects appropriately from, and assesses the impact of change to applicable standards, methods, tools, applications and processes relevant to own specialism.
• Demonstrates an awareness of risk and takes an analytical approach to work.
• Maximises the capabilities of applications for their role and evaluates and supports the use of new technologies and digital tools.
• Contributes specialist expertise to requirements definition in support of proposals.
• Shares knowledge and experience in own specialism to help others.
• Learning and professional development - maintains an awareness of developing practices and their application and takes responsibility for driving own development. Takes the initiative in identifying and negotiating their own and supporting team members' appropriate development opportunities. Contributes to the development of others.
• Security, privacy and ethics - fully understands the importance and application to own work and the operation of the organisation. Engages or works with specialists as necessary.
• SFIA skills as defined in the appropriate Sub-Discipline available in the IM&T Skills Academy