Lead SAP Engineer

Vivid Resourcing; West-Vlaanderen; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Additional benefits

Hybrid work (up to two remote days)

Job summary

Vivid Resourcing Ltd in Belgium is seeking a Lead SAP Engineer who blends deep SAP technical expertise with leadership and customer relationship skills. The role balances hands-on SAP work (about 50-70%) with leading the team and customers, ensuring smooth operation of SAP environments and projects.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in SAP Basis/BC, strong Linux/VMware/database knowledge, and fluent Dutch and English (French a plus). Hybrid work with a company car and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of SAP Basis/BC experience.
• Hands-on with Linux, VMware, databases and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Organise and coordinate day-to-day team workload and operations.
• Coach and develop colleagues, participate in performance conversations and hiring input.
• Act as main contact for a portfolio of customers and monitor SLAs.
• Advise customers and lead technical and organisational escalations.
• Support SAP environments, upgrades, migrations and cloud projects.
• Drive automation, standardisation and continuous service improvement.

Skills

SAP Basis

Team leadership

Customer relationships

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT

Tools

Linux

VMware

Databases

Cloud platforms

Job description

A well-established international provider of managed cloud services and technical consulting is expanding its Belgian operations. It supports organisations that depend on business-critical applications, including SAP, and is known for dependable, locally delivered technical support.

To support continued growth, the company is looking for a Lead SAP Engineer who combines deep technical expertise with leadership and strong customer relationships. The role is split between hands-on technical work (roughly 50-70%) and leading the team and its customers.

Responsibilities

• Organising and coordinating the team’s day-to-day operations and workload
• Coaching and developing colleagues, including performance conversations and input on hiring
• Acting as the main point of contact for a portfolio of customers
• Monitoring incidents, changes, projects and SLA performance
• Advising customers and leading escalations, both technical and organisational
• Supporting business-critical SAP environments and leading upgrades, migrations and cloud projects
• Driving automation, standardisation and continuous service improvement

The Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in IT, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience as an SAP Basis / SAP BC engineer
• Hands-on experience with Linux, databases, VMware and/or cloud platforms
• Excellent communication skills and a customer-first mindset
• Analytical, structured and solution-oriented
• Fluent in Dutch and English; French is an advantage
• Previous team lead experience is a plus, but senior technical professionals with leadership ambitions are equally welcome

What Is on Offer

• A role within a team of experienced colleagues and a dedicated customer portfolio
• Growth opportunities in an organisation investing in cloud, automation, data and AI
• A flat structure with short decision-making lines
• Hybrid working, including up to two remote days per week
• An attractive package including a company car and additional benefits