SAP Principal Systems Engineer

BBC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work option

Job summary

BBC Technology Group is seeking a SAP Principal Systems Engineer to shape the future of our corporate SAP finance platforms. You will influence strategy, drive innovation, and manage complex technical changes across SAP ECC and S/4HANA landscapes, collaborating with internal teams and external partners.

You will contribute to the transformation of Finance and Procurement spaces, build strong relationships with stakeholders, and ensure solutions meet engineering standards and business objectives.

Qualifications

• Deep experience with SAP finance modules (FI/CO) and SAP S/4HANA.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and manage competing priorities.
• Strong stakeholder management and the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a technical roadmap for systems and services within scope.
• Coordinate small/medium technical changes with BBC business users and outsourced providers, including documentation, build, testing, deployment and post go-live support.
• Lead larger projects with technical elements, working with project managers and stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Skills

SAP Finance modules

Requirements analysis

Stakeholder management

Technical communication

Change coordination

SAP integration

Tools

APIs

IDocs

Web services

Middleware

Job description

Job Details

• JOB TITLE: SAP Principal Systems Engineer
• JOB REF: 54761
• JOB BAND: D
• CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
• DEPARTMENT: BBC Technology Group
• LOCATION: London or Cardiff; Hybrid 2 days per week in office
• PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £70,000 - £80,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
• CLOSING: 23:59 on Friday 6th of November 2026
• PROPOSED INTERVIEWS: To commence the week of the 23rd November 2026 *please note that this may subject to change
• We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Interview Process

• 1 x 45 minute Values and Behaviours competency-based interview and technical questions

Purpose of the Role

Join the BBC’s Technology & Media Operations team to help shape the future of our corporate systems. In this role, you’ll influence strategy and drive innovation across finance platforms, focusing on SAP and partner solutions. You’ll contribute to delivering and managing complex technical changes and optimising systems to maximise value and align with BBC business goals. If you’re passionate about using technology to create meaningful impact, this is your opportunity to support the evolution of the BBC’s financial systems.

Why Join the Team

You will be joining a small, established team that work well together in a rapidly developing and transformative space. You will have the opportunity to pick up new skills and Best Practice ways of working which help drive efficiency and Value for Money. The team are currently engaged in an exciting transformation in the Finance and Procurement space, which you will be a contributor to.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• Contribute to a technical roadmap for systems and services within their scope
• Acting as a Co-ordinator for Small/Medium technical changes, clarifying requirements submitted by BBC Business Users and managing a change process followed by an outsourced technology provider, including Documentation Review, Technical Build, Testing Cycles, Production Deployment and Post Go-Live support
• Acting as a trusted team member for larger projects with technical change elements, working closely with Project Management and Project Stakeholders to deliver timely, high-quality outcomes
• Building relationships with Internal and External stakeholders, offering support and influence focussed on best practice, achievable goals
• Working with Outsourced Technology partners and Internal Stakeholders to support the resolution of Incidents at varied severity levels

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Extensive experience and specialist knowledge of the Finance modules within SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA, with a strong focus on best-practice configurations, and their alignment with business requirements.
• Experienced in translating project, business, user and product requirements into effective technical and functional solutions, balancing multiple priorities and competing demands, guiding outcomes to ensure solutions are effectively designed, delivered, supported and improved.
• Strong technical expertise in SAP ECC6 and S/4HANA integrations across finance, sales, reporting, and third-party platforms, leveraging APIs, middleware, IDocs, web services, and event-driven architectures. Deep knowledge of SAP FI/CO, Project Systems, Intercompany, Tax, Fixed Assets and Banking, with extensive integration experience across MM, BW, SD and HR.
• Demonstratable and relevant recent experience of working within a complex SAP landscape and in reviewing technical and functional documentation, identifying and revising based on SAP best practice, quality, clarity and completeness.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills, with the ability to engage, influence and build credibility with senior business leaders, product owners, architects, engineers, suppliers and delivery teams. Able to communicate complex technical concepts in a clear and audience-appropriate manner, lead requirement gathering, evaluate solution options and provide recommendations aligned to engineering standards and strategic objectives.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.