SAP Technical Manager

Jobtailor

Pune District

On-site

INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a lead SAP technical architect in Pune to drive end-to-end SAP programs across ECC, S/4HANA, Fiori/UI5, and integration suites. You will set technical direction, govern ABAP and middleware specs, and mentor diverse teams globally.

The role emphasizes roadmaps, digital transformation, and collaboration with security, cloud, and IT operations to ensure a robust SAP landscape.

Qualifications

10+ years of SAP technical experience, with 3–5+ years leading SAP technical teams.
Hands-on experience with SAP ECC and S/4HANA implementations and support.
Strong experience in ABAP Development (OOABAP, RICEF), IDoc, RFC, OData, REST/SOAP services, Enhancements and forms (Adobe/SmartForms).

Responsibilities

Lead SAP technical development across SAP ECC, S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP Fiori, SAP Integration Suite.
Provide high-level technical solution proposals for projects and strategic initiatives.
Review, approve, and govern ABAP and Middleware technical specifications.
Establish and enforce technical standards, architecture principles, and governance.
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to SAP developers, architects, and support teams.
Drive SAP technology roadmaps, modernization programs, and digital transformation initiatives.
Oversee ABAP enhancements, reports, interfaces, forms, workflows, APIs, and custom applications.
Lead SAP Fiori/UI5 development and UX modernization.
Manage SAP and non-SAP integrations via SAP PI/PO, CPI, APIs, web services, and middleware.
Oversee SAP Basis teams to drive system performance optimization, monitoring, capacity planning, and stability.
Coordinate system upgrades, migrations, patching, and release deployments.
Ensure IT governance, cybersecurity policies, audit requirements, and SAP licensing obligations; support audits.
Collaborate with functional teams, business stakeholders, project managers, system integrators, and vendors.
Manage technical project delivery, including planning, budgeting, risk management, resource allocation, and execution.
Ensure SAP initiatives are delivered on time and within scope.
Work with Information Security, Azure Cloud, Network, and Infrastructure teams for a secure SAP landscape.
Participate in SAP projects and conduct requirement gathering, fit/gap analysis, design and high-level solution.
Ensure SAP jobs are scheduled, monitored, and executed successfully.
Lead L3 support for live SAP environments across global operations and drive root cause analysis and problem management.
Contribute to change leadership interventions and Design Authority process; advise on new capabilities.
Focus on continuous improvement and industry trends to support company growth.

Skills

Technical leadership

Governance & standards

Solution architecture

Mentoring SAP teams

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Strategic thinking

Requirement analysis

Education

Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

SAP ECC

S/4HANA

SAP BTP

SAP Fiori/UI5

SAP Integration Suite

ABAP Development

OOABAP

IDoc

RFC

OData

REST/SOAP Services

SAP HANA CDS/AMDP

SAP PI

SAP Charm

DevOps tools

Transport Management

Job description

Lead SAP technical development across SAP ECC, S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP Fiori, SAP Integration Suite, and related technologies.
Review and provide high-level technical solution proposals for projects, enhancements, and strategic initiatives.
Review, approve, and govern ABAP and Middleware technical specifications.
Establish and enforce technical standards, architecture principles, and governance across on-premises, SAP BTP Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and SAP HEC environments.
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to SAP developers, architects, and support teams.
Drive SAP technology roadmaps, modernization programs, and digital transformation initiatives.
Oversee ABAP enhancements, reports, interfaces, forms, workflows, APIs, and custom applications.
Lead SAP Fiori/UI5 development and UX modernization.
Manage SAP and non-SAP integrations via SAP PI/PO, SAP Integration Suite (CPI), APIs, web services, and middleware platforms.
Oversee SAP technical operations, production support, and major incident resolution, including Level 3 support and escalation management for critical P1/P2 issues.
Lead SAP Basis teams to drive system performance optimization, monitoring, capacity planning, and technical stability.
Co-ordinate system upgrades, migrations, patching, and release deployments.
Ensure compliance with IT governance, cybersecurity policies, audit requirements, and SAP licensing obligations; support internal, external, and vendor audits.
Collaborate closely with functional teams, business stakeholders, project managers, system integrators, and vendors to deliver business value.
Manage technical project delivery, including planning, budgeting, risk management, resource allocation, and execution.
Ensure SAP initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with quality and operational standards.
Work closely with Information Security, Azure Cloud, Network, and Infrastructure teams to maintain a secure, resilient, and high-performing SAP landscape.
Participate in SAP related projects (releases and/or rollouts) and conduct requirement gathering, fit/gap analysis, provide design and high-level solution.
Ensure all business-critical and financially significant SAP jobs are scheduled, monitored, and executed successfully.
Oversee end-to-end integration monitoring and proactively resolve issues to maintain business continuity and system stability.
Provide Level 3 (L3) support for live SAP environments across global operations and drive root cause analysis, incident resolution, and problem management for critical production issues.
Ensure solution consistency and assist in facilitating the change leadership interventions within functional area and contribute to the Design Authority process by assessing impact of the new requests on the core solution.
Focus on continuous improvement, keeping up with industry and proactively advising the business of new capabilities that can help them support the company growth and strategy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s / Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, IT or related subject preferred.
SAP Certifications related to Development/System Integrations/Administration would be preferred.
ITIL Qualifications.
10+ years of SAP technical experience, with 3–5+ years of experience leading SAP technical teams.
Hands‑on experience with SAP ECC and S/4HANA implementations and support.
Strong experience in SAP development and integration technologies.
Strong experience in ABAP Development (OOABAP, RICEF), IDoc, RFC, OData, REST/SOAP services, Enhancements and forms (Adobe/SmartForms), DevOps tools and transport management is desired.
Knowledge and hands‑on experience with SAP HANA (CDS, AMDP), SAP Fiori/UI5, SAP BTP (extensions, integration) would be good.
Experience in S/4HANA implementation or migration projects.
Knowledge / experience in the following areas: SAP PI - Process Integration-L3, PI, FTP, EDI, other integration technologies required.
SAP Charm and Basis.
Experience in information systems, applications – including SAP (SD, MM, WM, PP, and FI/CO), and project management, preferably in regulated life science industry.
Functional knowledge within functional area of SAP ECC6 EHP-7 or later a must, experience of HANA preferred.
Experience in governing cross‑functional solutions and ability to manage processes end‑to‑end.
Experience in a Validated/ Regulated industry and/or medical device company preferred.
Strong vendor and stakeholder management capabilities.
Solid functional and technical expertise in SAP business processes and operating models.
Ability to collaborate effectively with globally distributed, cross‑cultural teams.
Working knowledge of Java and/or ABAP programming.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
Collaborative, team‑oriented mindset.
Detail‑oriented, well‑organized, and able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
Understanding of software development standards, processes, and QA practices.