Federal SAP Release Manager — S/4HANA Deployments

Accenture Federal Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services, a technology company serving the US federal government, seeks an SAP Release Manager to coordinate large-scale S/4HANA releases. You will partner with the Release Management Lead, manage cross-functional delivery teams, and ensure releases meet security, documentation, and quality standards in DoD-aligned environments.

Responsibilities include planning, transport governance, and stakeholder communications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of SAP Release Management, SAP BASIS, or Change Management experience.
• Strong hands-on experience using SAP Solution Manager ChaRM for transport and change management.
• Exceptional communication skills, able to translate technical release details into clear updates for executives.

Responsibilities

• Support the full lifecycle of SAP releases, including planning, build, testing, readiness reviews, and deployment
• Assist in managing the release calendar and tracking milestones to align with Navy operational timelines
• Oversee transport migration across SAP environments (Dev, QA, Pre-Prod, Prod), ensuring adherence to sequence, dependency rules, and quality controls
• Utilize SAP Solution Manager Change Request Management (ChaRM) to manage transports, approvals, traceability, and audit compliance
• Ensure all release processes follow federal and DoD standards for security, documentation, and quality assurance
• Work daily with functional consultants, ABAP developers, BASIS administrators, security teams, and testers to resolve transport conflicts and deployment blockers
• Serve as a primary contact for client leadership regarding release status, readiness, and risks
• Facilitate release readiness reviews and participate in go/no-go decision meetings
• Identify risks related to code collisions, testing gaps, or deployment conflicts and recommend actionable mitigation strategies

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Tools

SAP Solution Manager ChaRM

Job description

Accenture Federal Services, a technology company serving the US federal government, seeks an SAP Release Manager to coordinate large-scale S/4HANA releases. You will partner with the Release Management Lead, manage cross-functional delivery teams, and ensure releases meet security, documentation, and quality standards in DoD-aligned environments.

Responsibilities include planning, transport governance, and stakeholder communications.