Project Engineer - ERP SAP Transport Management Specialist

PlanIT Group, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

PlanIT Group, LLC is seeking an SAP Transport Administrator to configure, maintain, and optimize the SAP Transport Management System (TMS) across all SAP environments, ensuring efficient transport routes and import queues.

This role leads release governance, risk mitigation, and tooling automation (ChaRM, cTMS), collaborating with SAP Basis, ABAP, and release managers to coordinate cutovers for major go-lives and maintenance packs.

Qualifications

• Experience configuring SAP TMS across multiple environments.
• Strong change governance and audit trail discipline.
• Ability to coordinate cutover sequences with SAP teams.

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and optimize the SAP Transport Management System (TMS) domain architecture, transport routes, and import queues across all SAP environments.
• Oversee daily transport release and import cycles; enforce segregation of duties, audit trails, and strict change control policies to protect production system integrity.
• Perform object dependency checks, identify overtaker/bypass risks, resolve transport errors, and manage Transport of Copies (ToC) to prevent system regressions.
• Implement and manage SAP Solution Manager ChaRM, Cloud Transport Management (cTMS), or third-party automated transport solutions to streamline DevOps pipelines.
• Partner with SAP Basis, ABAP developers, functional teams, and enterprise release managers to coordinate cutover sequences for major project go-lives and maintenance packs.
• Lead transport synchronization efforts across multi-track landscapes and support system refreshes/copies.

Skills

TMS configuration

Release governance

Change control

DevOps automation

ChaRM

cTMS

Cross-functional collab

Environment maintenance

Tools

ChaRM

cTMS

Job description

• Transport Administration & Strategy: Configure, maintain, and optimize the SAP Transport Management System (TMS) domain architecture, transport routes, and import queues across all SAP environments.
• Release & Change Governance: Oversee daily transport release and import cycles; enforce segregation of duties, audit trails, and strict change control policies to protect production system integrity.
• Conflict & Risk Mitigation: Perform object dependency checks, identify overtaker/bypass risks, resolve transport errors, and manage Transport of Copies (ToC) to prevent system regressions.
• Tooling & Automation: Implement and manage SAP Solution Manager ChaRM, Cloud Transport Management (cTMS), or third-party automated transport solutions to streamline DevOps pipelines.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with SAP Basis, ABAP developers, functional teams, and enterprise release managers to coordinate cutover sequences for major project go-lives and maintenance packs.
• Environment Maintenance: Lead transport synchronization efforts across multi-track landscapes and support system refreshes/copies.