SAP Release Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Plano, TX seeks an experienced SAP Release Manager to lead end-to-end S/4HANA Finance releases. You will coordinate cross-team activities across Finance, Basis, Security, and Middleware to ensure timely deployments and post-release support.

The role requires extensive SAP S/4HANA Finance experience, strong ITIL and CAB governance knowledge, and hands-on transport management. This position offers on-site work in Plano with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years SAP experience with 3+ years in Release/Deployment Management.
• Hands-on SAP S/4HANA Finance FI/CO including GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Treasury, and Financial Closing processes.
• Experience managing SAP transport landscapes and release cycles in large enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Change Management, ITIL processes, and CAB governance.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Finance release planning, scheduling, deployment, and post-release support.
• Coordinate release activities across SAP Finance, Basis, Security, Middleware, Integration, and Infrastructure teams.
• Oversee SAP transport management and ensure proper sequencing of transports across Development, QA, UAT, and Production environments.
• Validate release readiness, deployment plans, rollback procedures, and cutover activities.
• Collaborate with Finance business users and functional teams to prioritize and deploy enhancements, fixes, and compliance-related changes.
• Facilitate release governance meetings, CAB reviews, and stakeholder communications.
• Identify release risks and implement mitigation strategies to minimize business disruption.
• Coordinate UAT execution, defect triage, and production deployment sign-offs.
• Monitor post-production performance and ensure timely resolution of release-related issues.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close activities during release windows.

Skills

Release management

ITIL processes

CAB governance

Change management

SAP S/4HANA Finance

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

Azure DevOps

SAP TMS

ChaRM

Solution Manager

SAP CPI/PO/PI

Job description

• 8+ years of SAP experience with at least 3+ years in Release Management or Deployment Management.
• Hands-on experience in SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO), including GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Treasury, and Financial Closing processes.
• Experience managing SAP transport landscapes and release cycles in large enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Change Management, ITIL processes, and CAB governance.

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Required Experience

• 8+ years of SAP experience with at least 3+ years in Release Management or Deployment Management.
• Hands-on experience in SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO), including GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Treasury, and Financial Closing processes.
• Experience managing SAP transport landscapes and release cycles in large enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Change Management, ITIL processes, and CAB governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Finance release planning, scheduling, deployment, and post-release support.
• Coordinate release activities across SAP Finance, Basis, Security, Middleware, Integration, and Infrastructure teams.
• Oversee SAP transport management and ensure proper sequencing of transports across Development, QA, UAT, and Production environments.
• Validate release readiness, deployment plans, rollback procedures, and cutover activities.
• Collaborate with Finance business users and functional teams to prioritize and deploy enhancements, fixes, and compliance-related changes.
• Facilitate release governance meetings, CAB reviews, and stakeholder communications.
• Identify release risks and implement mitigation strategies to minimize business disruption.
• Coordinate UAT execution, defect triage, and production deployment sign-offs.
• Monitor post-production performance and ensure timely resolution of release-related issues.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close activities during release windows.

Required Technical Skills

• SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO)
• SAP Transport Management System (TMS)
• ChaRM (Change Request Management) / Solution Manager
• SAP Fiori and Launchpad deployments
• SAP Transport and Release Lifecycle Management
• SAP Basis fundamentals
• Integration monitoring (SAP CPI/PO/PI)
• Jira, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, or equivalent tools
• ITIL Change and Release Management processes

Salary Range: $120,000 to $150,000 per year

Qualifications

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE