SAP Release Manager for DoD/Navy Programs

Devopsroles; Washington; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an experienced SAP Release Manager to coordinate large-scale SAP S/4HANA releases within a DoD-aligned delivery model. You will work with cross-functional teams, manage transport processes, and ensure security and compliance across environments from Dev to Prod.

The role requires 5+ years in SAP release/change management, strong ChaRM usage, and exceptional communication to brief executives and stakeholders on release status and risks.

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 executive stakeholders

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 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

SAP Release Management

SAP BASIS

Change Management

ChaRM Transport Management

Tools

SAP Solution Manager ChaRM

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an experienced SAP Release Manager to coordinate large-scale SAP S/4HANA releases within a DoD-aligned delivery model. You will work with cross-functional teams, manage transport processes, and ensure security and compliance across environments from Dev to Prod.

The role requires 5+ years in SAP release/change management, strong ChaRM usage, and exceptional communication to brief executives and stakeholders on release status and risks.