Sap Development & Integration Lead

Xcede Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 100 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services provider in Cape Town is seeking a SAP Development and Integration Lead to oversee a team in delivering development and integration services related to various SAP technologies. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in SAP development, strong knowledge of integration patterns, and the ability to manage JIRA requests efficiently. This role offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge SAP solutions in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years in SAP Development using required development tools.
• Experience with S/4HANA and Business Technology Platform for 3+ years.
• Familiarity with DevOps using SAP solutions is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Receive, assess, and allocate JIRA requests.
• Ensure alignment with SAP CoE governance standards.
• Troubleshoot technical bugs and support application upgrades.

Skills

SAP ECC HCM

S/4HANA Finance

Web Services

APIs

Integration Patterns

HTML

Education

Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

SAP Cloud Platform Integration

SAP Data Services

Job description

SAP Development and Integration Lead

Our client, a financial services provider in Cape Town, is looking for a SAP Development and Integration Lead to join their team. As a team player in the SAP CoE team, you and your team will be required to deliver development and integration services relating to S/4HANA Finance, SAP Data Services, Master Data Governance, Insurance Analyzer, SAP ECC HCM, SuccessFactors, and SAP Business Technology Platform. You will lead a team of SAP development and integration specialists delivering expertise in support of business‑as‑usual system changes and bespoke Cloud and on‑premise applications using fit‑for‑purpose SAP technologies.

You will also act as a subject matter expert on the latest SAP development tools and provide expert technical advice to functional teams and business stakeholders in search of SAP system solutions. In your capacity, you will undertake development and integration requests while guiding the team to adhere to leading SAP development practices. Your role and that of your team requires a deep technical understanding of the SAP ecosystem with knowledge of integration enabled by the following:

• iDocs
• Web Services
• APIs
• OData Services
• SuccessFactors Business Integration Builder (Replication)
• RFC
• SAP BTP Integration Suite (CPI)
• SOAP
• SFTP

Responsibilities

• Receive, assess, and allocate JIRA requests.
• Ensure periodic client cadences for alignment, prioritization, and escalation activities.
• Ensure adequate resource leveling in response to backlog and incoming JIRA requests.
• Ensure adherence to Release, Incident, and SAP Change Management procedures.
• Ensure audit compliance in change management.
• Ensure alignment with SAP CoE governance, procedures, and standards.
• Troubleshoot technical bugs.
• Advise on enhancements to existing integration patterns.
• Support functional resources with change requests and resolution of issues.
• Support SAP Platform Services in maintenance of landscape.
• Provide support during application upgrades.
• Undertake development requests.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or Diploma, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

Knowledge: Working functional knowledge of SAP ECC HCM, SuccessFactors, Master Data Governance, SAP Data Services, and/or S/4HANA Finance; knowledge of SAP Integration Suite, Web Services, APIs, and other integration patterns; knowledge of SAP Business Technology Platform and services; functional knowledge of SAP HCM and SuccessFactors will be advantageous; knowledge of DevOps using SAP solutions will be advantageous; knowledge of HTML will be advantageous.

Ability to interpret and interrogate written requirements; ability to prioritize tasks based on operational needs; ability to deliver in accordance with strict deadlines.

Experience: At least 5 years in SAP Development using required development tools and coding languages; at least 3 years in S/4HANA and Business Technology Platform; at least 5 years in SAP ECC.