SAP Functional Consultant (Chief Expert) 0396

Opensource; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Opensource is seeking an accomplished SAP Middleware Architect with 15+ years' experience in invoicing, FI/MM/SD integrations, and middleware. You will lead complex multi-country integration programs, design scalable architectures, and drive governance and automation initiatives.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and apply Agile practices to deliver robust, future-ready solutions across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• 15+ years of SAP functional experience with invoicing, integrations and middleware.
• Proven track record leading complex multi-country or middleware integration programmes and mentoring cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery, JIRA/Confluence tooling, ITSM operations and enterprise architecture best practices.

Skills

SAP integrations

AI integration

eInvoicing standards

Document formats

Solution architecture

Stakeholder management

Leadership & coaching

Agile delivery

JIRA & Confluence

Production incident management

Data migration

Monitoring & dashboards

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Kafka

Job description

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• SAP Integration and other middleware knowledge/expertise (15+ years) across invoicing and related modules (FI, MM, SD).
• Ability to integrate the use of AI (GitHub Co Pilot and usage of various LLMs) to efficiently complete tasks. Ability to understand broader business processes and hence adapt to IT specifications and development. Strong knowledge of eInvoicing standards.
• Excellent knowledge of various document formats.
• Proven experience in solution architecture and designing scalable integrations.
• Advanced stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Exceptional leadership and team coaching skills, including mentoring senior and junior engineers.
• Proficiency with Agile delivery methods, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence administration and governance.
• Strong problem analysis and incident management capabilities for production support.
• Ability to design and oversee database updates and data migration strategies.
• Experience with monitoring, dashboard design and automated reporting. Excellent knowledge of database structures.

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS:

• Hands-on experience with middleware such as KAFKA and API integration technologies.
• Familiarity with dealing with Production operational processes and problem solving. (ITSM processes: CR creation, approvals and ticket lifecycle management).
• Knowledge of automated testing and CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Experience working with outsourced delivery partners and managing handovers (e.g., Accenture).
• Understanding of country-specific regulations and multi-country rollouts.
• Experience with governance processes & methodologies.
• Background in performance tuning and stability improvements for high-volume integrations.
• Knowledge of governance and version control best practices.
• Experience with analytics tools and building business-facing dashboards.
• Prior experience operating as a sub-PDO, Agile Master or Delivery lead in a product organisation. Working under pressure.
• Excellent problem solving skills.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• Extensive experience (typically 15+ years) in SAP functional roles with a strong focus on invoicing, integrations and middleware.
• Proven track record leading complex, multi-country or middleware integration programmes and mentoring cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery, JIRA/Confluence tooling, operations ITSM processes and enterprise architecture best practices.