SAP Technical Lead

PwC Careers Africa; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 840,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Gauteng is seeking an experienced SAP Technical Lead to manage the design and implementation of SAP cloud solutions. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in SAP technology and a proven track record in leading complex projects efficiently. This role offers a contract position within a collaborative team environment and a chance to work with top-tier technologies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical solution experience; consulting experience beneficial.
• Thorough understanding of the full software development lifecycle is required.
• Cloud experience recommended.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for development teams.
• Manage technical architecture analysis, design, and deployment.
• Define and manage system administration activities and procedures.

Skills

SAP solutions

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

Data integration techniques

Analytical skills

Leadership and mentorship capabilities

Education

SAP Certification, preferably SAP BTP

Job description

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A career in our Cloud and Digital practice, within Consulting Services, where you'll work with clients to define their vision and plan how to get there. We work with some of the world's largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever-changing environment. We deliver the technological solutions that organisations need to compete, grow and build a lasting legacy of improvement and performance, partnering with best-in-class technologies and solution sets.

In joining us, you'll help our clients understand and evolve the way they align Digital with their business strategy, create integrated end to end solutions, and use enterprise applications to solve complex business problems

PwC is looking for a SAP Technical Lead to join our Cloud & Digital practice. A SAP Technical Lead is overall responsible for the design and implementation of the technical environment.

The ideal candidate would have a strong SAP technical background and 8+ years proven experience in SAP cloud technology enabled business transformation projects and programmes.

Qualifications / Certifications required:

• 8+ years of technical solution specialist experience; consulting experience beneficial
• A thorough understanding of the full software development lifecycle is required.
• Cloud experience recommended
• SAP Certification, preferably SAP BTP
• Understanding of roles and responsibilities between customer, partner and SAP in Cloud projects

Experience required:

• More than 8 years of SAP implementation and/or technical design experience
• Ability to identify and challenge solution scenarios by taking the business environment into account
• Provide input on the SAP platform and tools
• Execute the agreed solution landscape
• Experience and extensive knowledge of SAP systems, including SAP Business Suite, S/4HANA and SAP Business Technology Platform and the required architecture and infrastructure to support them
• Functional/technical proficiency with at least 4+ full lifecycle SAP implementations
• Understanding of SAP roadmap around Cloud products and how it integrates
• Experience and knowledge of SAP system migration or upgrades
• Comprehensive knowledge of hardware, software, application, and systems engineering
• Understanding of IT related technologies that enable digital transformation
• Previous experience in a consulting environment is beneficial

Responsibilities of role:

• Provide technical leadership for development teams, and define the standards and practices to adhere to
• Manage technical architecture analysis, design, build, test and deployment for the
• Execution architecture - technical strategy for printing, faxing, batch scheduling etc.
• Operations architecture – backup and recovery, disaster recovery, high availability etc. and
• Define, manage and assign system administration activities and procedures for the development, quality assurance, test and training systems and assigns ownership of administration activities
• Develop the required policies and procedures to govern the development, quality assurance, testing and training environments
• Create, estimate and plan all work effort relating to SAP Basis activities and technical architecture components
• Work with the Data Management lead to define the data migration strategy for the programme
• Define and manage the sizing of the SAP solution and manage the process with the hardware provider / hosting provider
• Advise on the technical approach for all systems integrating to SAP
• Manage 3rd party dependencies related to the SAP environment
• Plan and manage the SAP systems maintenance schedule
• Participate in the planning and testing of the DR
• Manage all SAP technical changes
• Ensure the implementation, upgrade and support of the latest SAP system versions, where relevant
• Ensure that technical deliverables are delivered to agreed time, cost and quality constraints
• Ensure that developed technical solutions are peer reviewed, formally documented and signed off by business
• Manage the day-to-day operation of the technical team, ensuring appropriate distribution of activities to the team members and alignment on expected deliverables and due dates
• Participate in programme risk and issue management
• Participate in programme Design Authority forums

Skill sets required:

• Technical Proficiency: Deep understanding of SAP solutions, SAP architecture principles including Clean Core
• Cloud Platforms: Expertise in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Data Integration: Experience with ETL processes and data integration techniques
• Analytical Abilities: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with stakeholders
• Leadership: Ability to lead and mentor teams, providing technical guidance and support
• Adaptability: Willingness to stay updated with the latest data technologies and adapt to new challenges.

Role related attributes:

• Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of SAP systems, particularly SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP.
• Facilitation: Excellent leadership, collaboration and influence skills
• Problem-Solving: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues.
• Experience in large-scale projects and teams and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams

* Industry experience required:

Cross-industry experience preferred.

Agencies please note: This recruitment assignment is being managed directly by PwC’s Talent Acquisition team. We will reach out to our preferred agency partners in the rare instance we require additional talent options. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s received will

be treated as a direct application. Your respect for this process is appreciated.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting, Information Technology, and Other

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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