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Lead SAP for Basis, Integration and Architecture (m/f/d)

Description:

Invisible, but indispensable

Our industrial carbon black is not immediately visible, yet it is found almost everywhere – in tires that get you safely to your destination, in the smartphone you hold in your hand every day, in the paint that brings your home to life, and in batteries that supply energy. Without it, modern life would come to a standstill.

But what you can see immediately is that we invest in you. In your development, your prospects and your future. We provide you with the framework you need to grow – professionally, personally and financially. Your commitment makes a difference to us, and in return you receive more than just appreciation: you receive genuine recognition.

Our Global IT & Digital business unit consists of several Centers of Excellence (CoE) that deal comprehensively with SAP, infrastructure, cyber security, data analytics and operational technology. The SAP CoE continuously drives implementations, feasibility studies and systematic improvements and sets the direction for the transition from R3 to S/4 HANA.

As a Lead SAP for Basis, Integration and Architecture (m/f/d), you can expect more than just a classic 9-to-5 job. With exposure to APAC and the Americas, things can get busy at the beginning and end of the day.

Help us with your expertise and agile mindset and find out more about this challenging vacancy below!

Before we go into detail: the basics.

The job that makes you happy:

You will lead the SAP Basis and integration areas incl. related resources and continuously optimize the related operating model. You provide technical guidance and decision making, act as escalation point and be hands-on to support the team when needed.

You will manage the performance of external service providers, work closely with partners and internal teams to support the global SAP environment. Proactive internal communication with the business and other IT CoEs and external communication is an essential part of this position.
You lead SAP projects, determining business requirements, project scopes, budgets and timelines. Together with colleagues from the SAP CoE, you will supervise test phases and pilot projects, acting as subject matter expert for SAP architecture, integration, and Basis.

Your responsibilities will include defining, maintaining and documenting the SAP end-to-end architecture, including system landscape, integration points, data flows and security requirements, as well as developing roadmaps and implementation plans.

A strong focus of the role lies in ensuring the stability, scalability and availability of the global SAP landscape. This includes redundancy, backup and (disaster) recovery and monitoring in cloud environments such as GCP, AWS and Azure. SAP lifecycle management, patching, service pack installations and release strategies are other critical aspects.
Another key part of your role will be the architectural and operational support of Orion’s integration landscape. This includes maintaining legacy SAP PI/PO environments while managing and guiding the transition to modern integration SAP Integration Suite / CPI.

In close collaboration with the Cyber Security CoE, you will define and maintain SAP security standards, including authentication and single sign-on strategies, and ensure secure and compliant operations.

The profile that makes us happy:

You will lay the foundation for success in this role with a degree in information technology (IT) and several years of practical experience in SAP architecture in complex international environments.

You bring strong hands-on expertise across SAP Basis, SAP integration (PI/PO, CPI, Integration Suite), BTP, Fiori, DRC and HANA databases, as well as a strong understanding of the interplay between Basis, integration and cloud platform services.
You have lead SAP Basis and are familiar with HANA DB and OS management, SAP lifecycle management, monitoring, service pack installations, performance tuning and end-to-end management of the technical environment. Ideally you have planned and managed technical upgrades to S/4.

You have several years of continuous operational experience in both legacy PI/PO and modern BTP / CPI environments. This includes current integration practices, migration planning, hands-on experience with iFlows, and knowledge of tooling and upgrading paths. Integration knowledge with SAP and non-SAP systems is essential. Experience with 3rd party CRM integrations for Salesforce with BTP are a plus.

You also bring solid experience in designing and operating SAP landscapes in cloud infrastructures such as AWS, GCP or Azure and additional practical experience with SAP Concur, SAP SuccessFactors, Active Directory and BW systems is highly desirable, relevant SAP certifications are highly valued and certifications on SAP Basis, HANA and BTP are considered as a strong advantage.

Our SAP Centers of Excellence (CoE) work quickly, agile and flexible in the style of a start-up. In addition to the technical component, your mindset is very important to us. We need someone with willingness to learn, a high level of commitment, an eye for work and a hunger for the next milestone, rather than someone who rests on their laurels.

You speak very good English (C1) for interacting with internal and external partners of the Orion S. A. Group and we welcome occasional willingness to travel.

Reasons to join our team:

Any questions? I'm happy to help!

Christoph Schulz
EMEA Talent Acquisition Manager
christoph.schulz@orioncarbons.com

We look forward to hearing from you – and who knows, maybe you'll soon be part of our team!

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