SAP ABAP Design and Development LeadTitle: SAP ABAP Design and Development Lead Location: Ireland-Leixlip Other Locations: Ireland-Galway HP is the #1 information technology company on the planet driving the world's IT revolution armed with passion, curiosity and a global team of visionaries who never stop at impossible. We believe in collaboration-not as an empty slogan but as a business model. We unite talent from all over the world, give them the resources they need and let them do what they do best. HP IT is a recognized global leader showcasing HP products and services through transformational initiatives focused on optimizing IT to drive business outcomes. HP has a longstanding relationship with SAP and is a Global SAP Partner. We offer proven multivendor service and support expertise with major SAP ecosystem players including Microsoft®, Oracle, VERITAS and VMware. Most important, with thousands of SAP, Oracle, Linux, Microsoft, UNIX- and ITIL-certified experts, HP has the resources required to address critical issues wherever and whenever they may arise. Within HP IT, SAP is utilized extensively in the support of HP's business operations across Finance, Procurement and Billing and in support of HPIT's ongoing SAP implementation projects we have a large team of SAP experts working across multiple SAP modules and technical areas helping our Business Partners to deliver world class SAP solutions. · HP IT is looking for talented SAP ABAP technologists, with the passion to drive significant business outcomes through technical skills, business acumen and leadership, to join the organization. · The SAP ABAP Developer/Engineer will play a key role in the execution and delivery of solutions to support HP IT's team goal to achieve a world class systems portfolio that meets the varied HP global business needs. · This individual will collaborate with IT and business associates in application design, development, integration, testing and deployment of SAP ABAP solutions. · Additional knowledge of SAP SD, FI and MM preferred. · Prior SAP experience in R/3 4.6 or above; Prior SAP experience in ECC6 is highly desired.
Candidate participates as a member of and leads development teams. Performs analysis of complex functional and business requirements. Completes configuration to implement solutions. Designs solutions for others to configure or code. Participates in cross-functional teams. Leads design activities May provide mentoring and guidance to other developers. Designs, prepares and executes Unit tests. Represents team to client/customers. Demonstrates technical leadership, and exerts influence outside of immediate team. Develops innovative team solutions to complex problems. Contributes to strategic direction for teams. Applies in-depth or broad technical knowledge to provide maintenance solutions across one or more technology. Performs solution design. Applies HP and 3rd party technologies and leads design of highly complex infrastructure and software solutions. Independently implements enduser or enterprise infrastructure or services of significant complexity. Integrates technical expertise and business understanding to create superior solutions for HP and customers. Mentors and consults with team members and other organizations, customer and vendors on complex issues. Explore the opportunities within HP IT where you will get the opportunity to work on global projects creating best-in class solutions. HP promotes a culture of success where your contributions will be recognized and rewarded. If you meet the qualifications, you're eager for your next challenge and have a drive to win, please consider building an AMAZING career with HP. Education and Experience Required:
Technical Bachelor's degree or unrelated degree or a Master's degree. Knowledge and Skills Required:
The SAP ABAP Developer/Enginneer responsibilities include (but are not limited to): · Develop SAP solutions to support HP's global business function's needs and HP IT performance, security, quality and integration requirements. · Lead and/or participate in design workshops & design reviews, representing the associated Business Function. · Perform and document the results of "Fit Gap" analysis; Work collaboratively with IT and business partners to define functional, mapping and technical solutions; proactively provide knowledge and expertise on best IT and business practices. · Review all deliverables throughout the project lifecycle to ensure completeness, consistency, quality and requirement traceability. Positively represent your designs in architectural reviews. · Proactively identify, analyze and mitigate project and operational risks (resourcing, project/task dependencies and delivery risks) · Documents all aspects of the system (e.g. process design, User Requirements Specifications, Functional System Requirements and Developments Specifications, test plans, integration efforts, etc. · Execute all unit, integration and regression testing per project schedules · Support data migration and cutover plans in support of project schedules · Serve as deep support analyst for issues that our support staff is not able to independently resolve. · Leads the due diligence and/or sizing phase of management queries and/or new initiatives. · In the spirit of continuous improvement, proactively recommend enhancements to existing business and/or IT processes. · Interfaces with IT Solution Managers, IT Analysts, Release Managers, Testing Manager, Version Control Manager, Testers, Application DBAs, Global Support, Support DBAs, Enterprise Application Architect, and Environment Analyst.
In General: · Good verbal and written communication skills; influencing skills and ability to work effectively in a geographically dispersed team. Demonstrated technical, business acumen and leadership skills. · Sound analytical and problem solving skills, Excellent consulting skills, Demonstrated leader, Self confident · High internal drive/self-initiative; Ability to work with ambiguous and incomplete information; Resourceful · Strong relationship building and influencing skills; Able to mediate opposing viewpoints; Work well in a team environment. · Technical leadership of assigned project. · Provide time / resource estimates for assigned projects. · Assigns work to others. · May develop innovative solutions to complex business and technology problems
Your job experience profile includes... · 5 full life cycle global SAP implementations (prior experience defining/implementing worldwide solutions across multiple company codes in a highly complex systems and project environment) · Evaluation of new releases and/or support packs within realm of expertise and provide recommendations on whether these changes should be applied to production to meet business requirements · Experience with Borland Caliber (Requirements Management) and/or Provision is a plus. · Leads architectural design reviews to ensure conformance of proposed designs to architectural standards. · SAP ABAP Programming Tools including Report and Transaction creation. · Enhancements, Conversion Programs, SAPscript, and Smart Forms · Application of OSS notes · SAP Modules such as SD, FI, MM and PS. · SAP ASAP methodology. · Principles and techniques of systems analysis, design and testing. · Principles of program documentation.
Critical Competencies to Drive Business Outcomes: Role Excellence Core Technical Leadership (IT) Demonstrates leadership in the development of technical innovations and in ensuring optimum collaboration and knowledge sharing of technical insights · Understands and effectively manages creative contention to reach innovative solutions · Understands the business interplay between technical contributions and market/ industry directions · Effectively collaborates, builds relationships and influences team members to work toward excellent technical results · Shows adaptability across a wide range of hardware and software domains · Demonstrates strong programming capabilities · Understands software technologies
Technical Solution Design (IT) Creates a solution vision and design framework for guiding and synthesizing the technical contributions of specialists · Demonstrates a profound understanding of design methodology - ITIL, ITSM · Creates a solution vision and design options as a framework to assess the technical dimension of business challenges · Determines a solution's fit to clients' requirements, including identifying gaps requiring customization and the resources needed to build the solution · Articulates an overall design and project plan to guide the work of technical specialists · Integrates and balances the input of specialists with pricing considerations to determine the final design
Technical Project Management (IT) Helps develop and implements project strategy and direction · Translates business direction into project implications · Develops project design specifications and implementation plans · Works as part of a team that designs new hardware, software and systems while embracing the principles and techniques of computer science, engineering and mathematical analysis
Technical Fundamentals Information Management Acumen (IT) Demonstrates fundamental understanding of information management systems and infrastructure · Understands how HP systems are structured and linked · Serves as a "super-user" for the administration and maintenance of operational tools and/or solutions · Understands end-to-end process and supporting solutions needed to educate others · Maintains knowledge of databases and reporting application systems · Maximizes usability of data to support business or management decisions
Organizational Interface Management Actively bridges technical and business cultures and perspectives to promote cross-organizational collaboration · Effectively manages within a highly diverse technical/scientific culture while simultaneously relating to the requirements of business management · Facilitates and troubleshoots competing technical and business priorities to achieve a productive collaboration that results in mutually beneficial goals · Provides strategic technical input to other groups and functions to support broader organizational goals
Technical Excellence Development Recognizes the interrelationship of individual and organizational excellence, and their contribution to technical leadership · Recognizes the general needs, concerns, values, and characteristic work behaviors of technical/scientific professionals and distinguishes them from those of other business functions · Applies valid and objective criteria in assess performance to goals · Facilitates career development through collaborative action-planning, promotion of experience-based learning and alignment of counseling with TCP criteria · Expands HP's market leadership through collaborative partnerships between technologists, R&D and business leadership
Technical Performance Optimization Exercises personal authority and organizational leadership to establish and maintain employee excellence · Critically assesses and aligns individual capabilities and aspirations with the needs of the business · Integrates expertise into formal and informal business information sharing to enhance business decision-making · Encourages and builds opportunities for employees to demonstrate initiative, participate actively, to express viewpoints, and bridge technical ideas with business opportunitiesJob: Information Technology
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