Technical Lead SAP S/4HANA Maintenance

This is not a project management role - the focus is on technical support, maintenance, upgrades, and ensuring system reliability. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in SAP S/4HANA, application management, and continuous improvement of existing SAP environments.

Candidates based outside the UAE are welcome to apply, provided they can join within one month or immediately.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day support and maintenance of SAP S/4HANA applications across modules such as FI, CO, MM, SD, and HR.

• Manage incident resolution, change requests, performance optimization, and system monitoring.

• Collaborate with functional consultants and business users to ensure SAP systems align with operational needs.

• Coordinate system upgrades, patches, and transport management in collaboration with Basis and ABAP teams.

• Troubleshoot integration issues between SAP and non-SAP applications.

• Conduct root cause analysis, document recurring issues, and implement permanent fixes.

• Work closely with internal and external teams to ensure system stability, uptime, and security compliance.

• Mentor junior support engineers and promote SAP best practices.

Requirements

• achelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in SAP support or technical maintenance roles.

• Strong experience with SAP S/4HANA, including system configuration, transport management, and troubleshooting.

• Proficiency in one or more core SAP modules (FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, HR).

• Experience in Application Management Services (AMS), incident management, and service-level-based support environments.

• Familiarity with SAP Basis operations, ABAP debugging, and integration using APIs, BAPIs, and IDOCs.

• Knowledge of SAP Solution Manager, Fiori, and cloud-hosted S/4HANA environments is a plus.

• Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to lead small technical teams.

Key Skills

• SAP S/4HANA system support and monitoring

• Incident, change, and problem management

• ABAP debugging and technical analysis

• Integration troubleshooting (APIs, BAPIs, IDOCs)

• Transport management and system upgrades

• Stakeholder communication and team leadership