SAP S/4HANA Senior Technical Lead

About GKN Automotive: GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture, and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s car manufacturers.

Role Purpose

GKN Automotive is seeking an SAP S/4HANA Senior Technical Lead who will manage technical teams, provide expertise in development, integration, and SAP BASIS, and contribute to the successful implementation of SAP S/4HANA in all GKN Automotive plants.

Accountable for GKN Integration and Technical Build strategy design for S4/HANA and legacy/external systems, ensuring the quality and governance of Integration Design and Build for S/4HANA implementation program. Accountable for GKN Global Architecture Strategy for S/4HANA and Infrastructure Design. Works closely with System Integrator to ensure agreed technical standards are followed and the technical design is delivered as per plan.

Key Responsibilities

• SAP S/4HANA Integration – Lead the design and implementation of integration solutions between SAP S/4HANA and external systems, using SAP BTP.

• BASIS administration: – Lead SAP BASIS administration activities, including system installation, configuration, and maintenance.

• Custom Development: – Provide technical leadership to the development team, guiding and mentoring developers in SAP technologies.

• Code review and Quality assurance: - Conduct regular code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices. Implement quality assurance to maintain the integrity and reliability of developed solutions.

• Security Management: – Lead the Design, implementation, and maintenance of SAP S/4HANA security policies and access controls. Conduct regular security audits and assessments to ensure compliance with industry standards and organizational policies.

• Infrastructure Planning and Management: – Collaborate with infrastructure teams to design and implement robust SAP S/4HANA infrastructure solutions. Conduct regular Performance controls.

• EDI: – Provide technical leadership to the Integration/EDI team, ensuring seamless communication between trading partners and internal systems.

• Technical documentation: – Define the Coding standards and best practices for custom build. Review and approve the technical design specification documents.

• Collaboration with Functional Teams: - Work closely with functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

To be successful in this position, you will have:

• Played a role of Technical Team Lead in 6-7 SAP ECC or S/4HANA implementation projects, preferably in multiple locations/ regions.

• Knowledge of SAP technical roadmap, Private Cloud and best practices for security, compliance, and Performance optimizations.

• Experience with middleware technologies such as SAP BTP, SAP Integration suit (SAP CPI, API management, Open connectors). Experience in Automotive EDI.

• Extensive knowledge and experience in SAP Native ABAP, Java & S/4HANA.

• Leading onsite & offshore HANA team from multiple locations.

• Understanding the business scenarios for all modules from SAP perspective to meet business specific processes.

• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills. Strong leadership and communication skills.

• SAP S/4HANA certification in relevant areas are preferred.

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

Language Skills: Good English language – both verbal and written

Applicable job locations: Offenbach (Germany), Lohmar (Germany), Olesnica (Poland), Birmingham (UK)

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GKN Driveline provides equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, pregnancy, or disability.