Introduction
A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
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Your role and responsibilities
We're looking for a seasoned SAP Basis Principal Consultant to lead our high-performance team and drive strategic SAP technology initiatives. This role demands a deep understanding of SAP architecture, extensive hands-on experience, and a proven track record of executing complex SAP projects.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
Key Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Consultancy: Guide clients in their SAP strategy, providing expert advice on system architecture, security, and performance optimization.
2. Complex System Architecture Design: Design and architect complex SAP systems, considering future growth and technological advancements.
3. Project Leadership: Lead large-scale SAP Basis projects from conception through to delivery, managing cross-functional teams and third-party vendors.
4. Technical Innovation and Thought Leadership: Stay updated with the latest trends and innovations in SAP technology. Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the SAP Basis environment.
5. Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with SAP implementations, upgrades, and migrations.
6. Vendor and Partner Management: Develop and maintain strong relationships with SAP technology vendors and partners to ensure optimal use of resources and cutting-edge solutions.
7. Mentorship and Talent Development: Mentor junior consultants, share knowledge, and contribute to their professional development.
8. Client Relationship Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for key clients, understanding their business needs and translating them into SAP technology solutions.
9. Quality Assurance: Ensure the delivery of high-quality SAP solutions by implementing robust quality assurance processes and standards.
Preferred technical and professional experience
Qualifications and Skills:
1. Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field. A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience can also be considered in lieu of a degree.
2. Extensive experience as an SAP Basis Consultant, with a strong focus on SAP ECC, SAP HANA, and/or SAP S/4HANA.
3. In-depth understanding of SAP Basis administration, including system monitoring, performance tuning, security management, and backup/recovery procedures.
4. Deep knowledge of SAP NetWeaver, SAP Solution Manager, and other related technologies.
5. Proven expertise in SAP HANA Administration and Database Management Systems.
6. Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to think tactically and strategically.
7. Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with clients, stakeholders, and team members at all levels.
8. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines under pressure.
9. Proven track record of leading and delivering complex SAP projects, achieving client satisfaction, and driving business value.
10. Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
This position requires a Principal SAP Basis Consultant with a level of expertise who can guide strategic SAP technology decisions, lead complex projects, and foster innovation within the organization. If you are a seasoned SAP professional with a passion for driving technological excellence and business transformation, we invite you to apply.
Applicants must have an NV1 clearance.
ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT
IBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.
YOUR LIFE @ IBM
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
ABOUT IBM
IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
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