Director SAP Basis

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC•Miramar, FL

12d

About The Position

As a transformational leader with deep business acumen, the Director of SAP Basis will oversee a high-performing team to deliver product-focused SAP solutions. This role is the technical guardian of the S/4HANA digital core platform, responsible for executing the Basis and BTP and ensuring 99.9% system availability across hybrid cloud landscapes. The Director will drive continuous improvement, platform automation, and the evolution of traditional administrators into cloud-native platform engineers.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
10+ years related experience in technology management, customer relationship management and staff management
10+ years of experience managing or directing SAP Basis teams with a proven ability to lead a progressive Basis team to develop and implement IT program in a business environment
Strong business acumen
Ability to work with multiple technologies, aptitude for new technologies and ability to effectively apply technological solutions to business problems
Proven experience in planning, organization, implementation and development of applications or infrastructure
Excellent written and oral communication, with ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical addresses
Executive presence
Thought Leadership
Change Agent with Managerial Courage
Coaching
Delivery Results
Drives Vision & Purpose
Executive Presence
Influencing
Servant Leadership
Strategic Mindset
Teambuilding/Develops Team Exceptional organizational skills, proven ability to multi-task
Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
Ability to lead a team environment with Agile delivery values

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in computer science or a related technical field
SAP Certified Technology Associate in SAP HANA and SAP BTP
Proven track record of leading S/4HANA upgrades and SAP Cloud migrations (RISE/GROW)
Deep understanding of "Clean Core" methodologies and technical governance execution

Responsibilities

S/4HANA Upgrade Technical experience: Expertise in the SAP Readiness Check, Simplification Item Catalog, and Custom Code Migration tools required for S/4HANA conversions and upgrades.
Integration Suite & CPI: hands-on experience with SAP Cloud Integration (CPI), including iFlow design, Open Connectors, and API Management.
SAP BTP Platform Engineering: Proficiency in BTP Cockpit management, Destination management, and Identity Authentication Services (IAS).
Database & Infrastructure: Expert-level knowledge of SAP HANA 2.0 administration (multitenant database containers, system replication) and experience with Hyperscaler-specific SAP architectures.
Security Access : Oversees the governance of security access controls across the SAP landscape to ensure compliance and data integrity.
Drives the technical implementation of a Data Mesh architecture within BTP, enabling decentralized data ownership and seamless data sharing across the enterprise.
Modern DevOps & ALM: Experience with SAP Cloud ALM for managing transport paths, defect tracking, and automated testing during upgrade cycles.
Vendor & Financial Management: Proven ability to manage SAP "RISE" or "GROW" contracts, cloud consumption credits (CPEA), and third-party managed service provider (MSP) SLAs.
Agile Frameworks: Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies applied specifically to SAP technical debt reduction and platform engineering.
Experience in managing large and complex technical programs and projects
Understanding of fundamentals of IT Architecture & Systems to deliver solutions is a must
Experience in integrating multiple systems (logic and data) across the enterprise is required
Functional knowledge and experience in implementing large and complex solutions either related to software, data or Infrastructure programs and projects is required
Need to understand Software Development Life Cycle and various delivery methodologies like Waterfall and Agile
Manage project budget, risk, and issues
Leads the technical lifecycle and strategic roadmap of the SAP ecosystem, prioritizing critical system upgrades, Hana performance optimizations, and BTP platform stability to ensure a high-availability infrastructure that supports continuous business innovation
People leadership & talent transformation manages a global team of technical engineers; focuses on upskilling traditional "basis" administrators into "SAP platform engineers" capable of managing cloud-native BTP services.
Lifecycle & upgrade management owns the end-to-end strategy for SAP upgrades, including S/4hana release cycles, feature package stacks (FPS), and support package stacks (SPS). Ensures the landscape remains within the mainstream maintenance window to mitigate security risks and technical debt.
Release orchestration leads the technical planning for major version upgrades and OS/DB migrations, minimizing business downtime during cutovers.
Clean Core Platform Execution: Serves as the technical guardian of the S/4HANA digital core; implements technical guardrails and BTP extension environments that prevent core extension. This ensures that the platform can be patched and upgraded with minimal business disruption by shifting custom complexity to the SAP Business Technology Platform.
Oversee basis operations & performance directs mission-critical basis functions, including Hana memory management, database health checks, and system refreshes.
BTP integration & CPI governance: acts as the primary architect for the SAP CPI, ensuring all interfaces are API-led, documented, and resilient. Manages the lifecycle of BTP sub-accounts, global account entitlements, and connectivity e.g. cloud connectors.
High availability & DR: participate in the design and testing of disaster recovery and high availability architecture across hybrid cloud environments (Azure/AWS), ensuring a 99.9% system availability SLA.
Automation of basic tasks drives the adoption of automation for routine tasks such as kernel upgrades, certificate renewals, and system monitoring.