Principal - SAP Technical

For our U.S. applicants, CPKC•Kansas City, MO

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Soo Line Railroad Company, dba CPKC, seeks a Principal – SAP Technical in Kansas City, MO, within the SAP Centre of Excellence (SAP CoE), responsible for ensuring strategic alignment of SAP investments with business priorities. This role drives technical vision, optimizes SAP performance, and strengthens SAP capabilities to support company-wide digital transformation and S/4HANA journey.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or an IT related Engineering field
5 years of progressively responsible experience with SAP technical architecture, analysis, and design
At least five (5) years of working with SAP Basis, HANA, ABAP, BAPI, and Idoc for application development, system integration, and cloud deployment
At least five (5) years of supporting SAP NetWeaver Suite components including ECC, BI, BO/BODS, PO, GRC, Portal, Solution Manager, and HANA
At least five (5) years of architecting SAP solutions on hyperscalers including AWS, Azure, and GCP
Experience managing complex SAP environments across on premise and cloud platforms

Responsibilities

Gather and translate technical requirements into SAP hardware/software capabilities
Define SAP technical architecture direction
Lead proof-of-concept analyses
Resolve complex technical and performance issues across SAP infrastructure
Manage SAP MaxAttention work items, consumption, and budget
Develop and maintain a multi-year SAP technical roadmap with annual investment recommendations
Ensure platforms are robust, secure, and aligned with business value generation
Partner with SAP functional directors, Enterprise Architecture, and Security teams to ensure cohesive technical strategy
Oversee SAP MaxAttention deliverables, budget tracking, and vendor engagement
Mentor 10–14 SAP resources (internal and third-party) through project phases
Provide guidance, gap analysis, and influence senior stakeholders to build consensus
Communicate technical strategies and proposals to ELT through presentations and workshops