SAP Technical Lead

Barclays•Jefferson, CO

3d•$150,550 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The SAP Technical Lead will design, develop, and improve software utilizing various engineering methodologies to provide business, platform, and technology capabilities for customers and colleagues. This role involves developing and delivering high-quality, scalable, maintainable, and optimized software solutions using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. The lead will collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration. They will also participate in code reviews, promote knowledge sharing, stay informed of technology trends, and adhere to secure coding practices and effective unit testing. For this role, the Assistant Vice President expectations include advising and influencing decision-making, contributing to policy development, taking responsibility for operational effectiveness, and collaborating closely with other functions. The lead will manage a team performing complex tasks, set objectives, coach employees, and appraise performance. If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate specific leadership behaviors (Listen, Energize, Align, Develop) to create a thriving environment. For an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments, guide team members, identify the need for specialized expertise, and identify new directions for projects. They will consult on complex issues, provide advice to People Leaders for escalated issues, identify risk mitigation strategies, and develop new policies/procedures. They will take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls, understand how different areas coordinate to achieve organizational objectives, and collaborate with business-aligned support areas to stay updated on business activity and strategy. The role involves complex analysis of data from multiple sources to solve problems creatively and effectively, and communicating complex information to influence stakeholders. All colleagues are expected to demonstrate Barclays Values (Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, Stewardship) and the Barclays Mindset (Empower, Challenge, Drive).

Requirements

SAP Business suite products
SAP NetWeaver
ABAP on HANA
Fiori Developments including knowledge in CDS, AMDP and Fiori UI5 development.

Responsibilities

Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools.
Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.
Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
Demonstrate leadership behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard.
Lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialization to complete assignments.
Identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
Communicate complex information.
Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
Participate in the technical development activity for the SAP Finance Technology team to enable and deliver global services and solutions across Barclays functions and businesses viathe bank's SAP enterprise platforms.
Participate in the design, build, and implement of complex IT solutions.
Support Project & Programme delivery through taking a lead role in technical development activity.
Participate in the development activity associated with small change and 3rd line Run The Bank (RTB) BAU support.
Undertake requirement gathering and analysis, and complete technical and functional documentation.
Perform hands-on configuration in the FICO arena.
Perform unit and system testing and support UAT and regression testing.
Partner in SAP project deployments and conduct user training.
Identify efficiency improvement opportunities and work on service improvement plans.