Sr. IT SAP Systems Engineer
About The Position
TreeHouse Foods is seeking a highly experienced Senior SAP Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership and operational support for a complex enterprise SAP landscape. The role is responsible for the availability, performance, stability, security, and technical lifecycle management of the SAP technology platform. The successful candidate will independently manage day-to-day SAP Basis operations and lead upgrades, patching, performance optimization, security remediation, system refreshes, disaster recovery activities, and cloud initiatives. The engineer will work closely with SAP Functional, Security, Infrastructure, Network, Database, and Cloud teams, as well as external SAP managed service providers and vendors, to resolve complex technical issues and deliver SAP projects. The position also administers and coordinates the SAP Change Advisory Board (CAB) process, including change reviews, approvals, documentation, and compliance. This is a full-time hybrid position based at TreeHouse Foods’ corporate office in Oak Brook, Illinois. The role includes production support, participation in maintenance activities, coordination of SAP changes, and serving as a senior technical escalation point for critical SAP issues.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 10+ years of hands-on SAP Basis administration experience in enterprise hybrid cloud and on-premise SAP landscapes, including SAP S/4HANA upgrades and conversions.
- Experience leading complex SAP technical projects and supporting production environments, including coordination with SAP RISE managed service teams and vendors.
- Experience with SAP ECC, S/4HANA, CFIN, SCM, MII, SLT, SAP PO/PI, Fiori/Fiori Launchpad, SAP Data Services (BODS), BusinessObjects (BOBJ), SAP BTP, Fiori Cloud, Cloud Connector, Ariba Integration, SAP Cloud ALM, and SAP Solution Manager.
- Experience administering OpenText SAP Archiving, Document Management, and Content Server/Archive Server, including SAP integration.
- Experience administering an SAP CAB process and coordinating SAP changes across teams and stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of ITIL-aligned incident, problem, and change management, including risk/impact assessment, approvals, scheduling, implementation, validation, and closure, using ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms.
- Knowledge of HANA, Oracle, and SQL Server databases; Linux/Unix and Windows Server administration; and scripting or automation using Shell, Python, or SAP-native tools.
- Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to facilitate CAB meetings and coordinate SAP teams.
Nice To Haves
- SAP certifications such as SAP Certified Technology Associate – SAP HANA, SAP BTP, SAP S/4HANA Conversion & Upgrade, SAP RISE, SAP Cloud ALM, or SAP Solution Manager.
Responsibilities
- Perform senior-level SAP Basis administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and production support.
- Plan and execute SAP upgrades, support packs, kernel upgrades, enhancement packages, and security patching.
- Analyze SAP EarlyWatch Alert reports and proactively address performance, stability, capacity, and security recommendations.
- Monitor and respond to SAP Hot News, Security Notes, and SAP Security Patch Day recommendations.
- Perform SAP installations, system copies, client copies, system refreshes, and transport management across DEV, QA, and PROD.
- Administer SAP HANA databases, including monitoring, backup and recovery, memory management, performance tuning, and upgrades.
- Administer and support OpenText SAP Archiving, including archive objects, archive sessions, repository configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and SAP integration.
- Support SAP BTP, including subaccounts, entitlements, connectivity, Cloud Connector, and integration services.
- Configure and maintain SAP Fiori Launchpad, catalogs, and technical components across on-premises and cloud environments.
- Support SLT replication, SAP PO/PI interfaces and adapters, and message monitoring.
- Support technical operations for SAP Data Services, BOBJ, MII, and SCM.
- Collaborate with SAP Functional, Security, Infrastructure, Network, Database, and Cloud teams.
- Coordinate with external SAP managed service providers and vendors to resolve technical issues and deliver SAP services.
- Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, operational procedures, and system support documentation.
- Provide on-call and escalation support for critical production incidents.
- Administer and coordinate the SAP CAB process, reviewing change requests for completeness, risk and impact, testing, validation, rollback plans, and required approvals.
- Coordinate SAP CAB meetings and approvals with relevant SAP teams and stakeholders.
- Track SAP changes through approval, implementation, validation, and closure; maintain CAB documentation and audit evidence; and ensure adherence to SAP change management procedures.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits program with eligibility beginning on the first day.
- 401(k) program with a 5% employer match and 100% vesting upon enrollment.
- Four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave, and 11 company holidays, including two floating holidays.
- Paid training, tuition reimbursement, and access to DevelopU, an educational platform with more than 10,000 free courses.
- Employee Resource Groups and opportunities to build relationships in an inclusive, team-oriented workplace.
- Wellness and employee assistance programs.
- Potential eligibility for an annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus, and equity pay.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
