Sr. SAP Technical Lead Remote some possible travel

Simple Solutions•Jacksonville, FL

4d•Remote

About The Position

The Sr. SAP Technical Lead provides technical leadership for SAP S/4HANA Brownfield migration and other implementation, upgrade, migration, and support projects for an aerospace and defense end client. The role partners with business stakeholders, functional consultants, architects, and development teams to design and deliver scalable SAP solutions aligned with business objectives. It serves as the primary technical authority for SAP development, integrations, custom enhancements, data migration, and technical architecture. The lead manages onsite and offshore teams and ensures SAP best practices, quality standards, and delivery commitments are followed. The role combines hands-on technical work with leadership of complex SAP transformation programs, bridging business requirements and S/4HANA technology. The posting emphasizes prior S/4HANA Brownfield migration experience, hands-on ABAP and code remediation skills, and strongly preferred PMMO experience.

Requirements

At least 2–3 prior S/4HANA Brownfield migration projects.
Hands-on ABAP skills and hands-on code remediation experience.
10–15+ years of SAP technical experience.
6–8+ years of experience leading SAP technical teams or workstreams.
Proven experience delivering SAP implementation, migration, or transformation projects.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Experience working in global delivery environments with onsite and offshore teams.
Strong leadership skills, including the ability to work with a strong-personality customer.
Highly organized, strong documentation and planning skills, and the ability to lead while remaining hands-on technically.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field.
Technical skills across SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, ABAP/OO ABAP, Fiori/UI5, SAP Gateway, CDS Views, AMDP, OData Services, Workflow, Enhancement Framework, BAdIs, User Exits, SmartForms, and Adobe Forms.
Integration skills involving SAP BTP Integration Suite, CPI, REST APIs, SOAP Web Services, IDocs, RFCs, SAP PI/PO, and event-driven integrations.
Data and migration skills involving SAP Migration Cockpit, SAP Data Services (BODS), data validation and reconciliation, conversion and cutover activities, and master and transactional data migration.
Familiarity with SAP BTP, SAP Build, BAS, SAP AI and automation tools, cloud integrations, and extensibility.

Nice To Haves

Strongly preferred experience with PMMO (Project Manufacturing Management & Optimization).
SAP S/4HANA implementation or migration experience.
SAP BTP certification.
SAP ABAP Development certification.
Experience with SAP Fiori and UI5 development.
Experience with Agile and Scrum delivery methodologies.
Experience supporting presales activities, solution estimates, and proposals.
Industry experience in manufacturing, aerospace and defense, utilities, energy, consumer products, life sciences, retail, or the public sector.

Responsibilities

Lead the technical design, architecture, and development of SAP solutions; define technical standards, development frameworks, and best practices.
Review functional requirements and translate them into technical solution designs, ensuring scalability, maintainability, security, and performance.
Provide technical guidance to developers, technical consultants, and project teams.
Lead development across SAP S/4HANA, ECC, Fiori, BTP, ABAP, and related technologies.
Design and oversee custom developments, enhancements, reports, interfaces, forms, workflows, and conversions.
Manage SAP and non-SAP integrations using APIs, middleware, IDocs, OData, web services, and cloud integration technologies.
Conduct code reviews, enforce development standards, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and develop resolution strategies.
Support ECC-to-S/4HANA transformations, including custom code remediation, integration redesign, and technical readiness assessments.
Collaborate with data migration teams on extraction, conversion, validation, and reconciliation.
Participate in cutover planning, mock conversions, dress rehearsals, and go-live activities.
Lead technical workstreams from initiation through deployment and support; develop estimates, plans, and resource requirements.
Monitor project progress, risks, issues, and dependencies, and help ensure milestones are met on schedule and within budget.
Provide technical status updates to project leadership and stakeholders.
Lead and mentor technical consultants and developers; support knowledge transfer, training, and skill development.
Coordinate onsite, offshore, and vendor teams and promote collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Provide technical leadership for production support and AMS engagements, including root cause analysis and issue resolution.
Identify system optimization, automation, and process improvement opportunities; support performance tuning and system stability.