Staff Engineer, SAP Basis

Dow Jones • Princeton, NJ

140d • $145,000 - $180,000

About The Position

The Staff Engineer, Finance Systems, requires an experienced SAP Basis Engineer to design, build, and optimize our enterprise SAP platforms. This role goes beyond administration, SAP basis engineer acts as a 'go-to' person with a strong focus on engineering scalable, secure, and automated solutions that support SAP S/4HANA application and other core applications. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in SAP technical architecture, performance engineering, and cloud infrastructure, and thrives in solving complex engineering challenges ensuring SAP SOX Financials application stability, performance, and alignment with Business and Enterprise objectives.

Requirements

• 7-10+ years of hands-on SAP Basis administration (preferably S/4HANA).
• Experience implementing Single Sign On, certificate management, and secure authentication for SAP S/4 Hana platform.
• Strong AWS infrastructure experience.
• 5+ years leading SAP infrastructure/implementation projects, system upgrades, and cutovers under tight timelines.
• Experience mentoring and guiding teams (3+ members) and driving collaboration across stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills, stakeholder management, organizational and multitasking ability.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with containerization (Kubernetes, Docker) for SAP components.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps for SAP landscapes.
• Knowledge of SAP Fiori, PI/PO, and integrations with non-SAP systems.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and optimize SAP landscapes (S/4HANA, BW, etc.) for scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Architect and implement SAP migrations, upgrades, and patching strategies across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Automate SAP system provisioning, monitoring, and recovery using modern tools (Ansible, Terraform, etc.).
• Design high-availability large-scale solutions, ensuring compliance with business continuity requirements.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, and security teams to ensure end-to-end system resilience and compliance.
• Provide engineering oversight on performance tuning, transport management, and security hardening.
• Contribute to technical roadmaps, best practices, and standards for enterprise SAP operations.
• Research and propose technology solutions applicable to Dow Jones requirements and roadmap.
• Champion SAP applications with install, configure, and maintain SAP on-premise and Cloud applications.
• Ensure SAP System Excellence by providing technical leadership to maintain system availability, performance, and resilience.
• Oversee execution during financial closings, peak periods, and maintenance windows.
• Mentor, guide and champion technical alignment between teams, business stakeholders, and technology partners.
• Lead complex, multi-team technical initiatives across the organization for successful delivery.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing