SAP Environments Manager

We are looking for an experienced SAP Environments Manager to join our Technology function on a permanent basis in either London

Joining a newly created team and reporting into the ERP Programme Director, the SAP Environments Manager will support a large-scale SAP transformation programme alongside BAU business requirements analysis, coordinating and managing the Test, Staging and Production environments. You will collaborate closely with all SAP team members and wider Technology Centres of Excellence to ensure environments are robust, sustainable and supportive of a highly complex and integrated application landscape.

Salary & Benefits

Salary: Up to £70,000, depending on experience

Bonus: 12% annual bonus potential

Benefits: Band 2 benefits package, including a variety of wellbeing, lifestyle and financial benefits

Hybrid Working: 2 days per week in the London office, with occasional travel to the Frating (Colchester) site

About the team

The Technology team provides expertise and effective solutions across the organisation. We embrace flexibility and agility, working collaboratively within a one-team culture. We hold ourselves accountable, welcome change and deliver consistently for our stakeholders.

The role

Key responsibilities include:

Taking full ownership of SAP environment management-ensuring stability, performance and continuous improvement

Matching environments with programme and business requirements, identifying bottlenecks and ensuring environments are fit for purpose

Working with other Centres of Excellence to align multi-platform environments

Identifying and coordinating SAP test environments across a diverse application landscape

Data housekeeping, interface maintenance and data refresh coordination

Developing an understanding of data trend analytics across SAP environments

Leading and coordinating triage for outages affecting Test environments

Making recommendations around the provision of soft/hard/middleware

Leading, coordinating and reporting on deployment activities

Running deployment checklists and countdown processes

Managing post-deployment issues and supporting contingency planning

Designing and implementing appropriate change management processes

Delivering a pragmatic approach that protects Live Service while meeting programme and business demands

What you'll bring

Essential:

Extensive experience as an Environments Manager, working with SAP applications and cloud technologies

Strong experience in SAP ECC, SAP HANA DB and BTP

Understanding of S/4HANA, Concur and SAP Signavio

Clear, timely and transparent communication skills

Experience with SQL / MS Access / Selenium (or similar reporting tools)

Experience with cloud / virtual machine services (Azure / AWS)

DevOps experience (CI/CD, pipelines, branching, merging, Terraform, ARM)

Strong understanding of workflows and processes for releasing code across multiple environments

Experience working in relevant technical environments, including front-end and legacy technologies

Experience building new processes and implementing new ways of working

Preferred:

Strong strategic decision-making ability, considering risk, long-term implications and stakeholder needs

Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments

Ability to quickly assimilate complex information and make informed recommendations

Comfortable working with ambiguity and driving deliverables forward

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert may close at any time, so early application is encouraged