Senior Support Engineer, SAP
Pleasanton, CA 94566 US
Job Description
Position Summary
The role of the Senior Support Engineer, SAP FS-Policy Management (FS-PM) consultant is to provide exceptional remote-based support for mission-critical SAP applications as part of our global customer support team. The position has the responsibility for researching, troubleshooting and supporting of multiple Client Architectures, and implementations for our global clients who use 4.x, ECC and HANA environments.
The role of the Senior Support Engineer, SAP FS-Policy Management (FS-PM) consultant requires functional experience, integration knowledge, infrastructure and networking expertise and skills to diagnose serious issues; then develop, test, package and deliver fixes for such issues in complex, integrated and highly-configured environments.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Solve complex customer issues using methodical troubleshooting based on expert knowledge of SAP applications functionality and technology
- Work closely with customers on a daily basis to understand their needs, support business change and deliver a consistently high quality customer experience
- Provide remote-based functional support & training for your specialist SAP modulesSupport client customizations, sharing implementation and best practices advice
- Develop application break fixes for critical product defects
- Create scripts to identify, analyze and correct data issues
- Manage one or more key assigned accounts as a technical/functional adviser
- Provide hands-on assistance using proprietary tools in a test environment or via remote client connectivity
- Be a pro-active contributor to a support organization which is running 24x7x365, this will require the ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends and holidays and monitoring email regularly outside standard business hours
- Collaborate with team members in a virtual team environment to extend field experience to different client situations
- Contribute to the development and management of knowledge-sharing methodologies, diagnostic tools, and creative processes, to improve the client experience
Education
- Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
Experience
- 10+ years of development experience in SAP FS-PM
- ABAP – a strong conceptual knowledge
- Knowledge of Business transaction , Time model, Release Machine framework
- Expertise in creating ABAP Data dictionary Objects
- Development experience in BAPI
- Strong experience in RICEFW (Reports, Interface, Conversions, Exit, Forms, and Workflow)
- Higher relevant education degree (Economics, Information Technology or equivalent)
- Hands-on in Enhancements (BADI and Exit)
- Hands-on in User exits, customer exits, and search exits
- Knowledge in Module pool programming
- Ability to provide performance analysis and prerequisites
- Ability to understand the functional requirements directly from Users/Clients and translate them to technical specifications.
- Higher relevant education degree (Economics, Information Technology or equivalent)
- Flexible for both domestic and international short term / long term travel.
- Experience in SAP for Insurance and Reinsurance modules like FS-PM, FS-CM, FS-ICM, FS-CD, and FS-RI is a significant plus.
- SAP Certification is an added advantage
Skills
- Superb trouble-shooting skills and tenacity in problem solving
- Passionate focus on customer support and the ability to build long term, successful working relationships with Clients
- Strong knowledge of key application functionality, tables and relationships
- Deep knowledge of SAP customization/extension methodologies
- Excellent development skills using SAP toolset
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills – verbal & written
- Attention to detail and the ability to learn quickly
- Extreme focus on Client satisfaction
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to work calmly and professionally in high pressure situations
- The ability to work remotely from a home based office in a virtual environment
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge of SAP Industry Solutions would be an advantage
- Knowledge of any Country Specific Solutions would be an advantage
- A consulting background, while not mandatory, would be useful
- Experience with localizations and global implementations would be an advantage