SAP NS2 Senior Support Engineer (Ariba Downstream) - Virtual

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SAP NS2 Senior Support Engineer (Ariba Downstream) – Virtual

 

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SAP is the global market leader for business software and related services, and SAP National Security Services Inc.® (SAP NS2®) is an independent U.S. subsidiary, offering SAP solutions with specialized levels of security and support to meet the requirements of U.S. national security and critical infrastructure customers.

Must be a U.S. Person; NS2 does not offer Visa sponsorship for this role

All internals must have manager’s approval to transfer

 

Description:

 

SAP NS2 Secure Cloud Support organization is seeking an experienced Support Engineer for the Ariba Solutions

The primary responsibilities of this role are core customer support, innovation and proactive activities and participation in a continuous learning culture. Individuals in this position align most frequently with our customers in this role and work collaboratively with local people managers and technical leads to delight our customers.

Individuals in the Support Engineer profile are the foundation of the Product Secure Support organization. These individuals are gaining deeper technical knowledge in their Product Family and expanding their knowledge to include other Product Families. They help customers resolve more and more complex issues and do so in a way that consistently delivers a high level of satisfaction. Responsibilities, success factors and competencies can include the following, but may be customized due to regional or business need.

 

Key Responsibilities:

1) Deliver Core Customer Support

2) Proactive Support and Innovation Activities

3) Embrace Continuous Learning Culture

 

CORE CUSTOMER SUPPORT

• Handle sensitive escalated customer issues in team environments and individual-driven actions (incident solving or real-time support), in cooperation with experienced support engineers if necessary while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Resolve known errors by means of SAP Notes, Knowledge Base Articles, info docs derived from solved customer incidents, documentation, WIKI or verifying customized entries or hardware parameters
• Perform root cause analysis and provide solutions to customers in complex environments for specific fields/areas.
• Reproduce customer issues identifying the root cause and interacting with the development team to provide a final solution when required.
• Perform in weekend support and 24x7 support activities as required
• Taking ownership for the incoming queue to ensure fulfillment of customers' SLAs and other contractual KPIs when required by correctly escalating, transferring, and reducing priority on incidents.
• Develop product specialization in at least one product area.
• Demonstrate capability of processing P1 (Priority 1) incidents, requesting assistance as required.
• Experience & Educational Requirements

 

Key Tasks

• Owns and manages concurrent SRs in a ticketing system.
• Provides solutions to technical issues impacting customers’ business processes and their ability to conduct commerce through SAP Ariba applications.
• Adheres to KPIs, especially responsiveness SLAs and productivity goals.
• Reports errors and code defects to development organizations; collaborates to prioritize fixes and confirm solutions.
• Maintains personal broad knowledge of product area and deep component expertise.
• Participates in de-escalation plans and situation war rooms to resolve critical product issues impacting customer business operations.
• Collaborates with global support engineers across the product area to drive positive customer outcomes.
• Provides ongoing and timely communication via phone and email to customers regarding the status of their requests.
• Provides on-call support during evenings and weekends as required by a rotational schedule.
• Knowledge of SAP Materials Management (SAP MM) and ABAP is most preferred
• Knowledge of SAP Ariba Network solution with a deep knowledge of buying, invoicing and associated interfaces.

 

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Must be experienced with SAP