Director SAP Basis & BTP Platform

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Overview

 

As a transformational leader with deep business acumen, the Director of SAP Basis and BTP will oversee a high-performing team to deliver product-focused SAP solutions. This role is the technical guardian of the S/4HANA digital core platform, responsible for executing the Basis and BTP and ensuring 99.9% system availability across hybrid cloud landscapes. The Director will drive continuous improvement, platform automation, and the evolution of traditional administrators into cloud-native platform engineers.

Primary Responsibilities

 

• S/4HANA Upgrade Technical experience: Expertise in the SAP Readiness Check, Simplification Item Catalog, and Custom Code Migration tools required for S/4HANA conversions and upgrades.
• Integration Suite & CPI: hands-on experience with SAP Cloud Integration (CPI), including iFlow design, Open Connectors, and API Management.
• SAP BTP Platform Engineering: Proficiency in BTP Cockpit management, , Destination management, and Identity Authentication Services (IAS).
• Database & Infrastructure: Expert-level knowledge of SAP HANA 2.0 administration (multitenant database containers, system replication) and experience with Hyperscaler-specific SAP architectures.
• Security Access : Oversees the governance of security access controls across the SAP landscape to ensure compliance and data integrity.
• Drives the technical implementation of a Data Mesh architecture within BTP, enabling decentralized data ownership and seamless data sharing across the enterprise.
• Modern DevOps & ALM: Experience with SAP Cloud ALM for managing transport paths, defect tracking, and automated testing during upgrade cycles.
• Vendor & Financial Management: Proven ability to manage SAP "RISE" or "GROW" contracts, cloud consumption credits (CPEA), and third-party managed service provider (MSP) SLAs.
• Agile Frameworks: Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies applied specifically to SAP technical debt reduction and platform engineering.
• Experience in managing large and complex technical programs and projects
• Understanding of fundamentals of IT Architecture & Systems to deliver solutions is a must
• Experience in integrating multiple systems (logic and data) across the enterprise is required
• Functional knowledge and experience in implementing large and complex solutions either related to software, data or Infrastructure programs and projects is required

Primary Responsibilities Part II

 

• Need to understand Software Development Life Cycle and various delivery methodologies like Waterfall and Agile
• Manage project budget, risk, and issues
• Leads the technical lifecycle and strategic roadmap of the SAP ecosystem, prioritizing critical system upgrades, Hana performance optimizations, and BTP platform stability to ensure a high-availability infrastructure that supports continuous business innovation
• People leadership & talent transformation manages a global team of technical engineers; focuses on upskilling traditional "basis" administrators into "SAP platform engineers" capable of managing cloud-native BTP services.
• Lifecycle & upgrade management owns the end-to-end strategy for SAP