SAP Basis Project/Service Manager

SAP Basis Project/Service Manager

Job Reference: ENG-SAP-002
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Contract / Permanent Position: Contract

A large financial institution in Zürich is looking for a SAP Basis Project/Service Manager Role for experienced SAP Engineer.

Your main tasks will be:

You will be responsible for being the contact between the two following:

  • SAP Basis team and the internal customers of SAP Basis such as application support teams and a number of project teams
  • The internal service providers for SAP Basis such as operations teams, server platform teams for Linux, Solaris, Windows, network and storage.

For several smaller internal projects you will also assume the role of project manager. Our service delivery model includes an off-shore delivery center for standard services. Experience which such a setup is considered a plus.

We are specifically looking for an energetic person with a flair for leadership, organizing and keeping good contact with the various customers of the Basis team and our internal and external service providers.

The needed skills and qualifications:

  • You can analyze business as well as operational requirements and translate them into technical solutions
  • You are a strong team player with the ability to autonomously drive tasks
  • You are a senior professional with a minimum of 3 years experience in SAP with a focus on the AS/Java and BI.
  • You are experienced in topics such as:
  • - Administration of Application Server ABAP / Java
  • - Administration of “non-classical” SAP systems (TREX, MDM, IDM)
  • - Central Monitoring and Administration with SAP Solution Manager
  • Ideally you have already been exposed to a broad range of platform technologies and products, such as UNIX/Solaris, Veritas Cluster, MS Cluster, Windows, Databases (Oracle and SAP DB), Java
  • You are an open structured person with good marketing qualities
  • You are fluent in English (written and spoken) and you are a skilled communicator. Speaking German is a definite plus.
  • You understand the need for flexibility with working hours in situations such as project go-lives, maintenance/migration activities or correcting operational issues.
Contract Duration: 6 months with possible extension
Salary / Rate: ASAP
Start Date: Market Rate