SAP DevOps Engineer at Salt South Africa

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

•        Analysis -

Work closely with the Platform Specialists to receive detailed business / user requirement specifications that identify the goal of the program. They assist with the preparation of a technical requirements document, including systems and flowcharts that diagrammatically show how the information will flow through the computer and its peripheral or related equipment. They analyse the business requirements and ensure that the designed solution meets these requirements.

•        Design -

Transform the detailed requirements into a complete, detailed systems design document which focuses on how to deliver the required functionality. They perform proof of concept if required. They compile detailed technical specifications based on their designs for developers or IT Programmers to implement.

•        Development -

Converts a design into a complete information system including acquiring and installing the systems environment, creating and testing databases, preparing test case procedures, preparing test files, coding, compiling, refining programs and performing test readiness review and procurement activities. The Senior DevOps Engineer ensures that throughout the development phase, the process is documented including the development procedures for application use and security.

•        Integration and Testing -

Once the application has been designed, the Senior DevOps Engineer ensures that their team tests the program prior to its deployment and release. If the test does not deliver the required results, the Senior DevOps Engineer examines the program errors in logic and data and makes the necessary recommendations to correct the program if required and if necessary, they will escalate the problem to the IT Application Manager.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

•  Strong people interaction and collaboration capability
•  Deep technical understanding of development and platform engineering
•  Customer centricity
•  Highly focused on outcomes
•  Highly Organized and planned individual
• Self-starter and self-managed
• Strategic ability to define technical direction in the portfolio of products including technical strategies and plans and execution plans
• Strong stakeholder and relationship management
• Excellent communication skills

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Typically requires extensive related experience with a Bachelor’s or equivalent degree; or extensive experience
• Relevant SAP PS Certification beneficial
• Relevant DevOps certifications will be beneficial
• Agile related certifications preferable.
• Worked in extreme programming environment

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 8 – 10 years of SAP PS Development and Support experience. S/4HANA experience is beneficial.
• Substantial years of experience deploying software solutions to clients in an outsourced or similar IT environment.
• Substantial experience working in a multi-team environment across multiple geographies.
• Agile execution work experience