Senior SAP Technical Release & DevOps Ex

We are looking for a Senior Technical Release & DevOps Expert with strong SAP ALM expertise and a hands-on background in ABAP and SAP Fiori/UI5 to join our team.

This role enables, drives, and supports reliable and compliant releases across SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP, while continuously improving the DevOps toolchain, automation, and delivery quality in close collaboration with development, testing, and IT Operations teams.

The ideal candidate acts as a subject-matter expert and technical enabler, and is comfortable leveraging modern AI-powered tools, including GenAI-enabled innovation, to drive continuous improvement.

Your Tasks and Responsibilities

• Enable and drive technical Release Management for SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP across both program and run phases, ensuring adherence to Change & Release Management processes and GxP compliance requirements.
• Identify release risks, propose mitigation actions, and ensure transparent communication of impacts and status to all relevant stakeholders.
• Drive the design, operation, and continuous improvement of the SAP DevOps and ALM toolchain, including:
  • SAP Solution Manager (Focused Build, SolDoc, Change & Release, Test Management)
  • Cloud Transport Management / gCTS
  • ServiceNow
  • Tricentis Tosca
  • Cloud ALM
  • Signavio
  • Celonis
• Promote and enable automation across release, change, test, and deployment processes, including CI/CD concepts and GenAI-enabled innovation using tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot.
• Act as a technical sparring partner for development teams, providing deep expertise in:
  • ABAP (OO ABAP, enhancements, transports, dependencies)
  • SAP Fiori/UI5 lifecycle and deployment considerations
• Advise on release-ready architectures, transport strategies, and testability, while reviewing and challenging technical solutions with a focus on operability, releasability, and compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement through:
  • post-release reviews
  • lessons learned
  • measurable quality and automation improvements
• Collaborate closely with Release Managers, System Owners, Release/Test Engineers, and external IT Operations partners, including RISE with SAP.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of experience in SAP Release Management, DevOps, or Technical Delivery, ideally in a regulated (GxP) environment.
• Strong hands-on background in ABAP development and solid understanding of SAP Fiori/UI5 lifecycles.
• Proven expertise in:
  • SAP Solution Manager
  • Cloud Transport Management
  • SAP ALM / DevOps concepts
• Practical experience with:
  • CI/CD
  • test automation (e.g. Tricentis Tosca)
  • release automation
• Solid understanding of:
  • ITIL
  • Agile / SAFe
  • quality frameworks (e.g. ISTQB)
• Comfortable using AI-powered tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or similar, as part of the daily workflow.
• Confident communicator and effective expert advisor across development, QA, operations, and external partners.
• Experience in international or cross-cultural teams is highly desirable.
• Fluent in English (required).
• Spanish is a plus.
• Portuguese is an additional advantage.