- Position Description:
Lead Professional: Responsible
for applying advanced concepts, theories, principles, and practices
in a professional or technical discipline that is analytical,
creative, evaluative and/or advisory in nature. Independently
develops conclusions and makes recommendations on a wide variety
of complex issues.
Decisions are typically only reviewed for consistency with policy,
precedent and overall effectiveness.
Provides advice, guidance, direction and reviews the work of
lower level professional employees
SAP application
- Designs and develops solutions
using ABAP/HTML/Java code for SAP.
Extends standard SAP DDIC structures.
Performs troubleshooting and ABAP/HTML/Java code performance
tuning.
Develops SAP Script/SmartForms and custom ABAP report outputs.
Utilizes SAP User-Exits, BAPIs and BADIs to develop custom enhancements.
Performs Modifications to SAP objects, and applies OSS Notes.
Utilizes IDOCs, BDCs and ALEs for Data Transfer.
Creates User Interfaces using Dialog Programming.
OR
Netweaver/BI (previously BW)
- Designs, develops and implements
solutions using standard and custom BW objects, extractors, and
process chains.
- Extends BW structures
- Understands BW data staging
and modeling implications Troubleshoots problems utilizing BW
applications Implements performance improvements for BW objects
Designs and implements front-end solutions using BEx Demonstrates
basic BW BASIS knowledge Demonstrates basic ABAP skills Integrates
BW solutions with the Enterprise Portal Utilizes Reporting Agent,
Ad-hoc Query Designer, HTML Enhancements, Java/VB scripting,
Style sheet, Templates, WAD Average Score, Exceptions, Web Templates,
Printing, Download Scheduler, Bookmarks for report and data provisioning
solutions.
OR
Netweaver/XI
- Facilitates complex design analysis
with other integration engineers.
- Design, develop and debug complex
services.
- Define integration best practices
and standards Develop in XI development tools Perform data mapping
on standard and custom message structures Working knowledge of
JAVA Working knowledge of JMS Working knowledge of J2EE Working
knowledge of BPEL4WS Working knowledge of XML Working knowledge
of WSDL Working knowledge of Web services and Service Oriented
Architecture (SOA)
OR
Netweaver/Application Developer
- Designs, develops and implements
ABAP, JAVA, or Microsoft .Net code for design and runtime using
the Netweaver platform.
- Experience with SAP NetWeaver
Components (Web Application Server 6.40, NetWeaver Developer
Studio, Enterprise Portals, or Exchange Infrastructure)
- Understanding of the NetWeaver
Development Platform (NetWeaver Developer Studio, NetWeaver Development
Infrastructure)
- 25-50% Code Development &
Configuration
- Develops code for high-risk,
highly-complex requirements.
- Configures applications or systems
for high-risk, highly-complex requirements.
- Installs software and software
updates for critical systems.
- Designs and defines high-risk,
highly-complex job schedules.
- Executes and is responsible
for the deployment of code across environments.
- Approves and conducts design
and code reviews.
- Manages and facilitates cross
functional issue resolution at a complex level.
Responsibilities:
20-50% Technical Design
- Collaborate with other teams
on integration needs/design.
Contribute to database design.
- Participate and contribute to
the Client's overall architectural footprint, direction and standards.
- Create critical-path, high-risk,
advanced and/or cross-functional technical designs.
- Ensure consistent technical
approach within department.
- Ensure vendor technical/design
documents comply with business requirements and Clients corporate
standards.
- Recommend and develop proofs
of concepts.
- Provide recommendations for
new engineering tools.
5-30% System Analysis
- Perform application support,
problem solving, and issue resolution with internal and external
resources.
- Contribute to technical solutions
by performing technical analysis and making recommendations.
- Reviews recommendations for
technical solutions.
5-15% Project Support
- Contributes to the RFP process.
- Identifies technical issues
and determines options for issue resolution and risk mitigation.
- Defines and communicates requirements
for technical environments.
- Determines technical scope for
projects.
- Provides engineering task work
effort estimates.
- May manage a small to medium
project
5-15% Standards & Best Practices
- Applies architecture, governance
and security standards.
- Creates and applies global process
standards to system changes and deployments.
- Establishes, Maintains and applies
coding/configuration standards and best practices.
- Conducts research of emerging
operational technologies.
- Identifies Compliance Issue
Remediation.
0-30% Testing
- Review and approve test plans,
test execution and validation of test
0-10% System Performance &
Tuning -
- Conduct performance monitoring,
analyze performance against benchmarks.
- Identify tuning/ optimization
opportunities and make recommendations.
- Implement performance remediation.
- Create performance test scripts
and execute performance tests.
- Analyze business requirements
and create performance testing scenarios that ensure application
performance meets customer needs.
- Review and approve performance
test results, recommendations, and tuning results.
0-5% Functional Management
- Provides input into business
unit planning and performance metrics.
- Participates in functional discussions
and initiatives across departments.
0-5% People Management
- Provides people leadership.
- Participates in activities such
as work planning, process development, resource optimization,
employee goal setting, coaching, hiring decisions, and performance
monitoring.
- Trains and/or mentors staff.
Other: Maintains and Coordinates
Production Support On Call Schedules and Responsibilities. Act
as an escalation point for Production Support On Call when encountering
production issues with critical path and high risk code and configuration.
Escalates production issues with with cross funtional, business
and/or regional impact. Participates in After Action Reviews
relating to Production Issues.
Communication/Language: Strong
verbal and written communication skills in local market language,
including meeting facilitation and presentations. Ability to
clearly articulate goals and objectives. Strong information seeking
skills and drive to make things happen. Ability to understand
challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas, and develops
effective responses or elevate to higher management. Ability
to work independently and cooperatively in a diverse group. Ability
to network, influences, and utilizes internal and external resources.
Ability to exercise high degree of professionalism
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