SAP Basis Consultant (Platform Operations) (Project)

POSITION INFO:
The Role:

We are looking for an SAP Basis Consultant (Platform Operations) for a 12-month fixed term contract Position with our client based in Centurion/Pretoria.

 

Willing and able to travel for up to 2 weeks at a time (Internationally) with a Valid Driverâ??s License.

 

Minimum educational level:

• Degree in IT or relevant experience
• ITIL certification (advantageous)

 

We require a minimum 8 yearsâ?? work experience in:

Operations

• Perform daily system handover and start-up tasks to ensure operational readiness of systems
• Action and resolve IM (Incident Management) tickets
• Action and resolve CIM (Critical Incident
• Management) tickets as required
• Raise and lead tasks PM (Problem Management) tickets as identified
• Action and coordinate CM (Change Management) tasks and tickets as required

 

Planning

• Assist user departments in drafting system requirement documentation based on business processes

 

Development Responsibilities Projects:

• Ensure that all processes have been investigated / considered in obtaining the
• specifications of the user requirements
• Propose and review system design and evaluate alternatives
• Review and present proposed system solution to IT Project Manager / Leader and User Management or System owner
• Develop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery requirements
• Ensure that the following steps in the
• Development Cycle are executed:
  • Preparation of system/technical documentation (as per ISO standards)
  • Preparation of user and operation manual
  • User training
  • System testing/parallel runs
  • System implementation
  • System audits/quality assurance

 

Maintenance Requests:

• Ensure that all processes have been investigated / considered in obtaining the
• specifications of the user requirements
• Propose and review system design and evaluate alternatives
• Review and present proposed system solution to User Organisation
• Ensure that the following steps in the
• Development Cycle are executed:
  • Preparation of system/technical documentation
  • Preparation of user and operation manual
  • User training
  • System testing/parallel runs
  • System implementation
  • System audits/quality assurance
  • User sign-off

 

Time estimating

• Time estimates have to be adhered to according to projects and operations
• Estimated completion time to be agreed upon by Consultant, Project Manager and User Organisation

 

Control

• Control all aspects of systems operations
• Measuring actual progress against planned objectives
• Inform Project / Operations manager of any deviations from approved / agreed operations and maintenance requests
• Regular reporting on system status

 

Principal accountabilities

• Ensure that the timings set by the Project
• Manager / Operations leader are achieved
• Ensure user satisfaction/acceptance of all completed systems / processes / maintenance requests
• Provide support to all user departments in achieving the approved company technology and software objectives
• Ensure systems compatibility with agreed AG strategies and standards
• Ensure proper maintenance control of the various systems by the Database
• Administrators and SAP Basis team
• Ensure that all job streams for a system operate correctly prior to hand over to operations

 

Leadership tasks

• Ensure user appreciation of the principles of system development
• Provides assistance to users in evaluating system proposals

 

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