2796 - SAP Technical Specialist

Name: Yep Digital
Price range: $

Reference:: 2796

Posted on: 19 May 2026

The SAP Technical Specialist acts as the technical expert for all SAP platform matters, ensuring relevant support, development, testing and integrity of the system, ensuring security standards are adhered to. The role is responsible for maintaining positive and collaborative working relationships with key business stakeholders and further developing the role to deliver improved outcomes.

📍 Location: Aberdeen or London

🔁Contract Type: Contract or Permanent considered

What you’ll do

Maintain systems documentation, ensuring Knowledge Base articles and IS guides are up to date
Responsible for providing technical assurance of work packages delivered by core vendors for support, development and testing of SAP Platform
Ensure SAP requests and incidents are dealt with in a timely manner and within agreed SLA’s, also securing proper communication to business users throughout the support process
Escalate any problems to SAP 3rd party support, liaising regularly with the vendor and business user to identify resolution actions
Manage system configuration for SAP, ensuring all testing follows business standards, by liaising with 3rd party developers and business users to carry out User Acceptance Testing (UAT) whilst ensuring tests are delivered to plan
Maintain interfaces between SAP and other external systems
Actively participate in the ITIL governance processes especially change related by working closely with key stakeholders in the Business and IS and providing expert technical guidance
Accountable for ensuring compliance with all IS related processes, policies, and work practices
Ensure 3rd party support vendor develops, deploys, and manages solutions to meet defined business specific needs as defined through the product maps/lifecycles
Liaise with the wider IS organisation and business community to facilitate delivery and resolve any issues

What to bring

Good planning and execution skills
Experience and in-depth knowledge of managing support, development and testing of SAP systems
Strong on documentation, processes, and a determined finisher, capable of handling the day-to-day operational pressure
Strong working knowledge of SAP S4/HANA, SAP BW, SAP FICO, JVA and SAP Orchestrator
Strong organisational skills and ability to manage changing priorities
Self-motivated with a continued drive to develop own expertise and knowledge
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and the ability to liaise with various areas of the business to gather requirements for enhancements and to determine if they will add value to the business
Ability to work independently and as part of a team taking responsibility in part or in full for the delivery of SAP solutions over multiple phases
Strong experience of working with a diverse and multi-national application vendor support model or equivalent
Strong third-party management skills, working closely with multi sourcing and vendor managers
Responsible for ensuring IS operational capabilities achieve regulatory or statutory compliance requirements
Educated to degree level in computer science or relevant preferred or with equivalent industry experience (desirable)
SAP certification (desirable but not necessary)
Project Management experience (desirable)

What You’ll Get in Return

For employees, we’re committed to recognising and rewarding hard work. Our competitive salary and benefits package includes; Company Pension Scheme, Private Medical & Dental Insurance, Group Income Protection, Group Life Assurance, Cycle to Work and Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme. We also invest in your development. If you choose to self-study in your own time, we’ll fund your study materials and exam fees — and once you pass, you’ll receive an incentive bonus.

How to Apply

We’re committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you have any access needs or require adjustments at any stage of the application or assessment process, please let us know — we’re happy to support you.

Please note: All offers of employment will be subject to background checks and confirmation of the right to work in the UK.

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