We are looking for a passionate and analytical SAP Performance Engineer to join our growing NFT SAP practice in the UK. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in cross-functional environments, is deeply knowledgeable in SAP performance tuning, particularly with S/4HANA and is driven to optimize large-scale enterprise systems for scalability, resilience, and speed.
You will play a key role in analysing performance issues, troubleshooting bottlenecks, and designing robust solutions across SAP landscapes, with exposure to cutting-edge technologies like SAP BTP, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), Docker, and Kubernetes.
Primary Responsibilities:
* Collaborate with functional and technical teams to diagnose and resolve SAP system performance challenges.
* Design and execute performance benchmarking strategies for SAP S/4HANA and integrated systems.
* Provide technical recommendations on system tuning, database optimization, and workload distribution.
* Conduct end-to-end performance tests and simulate real-world scenarios using tools like LoadRunner and JMeter.
* Use profiling and tracing tools (e.g., SAP ST03N, STAD, ST12, HANA PlanViz) to identify and isolate bottlenecks.
* Work on continuous performance monitoring and integrate performance test cycles into CI/CD pipelines.
Primary Skills Required:
* Minimum 5 years of hands-on performance engineering experience focused on optimizing core SAP systems, including ECC and S/4HANA.
* Hands-on expertise in SAP S/4HANA performance tuning—ABAP, SQL, HANA DB, and application server metrics.
* Proficient with performance testing tools such as LoadRunner Enterprise and Apache JMeter.
* Strong understanding of SQL query optimization, memory management, and workload distribution in SAP HANA.
* Proven experience with performance trace tools like ST12, ST05, SAT, HANA Studio PlanViz.
* Experience in analysing dump logs, database statistics, and job performance metrics.
* Excellent troubleshooting, RCA (Root Cause Analysis), and optimization mindset.
Secondary Skills (Desired):
* Familiarity with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), AWS, or Google Cloud Platform for performance analysis.
* Working knowledge of JVM tuning, Docker, and Kubernetes for containerized SAP workloads.
* Exposure to mobile application performance testing.
* Programming experience in Python, ABAP, Java, or C++ for automation or scripting performance tests.
* Understanding of algorithms, complexity (Big O notation), and scalable design principles.
* Ability to create data visualizations and dashboards for performance reporting.
* Strong documentation and communication skills with the ability to convey technical findings clearly.