Role Title: SAP Technical Specialist Contract duration: 6 months Active SC required Required Core Skills: - SAP Basis Responsibilities include: • Major technical change projects involving the SAP Platform • The maintenance of the system – significant upgrades to the application, database, o/s. • Technical expertise on defining as-is and to-be designs and architectures for SAP platform technology (BASIS layer) – supporting High Level and Low level design tasks. • Ensuring technical support to business users Bank wide for the Bank's NIPS and GBM Products 24 x 6 with flexibility to provide occasional out of hours (evening and weekend) support cover. • Producing outputs to high standards of quality and maintainability, which comply with software development and assurance principles. • Displaying the core Bank values in daily work, namely being: collaborative, inclusive, empowering, decisive and open. Role Requirements Minimum Essential Criteria: • Expert knowledge (to at least SAP Certified Application Associate) of SAP Oracle based platforms – including hands on capability to perform upgrades and other major changes. • End to end experience of major SAP Platform Change programmes and projects e.g. SAP Application, Platform, Database and Operating System Migration. • Experience of at least 3 installation or upgrade SAP Projects end to end – requirements -> design -> delivery -> BAU support. • In-depth, hands-on knowledge of the entire SAP Application Lifecycle including SAP software logistics, enhancement packs, upgrades, advanced corrections. • Excellent SAP BASIS, Oracle and Linux O/S skills • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Be able to demonstrate a high level of professionalism, organisation, self-motivation, and a desire for self-improvement. • Ability to plan, schedule and manage a demanding workload. • Good knowledge of agile delivery methodologies as associated toolsets such as Jira.