Job Title: SAP FICO DevOps Engineer
Location: Preston or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
What you’ll be doing:
Leading the design, configuration and development, supporting the customised and standard SAP S4 HANA FI CO solutions; their integration with the end-to-end solution
Directly working with peers, business stakeholders and Product Analysts by helping refine the requirements and translating them into FI CO functional and technical designs
A lead contributor in the DevOps team, supporting the application, resolving incidents/problems, reducing technical debt and designing and developing new features to help enable the business through ERP
Taking the lead, alongside other DevOps Engineers, producing cross module designs which are complementary of each other and promote continuity of knowledge across the team
Adhering to standards, governance and best practices set out by the Product Architects, leading by example and responsible for mitigating technical debt/risks/issues
Diagnosing service delivery problems and initiating actions to maintain or improve levels of service
Fluent in process frameworks like ITIL, Prince2 and Agile and have a good understanding of an efficient Software Development Lifecycle
Your skills and experiences:
Solid understanding of SAP S4HANA ERP modules, components and architecture Development and Test
Functional/ Technical Design
Fluent in process frameworks like ITIL, Prince2 and Agile and have a good understanding of an efficient Software Development Lifecycle
Relevant IT degree or business degree
Experience in consultancy or people management position
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The SAP DevOps team:
The SAP DevOps team sits within a the Finance Portfolio team supporting a range of applications used by the business to support finance operations. The DevOps team is divided into three squads, one of which is focuses on supporting Shared Services SAP. We operate using agile principles and mange work in two weekly sprints contains in 13 week PI cycles. We support BAU as well as delivery of changes requested by the business, which are triaged and refined by the Product Leads within our wider Finance team. We follow principles of continuous improvement and look for opportunities to refine processes and drive down incident problems through process improvements and RCA where possible. The aim is to deliver maximum value to the business.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 25th August 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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