Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits

Director SAP Basis & BTP Platform

Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits • $120K — $160K *
Miramar Beach, FL 32550In-Person
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
2 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years in technology management and staff leadership
  • 10+ years managing SAP Basis teams, capable of leading progressive teams
  • SAP Certified Technology Associate in SAP HANA and SAP BTP is preferred
  • Master's degree in a technical field is a plus
  • Proven experience in managing technical upgrades (S/4HANA, RISE/GROW)
  • Strong business acumen and ability to communicate complex ideas simply.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee technical lifecycle and strategic roadmap for SAP ecosystem improvements
  • Lead the management of S/4HANA upgrades and BTP platform stability initiatives
  • Manage a global team of technical engineers, promoting upskilling into cloud-native roles
  • Direct mission-critical Basis functions like HANA memory management and system refreshes
  • Implement and govern Data Mesh architecture within BTP for advanced data sharing
  • Ensure compliance with security access governance across SAP landscape
  • Drive automation for routine tasks, enhancing operational efficiency.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage options
  • Retirement plan with employer matching
  • Generous paid time off policy
  • Opportunities for professional development and certification
  • Flexible working hours and remote work options.
Full Job Description
Overview

As a transformational leader with deep business acumen, the Director of SAP Basis and BTP will oversee a high-performing team to deliver product-focused SAP solutions. This role is the technical guardian of the S/4HANA digital core platform, responsible for executing the Basis and BTP and ensuring 99.9% system availability across hybrid cloud landscapes. The Director will drive continuous improvement, platform automation, and the evolution of traditional administrators into cloud-native platform engineers.

Primary Responsibilities

  • S/4HANA Upgrade Technical experience: Expertise in the SAP Readiness Check, Simplification Item Catalog, and Custom Code Migration tools required for S/4HANA conversions and upgrades.
  • Integration Suite & CPI: hands-on experience with SAP Cloud Integration (CPI), including iFlow design, Open Connectors, and API Management.
  • SAP BTP Platform Engineering: Proficiency in BTP Cockpit management, , Destination management, and Identity Authentication Services (IAS).
  • Database & Infrastructure: Expert-level knowledge of SAP HANA 2.0 administration (multitenant database containers, system replication) and experience with Hyperscaler-specific SAP architectures.
  • Security Access : Oversees the governance of security access controls across the SAP landscape to ensure compliance and data integrity.
  • Drives the technical implementation of a Data Mesh architecture within BTP, enabling decentralized data ownership and seamless data sharing across the enterprise.
  • Modern DevOps & ALM: Experience with SAP Cloud ALM for managing transport paths, defect tracking, and automated testing during upgrade cycles.
  • Vendor & Financial Management: Proven ability to manage SAP "RISE" or "GROW" contracts, cloud consumption credits (CPEA), and third-party managed service provider (MSP) SLAs.
  • Agile Frameworks: Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies applied specifically to SAP technical debt reduction and platform engineering.
  • Experience in managing large and complex technical programs and projects
  • Understanding of fundamentals of IT Architecture & Systems to deliver solutions is a must
  • Experience in integrating multiple systems (logic and data) across the enterprise is required
  • Functional knowledge and experience in implementing large and complex solutions either related to software, data or Infrastructure programs and projects is required


Primary Responsibilities Part II

  • Need to understand Software Development Life Cycle and various delivery methodologies like Waterfall and Agile
  • Manage project budget, risk, and issues
  • Leads the technical lifecycle and strategic roadmap of the SAP ecosystem, prioritizing critical system upgrades, Hana performance optimizations, and BTP platform stability to ensure a high-availability infrastructure that supports continuous business innovation
  • People leadership & talent transformation manages a global team of technical engineers; focuses on upskilling traditional "basis" administrators into "SAP platform engineers" capable of managing cloud-native BTP services.
  • Lifecycle & upgrade management owns the end-to-end strategy for SAP upgrades, including S/4hana release cycles, feature package stacks (FPS), and support package stacks (SPS). Ensures the landscape remains within the mainstream maintenance window to mitigate security risks and technical debt.
  • Release orchestration leads the technical planning for major version upgrades and OS/DB migrations, minimizing business downtime during cutovers.
  • Clean Core Platform Execution: Serves as the technical guardian of the S/4HANA digital core; implements technical guardrails and BTP extension environments that prevent core extension. This ensures that the platform can be patched and upgraded with minimal business disruption by shifting custom complexity to the SAP Business Technology Platform.
  • Oversee basis operations & performance directs mission-critical basis functions, including Hana memory management, database health checks, and system refreshes.
  • BTP integration & CPI governance: acts as the primary architect for the SAP CPI, ensuring all interfaces are API-led, documented, and resilient. Manages the lifecycle of BTP sub-accounts, global account entitlements, and connectivity e.g. cloud connectors.
  • High availability & DR: participate in the design and testing of disaster recovery and high availability architecture across hybrid cloud environments (Azure/AWS), ensuring a 99.9% system availability SLA.
  • Automation of basic tasks drives the adoption of automation for routine tasks such as kernel upgrades, certificate renewals, and system monitoring.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree in computer science or a related technical field
  • SAP Certified Technology Associate in SAP HANA and SAP BTP
  • Proven track record of leading S/4HANA upgrades and SAP Cloud migrations (RISE/GROW)
  • Deep understanding of "Clean Core" methodologies and technical governance execution


Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  • 10+ years related experience in technology management, customer relationship management and staff management
  • 10+ years of experience managing or directing SAP Basis teams with a proven ability to lead a progressive Basis team to develop and implement IT program in a business environment
  • Strong business acumen
  • Ability to work with multiple technologies, aptitude for new technologies and ability to effectively apply technological solutions to business problems
  • Proven experience in planning, organization, implementation and development of applications or infrastructure
  • Excellent written and oral communication, with ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical addresses
  • Executive presence
  • Thought Leadership
  • Change Agent with Managerial Courage
  • Coaching
  • Delivery Results
  • Drives Vision & Purpose
  • Executive Presence
  • Influencing
  • Servant Leadership
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Teambuilding/Develops Team Exceptional organizational skills, proven ability to multi-task
  • Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
  • Ability to lead a team environment with Agile delivery values


Physical Demands

  • Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or adding machine
  • Physical demands with activity or condition may include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping
  • May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

About Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits is a beverage distribution company that provides a wide range of products and services to customers across the United States. The company offers a variety of wines, spirits, and beers, as well as related products and services, such as marketing and merchandising support, education and training, and logistics and transportation. Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits was formed in 2016 through the merger of Southern Wine & Spirits and Glazer's, Inc. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Learn more about Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits
Size
20,000 employees
Industry
Transportation
* Ladders Estimates

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