SAP Integration Developer

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We’re currently looking for a SAP Integration Developer to sit within our Shared Services team, which supports our integration platforms including SAP BTP.

The SAP BTP platform enables the integration of several existing applications in use at Severn Trent, and is the target integration architecture for all current and planned projects over the next funding cycle. We have some major and exciting projects taking place over this period including completing our migration to the Kraken customer platform, upgrading key line of business applications, and migrating from our on-premise SAP ECC systems to S/4HANA.

Our Integrations support team plays a role in advising on, scoping and implementing projects, as well as supporting the integration element once projects are handed over to BAU. This team is therefore key to this development work and we are looking to enlarge it to meet this demand.

In this role, you will be responsible for designing, development, testing, debugging, and documenting SAP PI, CPI, Advance Event Mesh (AEM), APIM CIG interfaces and related NetWeaver Gateway programs to meet specific business objectives. You will participate in the generation of High-Level Design Documents, functional specifications and generate detailed technical specifications from which programs may be written.

You’ll work closely with Architectural, SAP Functional and Basis teams in the design and development of the integration solutions to ensure that they integrate with other SAP modules / 3rd party systems and conform to the necessary SAP and IT guidelines. You’ll support the transition from development to support, as and when any project / enhancement are moved to production and provide sign-off on completion of transition against agreed acceptance criteria.

You’ll be part of the SAP Technical team providing 2nd and 3rd Level Application support to STW business, responsible for triaging of Incidents and Service Requests. You’ll also be expected to provide Out of Hours On call, on a rota basis, for out of hours Operational Support issues relating to the SAP Integration area.

Other key accountabilities include:-

Ensure standard requests are completed for the business within SLA and small application changes are delivered in line with priorities, keeping business stakeholders updated at all times
Through application lifecycle management, proactively own, investigate and manage software upgrades, ensuring these are completed as required to keep applications in support and patched.
Collaborate with other engineers, developers (internal and third party) and Business stakeholders to design solutions that meet business requirements, including the E2E solution development lifecycle (SDLC).
Ensure that all integrations adhere to the defined standards
Produce and co-ordinate implementation of integration solutions into production and other non-live environments
Active participation in Team/Project meetings, contributing to identification and mitigation of risks, priorities and continuous improvements.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

You must be able to thrive in a team environment and enjoy working with others to find creative solutions to our business needs. You should have good communication skills, both oral and written, and be capable of working effectively with client teams.

You should have strong analysis and problem-solving, planning and organisational skills. You’ll demonstrate excellent attention to detail and show initiative in following up on areas for improvement.

In order to succeed in this role it is expected that you will have the following technical experience:

Essential

Experience working with SAP PO / CPI

Experience with SAP PI 7.3 or higher

Experience with working on N+1 landscape environment

Experience with SLD architecture and PI architecture

Experience with CTS+ and BTP Transport Management (TMS)

Knowledge and experience with standard PI adapter’s (IDOC_AAE, HTTP_AAE, RFC, Rest, SOAP, FILE, JMS and JDBC)

Experience with CPI Groovy Scripts

Experience of User Defined Functions (UDF’s) and Function libraries

It would also be great if you have experience of working with Netweaver Gateway, AEM, APIM development Areas and hands-on experience in developing and interfacing SAP ECC with SAP Systems (such as SRM) and non-SAP systems using SAP standard interfacing technologies like BAPI, IDOC, WebServices, ABAP Proxy etc.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involved. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
Annual bonus scheme (up to £2,250 based on company performance and subject to eligibility)
Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
10% monthly discount with Busy Bees Nurseries and one-week free childcare
Dedicated training and development with our Academy
Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
Family friendly policies
Two paid volunteering days per year

WHAT’S NEXT

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare.

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