SAP Basis & BTP - Lead Engineer

Join NKT’s + year legacy in the green energy transition and help shape our SAP Digital Core for a global, product-based enterprise. In this pivotal role, you will architect, govern, and continuously optimize our SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud on Microsoft Azure, integrating SAP BTP services to deliver a secure, scalable, and resilient platform. You will act as the customer-side technical owner under RISE with SAP, oversee SLAs, KPIs, release planning, and automation—while promoting a Clean Core strategy and operations across DEV/QA/PROD. Collaborate with experienced colleagues across Europe, engage with transparent and empowering leadership, and contribute directly to a transformative S/4HANA journey that underpins NKT’s growth. Do you want to join a globally expanding team and ensure mission-critical SAP platform excellence?

Architect, govern and optimize SAP S/4HANA platform

As the SAP Basis BTP Lead Engineer, you will own platform stability, security, and performance for our S/4HANA Private Cloud on Azure. You will govern managed services under RISE with SAP, validate root-cause analyses, and coordinate escalations across SAP, Microsoft, and internal stakeholders. You will design and administer SAP BTP Global Accounts and Subaccounts, manage entitlements and cost controls, ensure secure connectivity via SAP Cloud Connector and SAP Cloud Identity Services, and oversee certificates, vulnerability mitigation, OS/Kernel/HANA patching, capacity reviews, and disaster recovery testing. You will implement automation, develop roadmaps for upgrades and BTP expansion, and maintain robust release management aligned with Clean Core principles.

Your responsibility will be to:
• Govern SLAs, KPIs, service reports, maintenance windows, and releases
• Escalations and major incident coordination across SAP/Azure/internal teams
• Oversee HANA administration, performance, capacity, and EWA reviews
• Design and manage BTP architecture, services, entitlements, and cost controls
• Ensure secure S/4HANA–BTP connectivity, certificates, and vulnerability mitigation

You will be based at G3C Chennai, reporting to the Senior Manager – IT, and collaborating closely with Group IT service managers, architects, functional consultants, and software development teams. International travel may occur on a need's basis.

Experienced SAP Basis leader with BTP

You are a structured problem-solver who brings high accountability and an improvement-driven mindset. You build trust through clear communication, collaborate across cultures and organizational levels, and thrive in complex environments where platform reliability and security are paramount. You see how all parts fit together while sweating the details, balancing operational excellence with innovation and automation. You are motivated by shared goals, step in during high-stakes situations, and are inclusive. You value continuous learning, welcome diverse perspectives, and enjoy translating technical depth into simple, actionable decisions that enable business value at scale.

You also have:
• 10+ years of SAP Basis experience, including enterprise-scale operations
• 3+ years supporting SAP S/4HANA environments (Private Cloud on Azure)
• SAP HANA administration and performance tuning
• SAP BTP services and architecture, including subaccount governance
• SAP Cloud Connector and Azure AD SSO integration experience
• Experience with RISE with SAP on Azure (CALM/SolMan/Focused Run)

Build NKT’s SAP core for sustainable growth

NKT is committed to developing a diverse organization and culture where people of diverse backgrounds can grow and are inspired to do their best. We have ambitions on establishing gender diversity at NKT and encouraging all interested candidates to apply – even if you don’t tick all the boxes described. We believe that a diverse organization enables long-term performance, and that an inclusive and welcoming culture creates a better work environment.

In this role, you will access continuous learning, mentorship, and career pathways within a collaborative, international SAP community. You will work with European and Scandinavian leaders known for transparent communication and empowerment, contribute to a large-scale S/4HANA transformation, automation and Clean Core strategy, and travel for knowledge transfer with peers across Europe—while advancing the digital backbone of a company accelerating the green transition.

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