Manager, Software Engineering

Summary

Join NBCUniversal's product and engineering teams as a Manager, Software Engineering, contributing to the multi-year Project Keystone. This role focuses on providing state-of-the-art engineering and architectural support for the SAP S/4HANA Financial, Procurement, and Subledger system build and deployment. You will manage and mentor internal and external engineering teams to deliver high-quality S/4HANA solutions. The position involves managing technical project plans, enforcing development standards, collaborating with various teams, and driving innovation within the SAP engineering space. This is a fully remote position offering competitive compensation and benefits.

Requirements

• Education degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering or related discipline with an information technology focus, or an equivalent combination of education and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job
• Experience as an Architect/Senior consultant with a total of 7+ years SAP ABAP engineering (development) experience, including 2+ years of Team Lead and/or people management experience
• Knowledge in various SAP modules and Integration development working on large-scale SAP S/4 transformations
• Experience independently managing and leading a large 30+ member development team engaged in SAP ABAP and Fiori build activities, including estimating, planning and managing execution including the reporting of status of technical build activities including issues and risks
• Deep knowledge of ABAP build process from Functional Specification review stage, through coding, technical unit testing and code reviews to Functional Unit Testing and support of the product teams during SIT, UAT and Cutover
• Experience working in a multi-SAP landscape environment with parallel development tracks and is aware of the roll in and retrofit process for merging changes in dual landscape setup
• Strong understanding of Finance based SAP design and process flows around GL Account based Journal entry postings, Invoice creation and posting, Accounts Payable and Receivable process, Revenue Recognition and the use of substitution exits
• Knowledge of underlying SAP S4 HANA FI Table structures and fields
• Awareness of common API’s, BAPI’s and Function Modules in the FI area related to financial postings, currency calculation, tax determination, payment runs, bank statements etc
• Experience in transformation projects e.g., from SAP ECC to S/4 HANA (S/4 Conversions, green field, brown field, blue field etc.)
• ECC Development Experience Confirmed ability in using traditional ECC development practices and techniques using BADI’s, BAPI’s, LSMW, ALE, RFC calls, IDOC, BDC, business objects, classes and methods, Adobe Forms, SmartForms, SAPScripts, Data Dictionary, ALV
• Strong ABAP debugging skills, performance monitoring and tracing and workflow experience
• S/4 HANA Development Experience Knowledge and awareness of SAP Clean Core principles including use of released API's, in app extensibility options and key user extensibility
• Knowledge of 3-Tier extensibility model and RAP (Restful ABAP Programming) and CAP (Cloud Application Programming) models
• Experience in migrating custom code base from ECC or Suite-on-HANA (SoH) systems onto a S/4 HANA platform applying both technical remediation and Clean Core frameworks
• Implementation knowledge on Native SQL, ADBC, External View, ABAP Core data Services, AMDP Procedures, Text Search, ALV on HANA
• Practical experience in creating custom and enhance standard CDS views and AMDP class based on business requirement and use of various available annotation in CDS views
• Knowledge of OData services using CDS and AMDP, Workflow experience, including support and debugging
• Good knowledge on other new SAP technologies such as Fiori SAPUI5, SAP BTP Integration Suite
• Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence

Responsibilities

• Manage onsite and offshore employee and vendor resources engaged in S4 HANA SAP Development ( ABAP and Fiori ) resources taking accountability for their deliverables and quality adherence to NBCU engineering standards
• Work with the team of architects and onsite leads for SAP S4 HANA engineering development strategy, architecture, and governance of application development and engineering related activities for NBCU
• Manage teams and work with product and other engineering teams to architect, design and evaluate different technical design options for custom development options keeping in mind SAP's S4 HANA clean core principles and NBCU best practices in mind
• Provide estimation for technical work effort when required and ensure high-quality and on-schedule deliverables
• Design, develop, track and report out on complex technical project plans in line with overall PMO published build and development timelines
• Take a lead role in maintaining and enforcing ABAP naming, coding and development standards, and providing architecture and design guidance to the development team keeping in mind SAP's Clean Core principles utilizing tools like ATC (ABAP Test Cockpit), CCM (Custom Code Management) and others
• Work closely with Product Teams, Change Management, Testing and other Engineering teams like BASIS and BTP Integration to identify opportunities for improvements or cost savings
• Mentor and train Application development and other engineering team members keeping in mind NBCU’s Operations and Technology goals in mind to foster a high performing engineering team
• Drive innovation and exploration in the SAP Engineering space at NBCU
• Encourage and support experimentation with new SAP technologies and tools, which involves setting aside dedicated time for team members to explore and prototype solutions as well as organizing internal hackathons or knowledge-sharing sessions to ensure the team stays current and competitive

Preferred Qualifications

• Confirmed ability to be flexible and agile, both independently and in a team
• Relevant SAP technical certification
• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills to engage and collaborate in a team environment

Benefits

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks