Lead Applications Engineer (SAP) Job at Booker Group (Wellingborough)

Job Description

As our new Lead Applications Engineer (SAP), you’ll take a hands-on role leading engineering across a portfolio of SAP-aligned systems within a defined business domain. This role is key to strengthening technical leadership, improving consistency in how our applications are engineered and supported, and creating clear ownership across a growing estate. You’ll support the design, delivery and ongoing stability of services, ensuring they are secure, reliable and well run, while enabling continuous improvement. Working closely with domain teams, platform services and our central Product function, you’ll help bring structure and consistency to engineering delivery. This is a hands-on position, combining technical expertise with leadership, where you’ll play a vital part in how we build, evolve and support our platforms.

Job Responsibility

Lead delivery across SAP and integrated systems within your domain
Contribute to solution design, ensuring systems are scalable, maintainable and aligned to SAP principles
Apply and maintain engineering standards and ways of working
Plan and deliver change across the domain, ensuring safe, structured releases
Work with Product teams and stakeholders to translate priorities into deliverable outcomes
Ensure solutions are production-ready, supportable and aligned to best practice
Maintain the stability, performance and reliability of services
Collaborate with Service and Assurance teams to enable smooth handovers and effective support models
Improve monitoring, documentation and knowledge sharing
Provide day-to-day technical leadership, support and guidance to engineers
Develop capability across SAP and associated platforms
Promote a culture of ownership, quality and continuous improvement
Manage dependencies across systems to support cohesive delivery
Work collaboratively with stakeholders, Product and Engineering teams to deliver successful outcomes

Requirements

Strong experience working with SAP and integrated enterprise systems
A track record of supporting delivery of change within service-critical environments
Good understanding of system integration, interfaces and enterprise platforms
Experience mentoring or supporting other engineers in a collaborative team environment
Ability to balance live service support with delivery of change
Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills
Confidence working across teams and managing competing priorities
Effective communication skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders
Exposure to HR/Payroll, Finance, Customer, Product or Supply Chain systems (desirable)
Experience working in governed or regulated environments (desirable)

Nice to have

Exposure to HR/Payroll, Finance, Customer, Product or Supply Chain systems
Experience working in governed or regulated environments

What we offer

A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year
After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases
10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year
Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply
Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses
50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy
Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme
After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount
Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution
Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family
A great holiday package

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