Expert SAP Technical

Job title

Expert SAP Technical

Grade

Stream

People & Technology

Function

Corporate IDS

Location

Oman – Muscat

Budget control

*OPEX and/or CAPEX and/or Revenue amount as relevant*

Reporting to

Manager SAP Technical

Direct reports

-

Job purpose
Provide SAP-specific technical guidance and design assurance under the delegated authority of the SAP Technical Manager. The role acts as a Subject Matter Expert for SAP technical architecture, integration standards, clean-core alignment, security-by-design, and solution scalability across SAP landscapes. It contributes to technical standards and reference patterns, reviews SAP technical designs before implementation, and works closely with SAP Basis, Integration, Security/GRC, ABAP, and delivery teams to support SAP solutions that are secure, compliant, resilient, and aligned with OQ architecture principles and business priorities. The role provides SAP-specific technical design assurance within the SAP Technical domain and aligns with OQ architecture principles, target-state direction, and cross-platform standards.

The position will act in accordance with the Group’s Mission, Vision, Values & Strategies, as well as, policies, guidelines, and standards, supported by an IT Technology platform, HSE standards, Omani’s government & other legal justifications, and best international practices in consonance with national objectives.

Main tasks and responsibilities

SAP System Architecture

Provide expert-level guidance and design assurance for SAP technical architecture, including SAP S/4HANA landscapes, technical components, integration touchpoints, and architecture principles, to support scalability, performance, reliability, resilience, and clean-core alignment.
Collaborate with SAP Basis, Integration, SAP Security/GRC, ABAP, infrastructure teams, SAP-managed service counterparts, and business stakeholders to review and align SAP technical architecture with business needs, approved standards, and OQ’s SAP operating model.
Review SAP technical designs before build and provide recommendations through the Manager SAP Technical approval route to ensure alignment with approved architecture, security, compliance, integration, and governance standards.

Application

Provide expert SAP technical guidance and design assurance to support SAP solutions being designed, enhanced, and integrated in line with approved standards, business requirements, clean-core principles, and OQ’s SAP operating model.
Review SAP technical specifications and solution designs before build to ensure alignment with architecture standards, extensibility patterns, interface requirements, security-by-design, and compliance expectations.
Provide technical guidance to demand, delivery, SAP Basis, Integration, SAP Security/GRC, ABAP, and business teams to ensure proposed SAP changes are technically feasible, scalable, supportable, and aligned with business priorities.
Promote SAP technical best practices, knowledge sharing, and design consistency across SAP application changes, enhancements, integrations, and technical solution decisions.
Identify SAP technical risks related to application changes and recommend mitigation actions covering integration impact, system compliance, security, performance, resilience, and operational supportability.

SAP Development and Customization

Provide design assurance and technical input for SAP development and customization delivered by ABAP, Fiori/UI5, integration, vendor, and delivery teams.
Review custom development approaches for alignment with clean-core principles, approved extensibility patterns, coding standards, security expectations, upgrade impact, and operational supportability.
Provide technical oversight and quality assurance for custom development deliverables without owning ABAP, Fiori/UI5, or integration delivery execution.

SAP Integration and Interface Management

Provide high-level SAP technical architecture input on integration and interface requirements to ensure alignment with approved SAP standards, business needs, security requirements, and OQ’s SAP operating model.
Review SAP integration designs at architecture and risk level to identify key risks related to data flow, security, performance, resilience, monitoring, and operational supportability.
Coordinate with SAP Basis, Integration, SAP Security/GRC, ABAP, SAP-managed service counterparts, and vendors to support integration-related technical reviews and issue resolution.
Support the definition and improvement of SAP interface documentation, monitoring expectations, error-handling principles, and ownership clarity across integration touchpoints without replacing SAP Integration Expert ownership of detailed integration design and delivery.

SAP Upgrade and Migration

Support SAP upgrades, release changes, and platform transitions by providing SAP technical governance input from planning and preparation through execution readiness and post-go-live stabilization.
Provide technical review of upgrade and migration impacts covering OQ-owned dependencies, interfaces, security, testing, business continuity, operational readiness, and SAP-managed service responsibility boundaries.
Coordinate with SAP Basis, SAP-managed service providers, project delivery, functional teams, integration, security, and business stakeholders to ensure technical risks and dependencies are identified, tracked, and addressed.

SAP Performance Optimization

Identify performance bottlenecks and optimization opportunities within SAP systems by reviewing system metrics, technical patterns, workload trends, interface behaviour, and operational feedback.
Recommend and coordinate performance improvement actions with SAP Basis, SAP-managed service providers, infrastructure, integration, ABAP, functional, and vendor teams, within the applicable OQ and SAP responsibility boundaries.
Support review of performance testing and benchmarking outcomes to assess system performance, scalability, and reliability under different workloads and usage scenarios.

SAP Security and Compliance

Collaborate with SAP Security/GRC, SAP Basis, Integration, ABAP, infrastructure, SAP-managed service counterparts, and vendors to review security-by-design requirements during SAP technical design and architecture review.
Provide SAP technical input on access governance, privileged access, segregation of duties, logging, monitoring, auditability, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements in coordination with SAP Security/GRC control owners and without owning operational access administration.
Review SAP technical changes and solution designs to identify security, compliance, resilience, and operational risks before implementation into production environments.
Support SAP audit, risk, and compliance activities by providing technical clarification, evidence review, and input on SAP technical controls, without replacing the ownership of control owners.
Recommend improvements to SAP technical controls, standards, documentation, and governance practices in alignment with OQ policies, the SAP RISE operating model, SAP-managed service responsibilities, and applicable compliance requirements.

Key interactions
Internal: OQ SAOC Streams/Assets & Subsidiaries
External: 3rd party Contractors, Vendors & Suppliers

Notable Working Conditions. Office environment, intensive computer screen use, sporadic visits to operation site.

Education requirements

Minimum Qualifications for this position are a bachelor’s degree in IT or related disciplines.
Master’s degree in relevant field.

Language

Excellent knowledge of written, read, and spoken English (required).

Background and experience

Competencies and skills

A minimum of 8–10 years’ experience in SAP technical architecture or senior SAP technical roles, with exposure to standards, design review, and cross-team technical advisory activities.
Hands-on background in SAP technical roles, with expertise in SAP system architecture, integration architecture review, clean-core principles, and technical design assurance.
Experience with enterprise applications integrated with SAP, such as laboratory, environmental, operational, or other business systems used in OQ’s landscape.
Experience in application development methodologies and integration techniques sufficient to review and govern designs without owning development or integration delivery.
Working experience in industries like Oil & Gas, Energy and Utilities is preferable.
Experience reviewing or contributing to enterprise integration, APIs, and service-oriented architecture solutions.
Working knowledge of OQ’s SAP-enabled Oil & Gas business processes across relevant areas such as finance, procurement, maintenance, supply chain, projects, reporting, integrations, and asset operations.
Working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, BW/BI, SAP GRC, Solution Manager, SAP BTP/CPI, SAP Cloud Connector, the SAP RISE operating model, SAP-managed service responsibilities, and related SAP technical components used across OQ’s landscape.
Ability to assess SAP technical requirements in an Oil & Gas operating context without assuming ownership of functional solution design, ABAP development, SAP Basis operations, SAP Security/GRC administration, or detailed integration delivery.

Soft:

Strong stakeholder influence and collaboration skills, with the ability to guide technical teams and business stakeholders without direct reporting authority.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex SAP technical designs, identify risks, and recommend practical improvements.
Clear communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain SAP technical topics to technical, business, audit, and management stakeholders.
Good planning and prioritization skills, with the ability to balance business urgency, risk, compliance, technical impact, and operational stability.
Forward-thinking mindset, with the ability to promote continuous improvement, standardization, resilience, and future-ready SAP technical practices.
Strong accountability mindset and business results orientation, with focus on secure, compliant, supportable, and business-aligned SAP solutions.
Customer-focused approach, with the ability to maintain constructive relationships with internal teams, SAP, vendors, and business users.

Technical:

Strong understanding of SAP technical architecture, SAP S/4HANA landscapes, the SAP RISE operating model, SAP-managed service responsibilities, and SAP technical components relevant to enterprise environments.
Working knowledge of SAP technologies such as ABAP, Fiori/UI5, integration tools, BW/BI, SAP Basis concepts, and cloud/private cloud services sufficient to review technical designs and identify key risks.
Ability to review SAP technical specifications, solution designs, and change proposals for alignment with clean-core principles, approved extensibility patterns, security-by-design, performance, resilience, and operational supportability.
Good understanding of SAP security and compliance concepts, including access governance, privileged access, technical/generic users, segregation of duties, logging, monitoring, auditability, and vulnerability remediation.
Practical understanding of SAP integration and interface concepts, including data flow, interface monitoring, error handling, security, and ownership clarity across integration touchpoints.
Ability to identify SAP technical risks and recommend practical mitigation actions covering integration impact, compliance, performance, resilience, and supportability.