SAP S&A DevOps Engineer

Job Title: SAP S&A DevOps Engineer

Location: Preston - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

What you'll be doing:

• Delivering transformational changes within a DevOps team, enhancing business efficiency through SAP Security and Authorisations (S&A) expertise by developing and optimizing software solutions, collaborating with key stakeholders, supporting users, and driving continuous improvement using Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban
• Responsible for the design, configuration and development, supporting the customised and standard SAP Security solutions; their integration with the end-to-end solution. Will be accountable for the quality of the design, assessment of risk, and delivery of the components
• Responsible for adhering to standards, governance and best practices set out by the Product Architects, and responsible for mitigating technical debt/risks/issues.
• Responsible for being an active contributor in the DevOps team, supporting the application, resolving incidents/problems, reducing technical debt and developing new features to help enable the business through ERP
• Directly working with peers, business stakeholders and Product Analysts by helping refine the requirements and translating them into Security and Authorisation functional and technical designs

Your skills and experiences:

• In depth working knowledge of SAP S4/HANA, some knowledge of ECC6 beneficial
• Hands on experience in designing, developing, configuring and supporting customised and standard Security solutions; with an in depth understanding of Security and Authorisation (S&A)
• Analytical approach to problem-solving using SAP notes and SAP Help; ability to use technology to solve business problems.
• In-depth understanding of an end to end SAP software development lifecycle in an agile or waterfall environment

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The SAP DevOps team:

The SAP DevOps team sits within the Finance Portfolio team supporting a range of applications used by the business to support finance operations. The DevOps team is divided into three squads, one of which focuses on supporting Shared Services SAP. We operate using agile principles and manage work in two weekly sprints contained in 13 week PI cycles. We support BAU as well as delivery of changes requested by the business, which are triaged and refined by the Product Leads within our wider Finance team. We follow principles of continuous improvement and look for opportunities to refine processes and drive down incident problems through process improvements and RCA where possible. The aim is to deliver maximum value to the business.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc .) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role , to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date:

25th November 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.