Senior SAP Technical Engineer

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations.

Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.

Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better.

We are seeking a Senior SAP Technical Engineer for our First Quality Enterprise company working remotely. This position will support and optimize our on-premise SAP ECC (Net Weaver 7.5) landscape running on Oracle databases on Linux within a high-volume manufacturing environment.

This role is purely technical and platform-focused — responsible for system engineering, integration enablement, performance optimization, archiving execution, connectivity, and S/4

HANA migration readiness across a complex SAP ecosystem including EWM, TM, SCM, MDG, GRC, BW, SAP PI, and Solution Manager.

Primary responsibilities include:

SAP Platform Engineering Provide technical oversight of SAP on Net Weaver 7.5 running on Oracle/Linux Partner with Managed Service Basis and infrastructure teams on:

System performance optimization

Capacity planning

Landscape stability

Transport and environment coordination

Monitor and optimize Oracle database performance

Index and Statistics management coordinationSQL performance analysis (non-coding)
Database growth forecasting

Support Linux-hosted SAP application environmentsSAP PI & Cross-System Integration Enablement Support technical configuration and monitoring of SAP PI integrations

Ensure reliable connectivity between:

ECCEWMTMSCM systemsMDGGRCBWExternal MES and warehouse systems

Coordinate firewall, port, VPN, and certificate requirements with network teams

Validate end-to-end interface connectivity and message flow performance

Troubleshoot cross-system communication issues (non-development)
Manufacturing & Supply Chain System Support (Technical Oversight)
Ensure stable technical integration across:

Warehouse operations (EWM)
Transportation execution (TM)
Supply chain planning (SCM)
Support high-volume transaction environments typical in manufacturing

Data Archiving & Volume Management Lead execution of SAP data archiving strategiesADK configuration

Archiving object lifecycle management

Data retention policy alignment

Coordinate database footprint reduction initiatives

Support pre-S/4

HANA data volume cleanup

Partner with compliance teams to ensure audit and retention alignmentS/4

HANA Migration Technical Readiness Support system readiness activities for S/4

HANA migration

Data volume assessment

Add-on compatibility coordination

Simplification item tracking

Coordinate custom code analysis efforts (without performing development)
Assist with technical planning for Brownfield or phased migration programs

Align landscape components for future HANA transition

Project and Delivery Execution Must excel at a project-based execution and delivery model. The SAP Technical Engineer will be assigned to projects with a specific purpose, scope and outcomes defined

Must be efficient and effective in designing at a detailed technical level solutions required in the SAP technical space. This includes authoring, developing and delivering:

Technical low-level designs based on a high-level design

Technical specification documents

Detailed test plans and test…