Graduate Development Program, Associate Business Partner, Technology Business Partnering

United States, Massachusetts, Northborough

Are you ready to start your career supporting the technology behind critical business operations? As an Associate Business Partner in Technology Business Partnering, you'll help maintain and improve National Grid's SAP environments, including S/4

HANA, Employee Central Payroll, Solution Manager, Business Technology Platform, and related systems.

You'll work alongside experienced SAP Basis administrators, infrastructure teams, vendors, and business partners to support system availability, performance, upgrades, environment management, and technical issue resolution. You'll also help coordinate activities across development, quality assurance, and production environments.

This is a great opportunity for you if you're looking to build practical experience in SAP administration, cloud technology, databases, operating systems, networking, and enterprise technology delivery.

• Support the installation, configuration, monitoring, maintenance, and routine health checks of SAP systems, including SAP S/4
  
  HANA, Employee Central Payroll, Solution Manager, and SAP Business Technology Platform.
• Help manage SAP environments by coordinating client copies, system refreshes, environment usage, transport requests, and system changes across development, quality assurance, and production.
• Assist with SAP kernel upgrades, patches, support packages, housekeeping, and other activities that help keep systems secure, available, and reliable.
• Monitor SAP system performance and troubleshoot technical issues, escalating complex problems to senior team members, vendors, or partner teams as needed.
• Collaborate with network, database, operating system, security, and infrastructure teams to resolve issues and coordinate activities such as environment refreshes and patching.
• Maintain SAP documentation, operating procedures, tickets, and technical records while continuing to build your skills through training, mentoring, and hands‑on experience.

• Bachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related field from an accredited institution
• Graduated between May 2026 and June 2027
• Ability to begin the National Grid Graduate Program on June 7, 2027, or July 12, 2027
• Work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (such as sponsorship for an H-1B, TN, O, L, STEM OPT, or other employment-based work authorization)
• Foundational knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems, relational databases, networking, and system administration, along with strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and teamwork skills.

• Experience with SAP, cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud, or technical projects completed through internships, coursework, labs, or personal projects.
• Familiarity with IT service management concepts, ITIL processes, or ticketing tools such as Service Now.
• Exposure to databases such as Oracle, SAP HANA, Microsoft SQL Server, or IBM DB2, along with an interest in learning SAP Basis administration.

• Structured development opportunities, mentorship, and ongoing feedback to accelerate your career growth
• Exposure to leaders, cross‑functional teams, and diverse areas of the business
• Opportunities to build your professional network and develop lasting industry connections
• Meaningful work and real‑world experience that provide a strong foundation for a long‑term career at National Grid
• Competitive salary ranging from $75,000 to $94,000
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