SAP Technical Systems Analyst III

Essential Utilities, Inc. (Aqua and Peoples & Delta) serves approximately 5.5million people across 10 states.

We are seeking an experienced SAP Systems Analyst III to join our IT team and provide technical leadership across our SAP landscape.

• Serve as the technical lead for SAP development and integration efforts across the SAP ecosystem.
• Define, maintain, and enforce SAP technical standards, best practices, and architecture guidelines.
• Provide hands‑on leadership for SAP S/4
  
  HANA initiatives, upgrades, and cloud‑based innovations.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to business and IT leadership on SAP capabilities, roadmap, and solution design.
• Lead design and development of SAP solutions using OOABAP, RICEF objects, BOPF, CDS views, Fiori/UI5, and SAP integration technologies.
• Provide deep expertise in SAP Net Weaver, ABAP, SAP HANA database architecture, and SAP Fiori/UI.
• Oversee and support ABAP and Fiori development for patching, enhancements, and release upgrades.
• Guide the use of SAP S/4
  
  HANA technologies and cloud‑native frameworks such as RAP and CAP, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
• Lead integration design using RFC, BAPI, IDoc, SOAP, REST, and OData.
• Oversee integration, regression, and upgrade testing, including performance tuning and optimization.
• Partner with functional teams during UAT and production readiness.
• Provide escalation‑level support for complex operational issues including reports, data loads, and system troubleshooting.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning for SAP systems.
• Mentor and guide SAP developers and analysts, providing technical direction and code reviews.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Stay current on SAP trends, emerging technologies, and best practices, proactively recommending improvements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 10+ years of SAP application development and support experience, with demonstrated technical leadership.
• Advanced expertise in SAP Net Weaver, ABAP, SAP HANA database architecture, and SAP Fiori/UI.
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience with SAP S/4
  
  HANA technologies.
• Strong experience with SAP integration technologies and modern cloud frameworks.
• Prior experience in a Lead, Senior, or Architect‑level SAP role strongly preferred.
• Utility industry experience is a plus.
• Strong technical leadership and decision‑making skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Proven problem‑solving, analytical, and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Ability to mentor team members and lead through collaboration.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Primarily sedentary work with occasional standing and walking. Minimal travel (