SAP Expert

Job Summary

SAP ALM We are looking for an experienced SAP Application Lifecycle Management Consultant to manage and improve SAP change, release, deployment and implementation processes across SAP Solution Manager ChaRM, Focused Build and SAP Cloud ALM. The role will be responsible for supporting the current ALM landscape while driving the transition from Solution Manager-based processes to SAP Cloud ALM. The consultant will work closely with functional, technical, testing, infrastructure, security and business teams to establish standardized, controlled and efficient lifecycle-management processes.

Exp Range-7-12 Yrs

Location- Pune/Bangalore/Gurgaon

Responsibilities

• Manage and support end-to-end change-management processes using SAP Solution Manager ChaRM.
• Configure and maintain change-document types, status flows, approval workflows and transaction types.
• Support normal, urgent, emergency and defect-related change processes.
• Ensure that changes are correctly assessed, approved, developed, tested, transported and closed.
• Maintain integration between ChaRM, Transport Management System and SAP development landscapes.
• Monitor transport dependencies, sequencing, conflicts, retrofit requirements and cross-system movements.
• Support Change Advisory Board meetings by providing change status, risk, impact and implementation information.
• Ensure compliance with audit, segregation-of-duties and change-control requirements.
• Analyse failed or delayed changes and recommend process improvements.
• Plan and coordinate SAP releases across multiple projects, applications and system landscapes.
• Define release calendars, scope, milestones, cut-off dates and deployment windows.
• Coordinate release readiness with business, functional, development, testing, security and infrastructure teams.
• Track change requests, defects, testing status, approvals and transport readiness for each release.
• Conduct release-readiness reviews and support go/no-go decision-making.
• Coordinate production deployments, post-deployment validation and hypercare activities.
• Manage release risks, dependencies, conflicts and rollback requirements.
• Prepare release dashboards, deployment plans, release notes and management reports.
• Support Focused Build processes for requirements, work packages, work items, defects, testing and deployment.
• Configure and maintain project structures, waves, sprints, releases and governance workflows.
• Ensure traceability from business requirements through design, development, testing and deployment.
• Support Fit-to-Standard workshops and capture business requirements, gaps and implementation decisions.
• Coordinate backlog management, prioritization and progress tracking.
• Establish reporting for requirements, defects, test execution and release readiness.
• Support integration between Focused Build, ChaRM, test management and transport processes.
• Train project teams on Focused Build processes, roles and responsibilities.
• Assess existing ChaRM, Focused Build and Solution Manager processes to identify Cloud ALM transition opportunities.
• Define a phased transition roadmap from SAP Solution Manager to SAP Cloud ALM.
• Map current requirements, change, test, deployment and monitoring processes to available Cloud ALM capabilities.
• Identify process gaps, integration requirements and areas requiring temporary coexistence with existing tools.
• Support the setup and adoption of SAP Cloud ALM for implementation and operations.
• Configure project structures, task management, requirements, user stories, testing and deployment tracking.
• Define governance for hybrid ALM environments during the transition period.
• Coordinate data migration or archival requirements for relevant ALM artefacts.
• Develop operating procedures, role definitions, templates and user guidance.
• Track adoption and continuously improve Cloud ALM process.