We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

 

Meet your team
SAP IT Operations, as backbone of CPIT is using innovative technology to operate and safeguard SAPs internal business & support systems end-to-end. We shift the focus from highly adapted environments to standardized environments in hybrid operations.

 

What you’ll do
Join our Business Infrastructure Operations expert team as a highly skilled, experienced DevOps Expert with focus on Infrastructure / DB Automation.

You will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing automation solutions to enhance our operational efficiency, productivity. This role requires a deep understanding of automation technologies, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional global acting teams.
 

Responsibilities:
• Lead and support automation initiatives, provide guidance and ensure best practices
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Optimize cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Oversee security and compliance automation, ensuring system reliability and governance
• Integration of cloud technologies with existing database technology is one main focus area
• Manage SAP HANA Cloud database automation, including deployments, lifecycle management, performance tuning, etc.
• Find ways to automate tasks e.g. in SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) to improve our compliant hybrid operations in our 24/7 mission-critical environments
• Standardize processes through documentation, playbooks, and automation guidelines
• Collaborate across teams, align automation efforts with business objectives
• Transparency: communicate progress and results to stakeholders
 

What you bring
• University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field
• Strong expertise in automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, Python, Bash)
• Experience with CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps) and version control (Git)
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, container orchestration, and security best practices
• Database know-how and automation experience (HANA, HANA Cloud, ASE)
• Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to mentor engineers and drive strategic automation efforts
• Project lead experience in technology projects is an advantage
• Experience in SAP operations procedures within large-scale, 24/7 mission-critical environments
• Min. 10 years in the IT Industry, thereof 5 of professional software development or automation experience
• Curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies, concepts and tools
• English on business level is required, German is a plus

 

Location

Budapest, Hungary

 

 

​Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 415554  | Work Area: Information Technology  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.