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 (NetWeaver 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/4HANA 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 NetWeaver 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 coordination

    • SQL performance analysis (non-coding)

    • Database growth forecasting

  • Support Linux-hosted SAP application environments

SAP PI & Cross-System Integration Enablement

• Support technical configuration and monitoring of SAP PI integrations

• Ensure reliable connectivity between:

  • ECC

  • EWM

  • TM

  • SCM systems

  • MDG

  • GRC

  • BW

  • External 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 strategies

  • ADK configuration

  • Archiving object lifecycle management

  • Data retention policy alignment

• Coordinate database footprint reduction initiatives

• Support pre-S/4HANA data volume cleanup

• Partner with compliance teams to ensure audit and retention alignment

S/4HANA Migration Technical Readiness

• Support system readiness activities for S/4HANA 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 execution documents

  • Adhere to all SDLC, project delivery methodology and ITSM methodologies such as Change Control, Service Introduction and Transition

• Lead and coordinate with matrixed teams that are needed to develop and deliver a full-scale, production level solution

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• 8+ years of SAP technical experience in on-prem environments

• Strong experience with:

  • SAP ECC on NetWeaver 7.5

  • Oracle databases on Linux

  • SAP PI integration landscapes

• Experience across SAP modules:

  • EWM

  • TM

  • SCM

  • MDG

  • GRC

  • BW

• Experience leading SAP data archiving initiatives

• Experience supporting S/4HANA migration readiness activities

• Strong understanding of SAP landscape topology and transport architecture

• Experience in manufacturing environments (paper, pulp, packaging, or similar industries preferred)

• Experience in multi-plant manufacturing environments

• Experience with high-transaction warehouse and logistics systems

• Familiarity with Linux system fundamentals

• Participation in S/4HANA Brownfield migrations

• SAP technical or Basis-related certifications

What We Offer You

We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities

• Paid time off (three-week minimum)

• Medical, dental and vision starting day one

• 401(k) with employer match

• Paid parental leave

• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)

• Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)

• Tuition assistance

• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums

• ...and more!