Senior Principal SAP System Administrator

Senior Principal SAP System Administrator – KDP

• Serve as the senior technical authority for SAP system administration across ECC, S/4HANA, and related SAP platforms. 
  
• Install, configure, maintain, and upgrade SAP systems including ABAP, Java, and HANA-based environments. 
  
• Design and manage SAP system architecture, transports, system copies, refreshes, and client administration. 
  
• Ensure high availability, performance tuning, and capacity planning for SAP application and database layers. 
  
• Lead SAP integration activities involving interfaces, middleware, IDocs, RFCs, and APIs. 
  
• Troubleshoot complex SAP system issues and perform deep root-cause analysis across infrastructure and application layers. 
  
• Drive automation of SAP operational tasks using scripting and orchestration tools. 
  
• Collaborate with SAP Basis, HANA, Network, Hosting, Security, and Application teams to ensure end-to-end system stability. 
  
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to SAP administrators and engineers. 
  
• Evaluate SAP technology solutions with consideration for cost, risk, performance, and business value. 

• Maintain secure SAP system environments in alignment with KDP security standards and policies. 
  
• Implement SAP security hardening, patching, and vulnerability remediation. 
  
• Support audits, compliance requirements, and SAP-related risk assessments. 
  
• Ensure proper access controls, monitoring, logging, and segregation of duties. 

• This role understands the financial and operational impact of SAP system decisions. The Senior Principal SAP System Administrator evaluates trade-offs between cost, performance, risk, and value, and ensures SAP platform strategies support KDP’s business priorities and transformation initiatives. 

• Salary Range: $130,000 - $175,000
• Actual placement within the compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills, and other factors
• Benefits, subject to election and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick time), 401k with company match, Tuition Reimbursement, and Mileage Reimbursement
• Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility

• Expert knowledge of SAP system administration (ECC, S/4HANA, SAP NetWeaver, SAP HANA). 
  
• Strong understanding of SAP Basis operations, system copies, upgrades, and transport management. 
  
• Advanced knowledge of SAP integrations (IDocs, RFCs, interfaces, middleware). 
  
• Experience with SAP on-prem and cloud or hybrid hosting models. 
  
• Advanced scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Python, SQL, or similar). 
  
• Strong understanding of SAP security, compliance, and audit requirements. 
  
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills. 

• Typically requires extensive experience in SAP system administration and enterprise infrastructure, with demonstrated leadership at the Senior Principal level and the ability to influence technical direction without direct authority.

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partner brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it!

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us?

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~29,000 employees to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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