Platform Operations Engineer SAP Big Data Fabric Service

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PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

Join an innovative collaborative development environment and help build secure data access and connectivity capabilities as part of SAPs Big Data Fabric Services (BDFS).We are looking for a Platform Operations Engineer who can contribute across operability onboarding and technical problem-solving in broader BDFS context. We do not work as data scientists analyzing or extracting data directly. We build the platform capabilities that make this possible.

THE PRODUCT

BDFS portfolio enables SAP Lines of Business and customers to enter the world of big data more easily. BDFS delivers platform capabilities such as Apache Spark as a service multi-language data processing on Kubernetes-based infrastructure and access to hyperscale-agnostic data sources using the Delta Sharing protocol on top of the HANA Data Lake File Service (HDLFS).

WHAT YOULL DO

As a Platform Operations Engineer you will be the fist point of contact for SAP line of business (LoBs) and external customers who use BDFS services. You will help our customers to resolve issues and onboard on our services. This role combines technical troubleshooting with clear communication ensuring internal and external customers can stay productive and compliant. Beyond reactive support you will contribute to building a scalable support ecosystem identifying recurring issues feeding insights back to the engineering team and improving internal processes.

Key tasks include:

• Triage and issue managementHandling of service requests
• Service onboarding and enablement
• Monitor support channels and ensure timely high-quality responses to inquiries
• Root cause analysis process orchestration
• SLO/SLA validation and reporting
• CI/CD pipeline maintenance and optimization
• Actively interaction with engineering teams

WHAT YOU BRING

Required skills

• Bachelors degree in any of the following areas: Computer Science Systems Analysis Information Technology Mathematics Physics Engineering.
• Advanced or fluent English.
• Familiarity with any of the following programming languages: Java Python Go and/or Rust.
• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills ability to reproduce issues read logs and trace problems across tool components

Familiarity with modern AI technologies is desirable including:

• Basic understanding of generative AI tooling and its role in software developmentAwareness of concepts such as MCP agent skills and AI-assisted workflows
• Ability to troubleshoot complex software issues leveraging technical and product skills.
• Ability to quickly learn new areas of knowledge.
• Familiarity with cloud-native solutions.
• Familiarity with observability practices including metrics tracing health checks alerting and OpenTelemetry.

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

By joining our team you will be exposed to the latest technologies and work with world-class developers who will take your professional skills to the next will work across modern cloud-native platform engineering topics including Kubernetes observability security and large-scale distributed will deepen your understanding of secure enterprise connectivity and SAP data access scenarios across hybrid will have the opportunity to shape platform capabilities that evolve from current connectivity scenarios into broader API-driven data access capabilities across future project phases.

MEET YOUR TEAM

The Big Data Fabric Services team is responsible for:

• Extend and complete the SAP Data Platform with big data technologies to support different SAP Lines of Business.
• Leverage Apache Spark and object store technology to provide scalable and cost-effective computing and storage services for big data ingestion processing and sharing.
• Integrate into SAP BTP and HANA Cloud & Data Lakehouse to offer a unified development and deployment experience for different SAP Lines of Business.
• Assure multi-tenancy and secure data processing.
• Build capabilities for secure partner connectivity and governed access to SAP business data.

In the BDFS team we have an agile and collaborative culture where knowledge sharing is fostered.

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.

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Requisition ID: 454150 Work Area: Software-Design and Development Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid