Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.
Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.
We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.
Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S.
We are seeking an experienced SAP Technical Systems Analyst III to join our IT team. In this role, you will manage the SAP technical stack, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and act as a liaison between business and IT to implement system changes and enhancements. You’ll define and maintain SAP technical standards while delivering high-quality solutions that meet business needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical expertise in SAP NetWeaver, ABAP, SAP HANA DB architecture, and SAP Fiori/UI.
- Deliver ABAP and Fiori support for patch and release upgrades.
- Develop solutions using OOABAP, RICEF objects, BOPF, Fiori, PI/PO, HANA, CDS, and integration technologies (RFC, BAPI, IDoc, SOAP, REST, OData).
- Support SAP S/4HANA technologies and cloud-native frameworks (RAP, CAP).
- Perform integration, regression, and upgrade testing; assist with user acceptance testing and performance tuning.
- Handle operational tasks (reports, queries, data loads, helpdesk requests).
- Assist with disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
- Stay current with SAP trends and emerging technologies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
- 10 years of SAP application support and development experience.
- Expertise in SAP NetWeaver, ABAP, SAP HANA DB architecture, and Fiori/UI.
- 3+ years of experience with SAP S/4HANA technologies.
- Strong understanding of integration technologies and cloud frameworks.
- Utility industry experience is a plus.
Essential Skills
- Excellent communication (oral and written).
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Work Environment & Physical Demands
- Primarily sedentary work with occasional standing and walking.
- Minimal travel (<5%).
- Inside office environment.
Essential Utilities, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Essential Utilities is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012).
To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:
- Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
- Family members cannot work in the same department.
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What We Do
Essential provides natural resources for life. Essential represents an infrastructure company uniquely positioned to have a powerful impact on improving reliability, quality of life and economic prosperity for the communities it serves. We are committed to excellence in proactive infrastructure investment, regulatory expertise, operational efficiency and environmental stewardship. As utility infrastructure experts, we are passionate about responsibly making improvements that strengthen reliability and safety. Integrity, respect, and excellence are the core values that guide us. We put customers at the center of all we do, while creating a culture of trust and safety for employees. We are grounded in a deep-rooted purpose that empowers people to live better lives. Our mission of sustaining life and improving economic prosperity by safely and reliably delivering Earth’s most essential resources to our customers and communities, is one we focus on each and every day
