SAP Ariba Contract Compliance Lead (contract)

Title: Senior SAP Ariba Engineer Location: Charlotte, NC Duration: 18 months Work Engagement: W2 Work Schedule: 3 days in office/2 days remote Benefits on offer for this contract position: Health Insurance, Life insurance, 401K and Voluntary Benefits Summary: In this contingent resource assignment, you may: Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Software Engineering. Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term Software Engineering challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors. Contribute to the resolution of complex and multi-faceted situations requiring solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements that meet deliverables. Strategically collaborate and consult with client personnel. The Supply Chain Management Technology team within the Technology for Chief Operating Office group is seeking an Ariba Engineer to work for the Supply Chain Technology team. This position is primarily production support and defining, implementing, and supporting enhancements for SAP Ariba Sourcing, Contracting, Buying/Invoicing, and Supplier Lifecycle Performance. This position requires knowledge and understanding of Ariba best practices, multiple tools, technologies, and methodologies to support the core SAP Ariba solution and integrations to multiple systems. Responsibilities: Responsible for providing production support for SAP Ariba to ensure the application meets the expectations for performance and quality of data. Experience working with other applications that support the Supply Chain Management (i.e., RelishIQ, Vertex, VIVA, etc.). Works on ongoing product and technical improvements in SAP Ariba Suite. Ensures completion of technical deliverables for Ariba Upstream and Downstream as outlined by Product Owner/Application Owner. Acts as contact for business units for application support and production issue analysis. Maintains understanding of end-to-end data flows for applications including business logic and controls. Understands and enforces policies in place to protect information and system stability. Works with other technology teams within the organization to deliver results efficiently. Tracks application and batch performance and develops plans for remediation of issues. Assures quality, security and compliance requirements are met. Strengthens the team’s knowledge of key software products and features through mentoring. Removing impediments by finding the right personnel or internal partners. Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution. Assisting with internal and external communication and improving transparency. Complete administrative/documentation requirements per WF policies and compliance. Qualifications: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. 5+ years of application development and/or implementation experience 5+ years of application production support experience 5+ years of SAP Ariba Solutions (SLP, Sourcing, Contract Management, P2P, Guided Buying and Ariba Network) experience. 5+ years of Ariba P2P master data and transactional data interface experience. 5+ years of Ariba Supplier Lifecycle Performance experience and usage of Ariba open APIs. 5+ years of common Ariba practices like manual file upload/download, integration monitoring, Approval flow setup, Integration setup. 5+ years of integration of SAP Ariba Solutions with ERP including Master Data Integration, Transfer of documents, Cross system reporting. 5+ years of Ariba On demand Implementation experience. Preferred Qualifications: 3+ years of RESTful or SOAP web services experience. 3+ years of SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Internet security protocol experience. 3+ years of Autosys experience. 3+ years of NDM experience. Knowledge of compliance and third-party risk for suppliers. Contract Compliance PeopleSoft ERP/Experience working with non-SAP back-end ERP is a bonus. Agile Scrum