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At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!\nJob Details\nRole Summary\nThe SAP Release Engineer is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing SAP releases across a complex, multi-system SAP landscape. This role ensures reliable, compliant, and predictable deployments while partnering closely with Application Development, Basis, Security, Testing, and Business stakeholders. The Release Engineer owns the end-to-end release lifecycle, including release calendars, change governance, deployment execution, and post-release stabilization.\nKey Responsibilities:\nRelease Planning & Coordination\nOwn and manage the SAP release, including monthly, tri-annual, and emergency releases across production and non-production environments.\n\nPlan release scope, deployment sequencing, cutover activities, and rollback strategies.\n\nCoordinate releases across multiple SAP platforms (ECC, S/4HANA, BW, PI/CPI, SolMan, GRC, ATTP, integrations, and non-SAP dependencies).\n\nChange & Transport Management\nManage SAP Change and Release Management (ChaRM) processes in SAP Solution Manager.\n\nEnsure all transports follow defined governance, approvals, and audit requirements.\n\nPartner with CAB and Change Management teams to review, approve, and schedule changes (standard, normal, and emergency).\n\nDeployment Execution\nLead and execute production and non-production deployments, including off-hours and weekend releases when required.\n\nCoordinate with SAP Basis, Infrastructure, and Application teams to ensure environment readiness.\n\nOversee automated and manual deployments using tools such as ChaRM, TMS/CTS+, Jenkins pipelines, and related tooling.\n\nStakeholder Communication\nServe as the primary point of contact for release communications.\n\nPublish release schedules, deployment notices, release notes, and post-release summaries.\n\nProvide clear status updates to IT leadership, business partners, and support teams before, during, and after releases.\n\nPost-Release & Stability\nMonitor systems post-deployment to ensure stability and rapid issue resolution.\n\nCoordinate defect triage, hotfixes, and rollback decisions if needed.\n\nEnsure lessons learned and continuous improvement actions are captured after each release.\n\nCompliance & Audit Support\nMaintain release documentation, approvals, and evidence to support internal and external audits.\n\nEnsure adherence to SOX, ITSM, and enterprise change management standards.\n\nRequired Qualifications\nExperience\n5+ years of IT experience with 3+ years in SAP Release or Change Management roles.\n\nHands-on experience managing releases in large, complex SAP landscapes.\n\nProven experience with SAP Solution Manager ChaRM, TMS/CTS+, and transport governance.\n\nTechnical Skills\nStrong understanding of SAP system landscapes and transport flows.\n\nExperience with SAP platforms such as ECC, S/4HANA, BW, PI/CPI, GRC, ATTP, and integrations.\n\nFamiliarity with CI/CD and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins) in SAP environments.\n\nProcess & Soft Skills\nStrong knowledge of ITIL-based Change and Release Management practices.\n\nExcellent coordination, communication, and stakeholder management skills.\n\nAbility to operate under pressure during critical deployments and incidents.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nSAP Solution Manager certification or ITIL certification.\n\nExperience supporting SAP S/4HANA transformations or large-scale SAP programs.\n\nExperience in regulated or compliance-heavy environments (SOX, audit-driven organizations).\n\nWhat Success Looks Like\nPredictable, on-time SAP releases with minimal production incidents.\n\nStrong trust and partnership with application, infrastructure, and business teams.\n\nHigh-quality release documentation and audit readiness at all times.\n\nContinuous improvement in release automation, efficiency, and stability.\n\n.\nRole Summary\nThe SAP Release Engineer is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing SAP releases across a complex, multi-system SAP landscape. This role ensures reliable, compliant, and predictable deployments while partnering closely with Application Development, Basis, Security, Testing, and Business stakeholders. The Release Engineer owns the end-to-end release lifecycle, including release calendars, change governance, deployment execution, and post-release stabilization.\nKey Responsibilities:\nRelease Planning & Coordination\nOwn and manage the SAP release, including monthly, tri-annual, and emergency releases across production and non-production environments.\n\nPlan release scope, deployment sequencing, cutover activities, and rollback strategies.\n\nCoordinate releases across multiple SAP platforms (ECC, S/4HANA, BW, PI/CPI, SolMan, GRC, ATTP, integrations, and non-SAP dependencies).\n\nChange & Transport Management\nManage SAP Change and Release Management (ChaRM) processes in SAP Solution Manager.\n\nEnsure all transports follow defined governance, approvals, and audit requirements.\n\nPartner with CAB and Change Management teams to review, approve, and schedule changes (standard, normal, and emergency).\n\nDeployment Execution\nLead and execute production and non-production deployments, including off-hours and weekend releases when required.\n\nCoordinate with SAP Basis, Infrastructure, and Application teams to ensure environment readiness.\n\nOversee automated and manual deployments using tools such as ChaRM, TMS/CTS+, Jenkins pipelines, and related tooling.\n\nStakeholder Communication\nServe as the primary point of contact for release communications.\n\nPublish release schedules, deployment notices, release notes, and post-release summaries.\n\nProvide clear status updates to IT leadership, business partners, and support teams before, during, and after releases.\n\nPost-Release & Stability\nMonitor systems post-deployment to ensure stability and rapid issue resolution.\n\nCoordinate defect triage, hotfixes, and rollback decisions if needed.\n\nEnsure lessons learned and continuous improvement actions are captured after each release.\n\nCompliance & Audit Support\nMaintain release documentation, approvals, and evidence to support internal and external audits.\n\nEnsure adherence to SOX, ITSM, and enterprise change management standards.\n\nRequired Qualifications\nExperience\n5+ years of IT experience with 3+ years in SAP Release or Change Management roles.\n\nHands-on experience managing releases in large, complex SAP landscapes.\n\nProven experience with SAP Solution Manager ChaRM, TMS/CTS+, and transport governance.\n\nTechnical Skills\nStrong understanding of SAP system landscapes and transport flows.\n\nExperience with SAP platforms such as ECC, S/4HANA, BW, PI/CPI, GRC, ATTP, and integrations.\n\nFamiliarity with CI/CD and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins) in SAP environments.\n\nProcess & Soft Skills\nStrong knowledge of ITIL-based Change and Release Management practices.\n\nExcellent coordination, communication, and stakeholder management skills.\n\nAbility to operate under pressure during critical deployments and incidents.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nSAP Solution Manager certification or ITIL certification.\n\nExperience supporting SAP S/4HANA transformations or large-scale SAP programs.\n\nExperience in regulated or compliance-heavy environments (SOX, audit-driven organizations).\n\nWhat Success Looks Like\nPredictable, on-time SAP releases with minimal production incidents.\n\nStrong trust and partnership with application, infrastructure, and business teams.\n\nHigh-quality release documentation and audit readiness at all times.\n\nContinuous improvement in release automation, efficiency, and stability.\n\nWhat Cencora offers\nBenefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.\nFull timeAffiliated Companies\nAffiliated Companies: CENCORA BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITEDEqual Employment Opportunity\nCencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.\nThe company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.\nCencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email . We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. 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