SAP Basis Architect

We are  looking for a Release Train Engineer (Delivery Lead) for an opportunity with J&J 
(same client working with whom Shiva is working) for a separate project within TIME. 
Are there any strong profiles that you can share with whom can work here ? The 
client needs to finalize the candidate by Nov 12 hence need some urgent support 
here, let me know in case of any questions. 
Engagement details 
 Role type: Onshore (US East), preferably in the NJ area; Strong profiles in 
US East time zones outside US can also be considered 
 Allocation: 100% 
 Duration: 1 year (Jan–Dec 2027) 
Role summary 
Owns technical platform stability, release engineering, and governance for the TIME 
SAP landscape. Acts as the main liaison between the Operate, Product, SAP 
Platform teams to keep all releases on schedule and manage dependencies and 
coordinate resolution of issues. 
Key responsibilities (high level) 
 Governance and compliance: Own SDLC, change control and quality 
compliance. Manage the annual maintenance calendar (environment 
refreshes, patches and upgrades). Track value realization, TCO, and 
performance metrics. Keep audit readiness and reporting documentation 
current. 
 Release Readiness and Platform stability: Monitor platform stability 
proactively and prevent issues. Lead platform synchronization and metrics 
reviews. Coordinate issue resolution across AMS, Basis and Security. Own 
cutover planning and support for each program, Operate and BBC release. 
 Stakeholder and risk management: Act as the main liaison for platform 
governance across Product, SAP, Security, Integration and Basis. Identify, 
manage and escalate cross-team risks and dependencies. Run regular 
platform status and health updates. 
 Application lifecycle and AMS incident management: Drive ALM/TLM 
upgrades, patches and maintenance. Maintain service health dashboards. 
Manage L3 issue triage with support partners. Lead SLA reviews and 
governance. 
Experience and skills required - 
 Experience: 8-10 years in SAP Basis, platform engineering, or release 
management within a large-scale SAP S/4HANA environment 
 SAP tools (preferred): Solution Manager (SolMan), Change & Transport 
Management, ALM/TLM, ServiceNow 
 Release engineering: CR/CO management, cutover planning, and 
deployment coordination 
 Governance: SDLC compliance, change control, audit documentation, and 
RAID management 
 AMS and SLA: L3 incident management, AMS coordination, SLA 
governance, and service review facilitation 
 Stakeholder management: Cross-functional coordination across Product, 
Basis, Security, Integration and AMS teams at all levels