SAP S4 - Principal Technology Engineer (Hybrid)
Posted Aug 6, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 2, 2026
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About your past
You would champion new technologies to achieve project goals. Tell me about a technology you introduced that the organization actually adopted.
What they are checking: Real adoption rather than a proof of concept.
You may mentor or supervise a small team. How do you develop someone technically when you are also the busiest engineer?
What they are checking: Whether mentoring survives their own delivery pressure.
How do you keep executive leadership informed about a technical program without either overwhelming them or hiding risk?
What they are checking: Upward communication, named directly as a duty.
This is a hybrid principal seat at North Chicago asking for eight years with a bachelor's, seven with a master's or three with a doctorate, plus three to five or more years in SAP S/4. What would you want to know about the current state of the procure-to-pay landscape?
What they are checking: That they ask what they are inheriting.
What would you do
How do you decide whether a requirement should be standard configuration, an enhancement, or a process change at the business?
What they are checking: The discipline that keeps an SAP estate upgradeable.
You would shape relationships with vendors and the Vendor Management office. How do you hold an implementation partner to quality?
What they are checking: Vendor governance from a technical lead's seat.
About the work
This role is the functional and technical lead for procure-to-pay across purchase requisitions, purchase orders, invoices and non-purchase-order payments. Which of those causes the most trouble in an SAP implementation, and why?
What they are checking: Firsthand procure-to-pay experience rather than SAP familiarity.
Walk me through designing an approval workflow for purchase requisitions that people will not try to bypass.
What they are checking: Configuration judgment tied to human behavior.
The posting names techno-functional materials management experience across the full development lifecycle. Where does the functional side of that role differ from the technical?
What they are checking: Whether they genuinely span both, which the role demands.
The role names good practice compliance and data security among corporate standards you must adhere to. How does a regulated environment change how you deploy an SAP change?
What they are checking: Working under validation in an enterprise system.
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