SAP PO Interface Consultant

Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and markets. 

Tire solutions from the Tires group sector make mobility safer, smarter, and more sustainable. Its premium portfolio encompasses car, truck, bus, two-wheel, and specialty tires as well as smart solutions and services for fleets and tire retailers. Continental has been delivering top performance for more than 150 years and is one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers. In fiscal 2025, the Tires group sector generated sales of 13.8 billion euros. Continental's tire division employs more than 56,000 people worldwide and has 19 production and 16 development sites.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated SAP PO Interface Consultant with hands-on experience in SAP Integration Suite to join our SAP integration team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust and scalable integration solutions across SAP and non-SAP systems, ensuring seamless business process execution.

Key Responsibilities

Integration Design & Architecture.

• Analyze business requirements and translate them into robust integration solutions.
• Design end-to-end interface architectures for SAP and non-SAP systems.
• Provide guidance on best practices for integration patterns and security standards.

Development & Implementation

• Develop and configure interfaces using SAP Process Orchestration (PO) components (Enterprise Service Repository, Integration Directory)
• Implement mappings (Graphical, Java, XSLT, Groovy) and adapters (IDoc, RFC, SOAP, REST, JDBC, File, ODATA).
• Utilize SAP Integration Suite capabilities (Cloud Integration, API Management, Event Mesh) for cloud and hybrid scenarios.
• Close collaboration with the external data center provider.

Monitoring & Support

• Monitor integration processes and resolve errors by using the monitoring and logging capabilities within the NWA.
• Perform root cause analysis and optimize performance of interfaces.
• Perform administrative tasks, including transport and user management, and manage updates and patches.
• Provide 2nd and 3rd level support for integration-related incidents.

Documentation & Quality Assurance

• Prepare technical specifications and maintain comprehensive documentation.
• Conduct unit and integration testing to ensure compliance with quality standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field
• Fluent in English
• 3+ years of experience in SAP PO/PI interface development and configuration
• Proven experience with SAP Integration Suite (especially Cloud Integration and API Management)
• Strong understanding of integration protocols (SOAP, REST, IDoc, RFC, SFTP, JDBC)
• Experience with XML, XSLT, JSON, and Groovy scripting
• Familiarity with SAP BTP and cloud-based integration architecture
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines for integration deployment
• Knowledge of SAP Event Mesh and Business Rules
• Exposure to Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)
• Certification in SAP Integration Suite or SAP PO is a plus

What we offer

Being part of a global IT team of thousands of colleagues working on various innovations and tasks, there is always an opportunity to grow and move into different directions within our corporation.

• Working in Agile environment with an inspiring team of various regions and cultures.
• Contributing to concept, design and implementation of global solutions to thousands of users worldwide.

https://www.continental.com/en/career/working-at-continental/fields-of-work/it-needs-you/

On top of that you can expect the following benefits:

• Individual development planning based on your personal needs and targets (e. g. mentoring, trainings or global internal Software Academy)
• Some days working from home after ramp-up (unless workshops etc. require physical presence)
• Paid leave (e. g. birthday, marriage)
• Agile and collaborative workstyle
• Opportunity to make a difference
• Employee discounts
• An international team across 5 locations in a globally active organization
• Life insurance
• Health insurance
• Pantry vouchers
• Sabbatical option

If this sounds like a perfect match for you and if you want to become the next supporter of our core values Trust For One Another, Passion to Win and Freedom to Act, we are looking forward receiving your application.

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