SAP FICA/BRIM Performance Tester

The SAP FICA/BRIM Performance Tester is responsible for validating the performance, scalability, and stability of SAP BRIM (Billing and Revenue Innovation Management) and FICA (Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable) modules under varying load and stress conditions. The role focuses on end-to-end testing of convergent charging, invoicing, and collection processes to ensure optimal system performance in large-scale, high-transaction telecom or utility environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute performance, load, and stress testing for SAP BRIM/FICA applications, including Convergent Charging (CC), Convergent Invoicing (CI), Subscription Order Management (SOM), and FICA modules.
• Develop detailed test strategies, performance test plans, and test scripts using tools such as LoadRunner, JMeter, or NeoLoad.
• Collaborate with SAP functional and technical teams to identify performance bottlenecks across application, middleware, and database layers.
• Analyze performance results, identify root causes, and recommend tuning solutions for ABAP, middleware (PI/PO, CPI), or HANA database performance issues.
• Simulate large billing and payment scenarios to validate throughput and transaction latency under production-like data loads.
• Work closely with developers to optimize custom code, batch jobs, and RFC performance.
• Maintain test data, environment readiness, and test automation for repeatable performance cycles.
• Document test results, provide detailed performance reports, and support go-live readiness assessments.
• Participate in defect triage meetings and performance war rooms for critical system stabilization phases.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in SAP testing, with 2 3 years focused on SAP FICA/BRIM performance testing.
• In-depth understanding of SAP BRIM architecture including SOM, CC, CI, and FICA components.
• Hands-on experience with performance testing tools (LoadRunner, JMeter, NeoLoad, BlazeMeter, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of SAP HANA or Oracle DB performance tuning concepts.
• Familiarity with ABAP performance analysis (ST05, SAT, ST12) and system monitoring (SM66, SM50, ST03N).
• Experience in analyzing dumps, traces, and work processes to identify issues.
• Understanding of integration points with CRM, SD, or external billing systems.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills; able to interpret complex performance metrics.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in telecom or utilities domain using SAP BRIM/FICA for large-scale billing and revenue operations.
• Exposure to automation frameworks for regression and performance testing.
• Basic scripting knowledge (Python, Shell, VBScript, or JavaScript) for performance scripting.
• Knowledge of Cloud (AWS, Azure) infrastructure performance monitoring and load balancing.
• Familiarity with SAP Solution Manager, Focused Build, or ChaRM for test and change management.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging abilities.
• Proactive and detail-oriented with an ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work under pressure in fast-paced SAP deployment programs.

Example Deliverables

• End-to-end BRIM/FICA performance test strategy and execution reports.
• Performance tuning recommendations and validation outcomes.
• Defect logs with root cause analysis and mitigation actions.
• Final performance sign-off report for UAT and go-live phases.