SAP Basis Administrator

Bright Vision Technologies•Hoboken, NJ

2d•$100,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a seasoned SAP Basis Administrator responsible for the architecture, installation, configuration, performance tuning, and day-to-day operation of complex SAP landscapes that may span on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-hosted environments. This role is critical to keeping mission-critical SAP systems available, performant, secure, and compliant. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise across SAP NetWeaver, S/4HANA, HANA database administration, system copies, upgrades, and migrations, and will partner with infrastructure, security, and SAP functional teams to deliver a stable, well-governed SAP platform.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Five or more years of SAP Basis / platform engineering experience in large enterprise environments.
Strong hands-on experience administering SAP HANA databases in production.
Experience operating S/4HANA, ECC, BW/4HANA, Solution Manager, and other NetWeaver systems.
Hands-on experience with SAP migrations to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Strong experience with SAP upgrades, EHP/SP application, and system conversions.
Solid experience with SAP HA/DR strategies, including HANA System Replication and clustering.
Working knowledge of SAP transport management and Solution Manager ChaRM.
Scripting skills in Bash, PowerShell, Python, or Ansible.
Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Nice To Haves

SAP certifications in HANA, S/4HANA, or Basis administration.
Experience with SAP RISE / Grow and SAP Cloud ALM.
Familiarity with SAP BTP and integration with hyperscaler-native services.
Exposure to infrastructure-as-code for SAP landscapes (Ansible, Terraform).
Experience operating regulated SAP workloads (SOX, GxP, PCI).

Responsibilities

Architect, install, configure, and operate SAP landscapes including S/4HANA, ECC, BW/4HANA, Solution Manager, and other NetWeaver-based systems across on-prem and cloud environments.
Administer SAP HANA databases — including installation, sizing, replication, backup, recovery, and performance tuning — to meet demanding availability and performance SLAs.
Plan and execute SAP system copies, refreshes, and post-copy automation activities to support development, testing, training, and migration scenarios.
Lead SAP upgrades, EHP installations, Support Package application, kernel upgrades, and S/4HANA conversions with minimal disruption to business operations.
Design and implement SAP migrations to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SAP RISE/Grow environments, including network and identity integration.
Configure and operate high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions for SAP, including HANA System Replication, cluster-based failover, and validated DR runbooks.
Implement and maintain SAP transport management strategies, including Solution Manager ChaRM and CTS+ workflows.
Manage SAP user provisioning, role management, and audit support in close collaboration with the SAP Security/GRC team.
Monitor SAP system performance, capacity, and health using Solution Manager, Focused Run, native HANA tools, and external APM platforms.
Develop automation scripts and runbooks using Ansible, PowerShell, or Python to reduce operational toil and accelerate routine tasks.
Manage and remediate SAP security notes, kernel patches, and database patches in accordance with internal security and compliance policies.
Provide 24x7 on-call support for production SAP systems and lead structured incident response and post-incident reviews.
Document SAP architecture, operations procedures, and standard operating processes to support knowledge sharing and team scalability.
Mentor junior Basis engineers and contribute to the broader SAP platform roadmap.