SAP Basis Lead

GAF•Parsippany, NJ

2d•$144,000 - $198,000

About The Position

The SAP Basis Lead is responsible for end-to-end management of GAF’s complex SAP landscape, which includes multiple SAP products and SaaS solutions. The role requires deep technical expertise and hands-on experience with SAP systems lifecycle management, maintenance and operations, and supporting SAP integration, GRC/security, and development teams. The position designs, builds, tests, and deploys SAP systems and services; manages SAP and third-party dependencies and integrated systems; and oversees landscape operations, transports, maintenance schedules, and disaster recovery testing. It supports performance tuning, troubleshooting, backup and recovery, Fiori and Workzone, SAP BTP administration, development teams, integrations, and SAP GRC and Security teams. The role also communicates status, issues, and risks to stakeholders and works across technical and non-technical teams to resolve project issues and escalations. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least 10 years of hands-on SAP Basis administration experience. A master’s degree and specified SAP certifications are preferred. Travel may be extensive at times to support program needs, vendor meetings, and site visits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
At least 10 years of hands-on experience in a SAP Basis Administrator role.
Experience with multiple SAP implementations, upgrades, conversions, and migrations.
At least one Greenfield implementation in a RISE with SAP context, coordinating with SAP ECS and other CSPs.
Knowledge of SAP MaxAttention and Enterprise Support procedures.
Flexibility to travel; travel may be extensive at times.
Proficient-level strategic and visionary leadership, including strategic thinking, innovation driving, and decision-making.
Proficient-level change management and adaptability, including managing resistance, adaptability, and resilience.
Proficient-level people and relationship management, including emotional quotient, communication, and collaboration.
Proficient-level technical and business acumen, including digital literacy, business/finance acumen, and process design.
Proficient-level personal drive and mindset, including growth mindset, action orientation, and courage.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
At least one of the following SAP certifications: SAP S/4HANA System Administration, Database Administrator - SAP HANA, or SAP Fiori System Administration.
At least one of the following SAP certifications: Solution Architect - SAP BTP, Build Work Zone - Implementation and Administration, or SAP Cloud ALM.
Excellent verbal and written communication and problem-solving skills.
Ability to define multiple solution options for business problems.
Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently.
Ability to understand both long-term and short-term perspectives of situations.
Knowledge of Azure and GCP hyperscalers.

Responsibilities

Design, build, test, and deploy SAP systems and solutions, including S/4HANA, BTP, and SAP SaaS products.
Implement technical approaches for SAP and non-SAP systems integrating with SAP solutions, and manage related dependencies.
Manage SAP system landscapes in operations and project scenarios, including transports across SAP systems using CALM, cTMS, and related tools.
Plan and manage SAP systems maintenance schedules and disaster recovery testing in coordination with internal and external stakeholders, including SAP ECS (RISE).
Apply SAP backup and recovery best practices.
Perform performance tuning and configuration, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for HANA DB, S/4HANA, and other SAP SaaS solutions.
Support Fiori roles and Workzone structure and setup.
Implement, upgrade, and support SAP systems versions running on Windows or Linux and HANA DB.
Work with hyperscalers, preferably Azure and GCP, and understand infrastructure components such as firewalls and load balancers.
Communicate status, issues, and risks to stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and managers in a timely manner.
Implement CALM for implementation and operations scenarios across backend SAP systems, including change control and monitoring.
Help manage project issues and risks, conduct risk assessments, identify roadblocks, and drive mitigations and solutions.
Work with technical and non-technical teams, including Customer Support, Product Management, Engineering, and QA, to resolve project issues and escalations.
Manage SAP BTP subaccounts, entitlements, service instances, and connectivity; configure and administer BTP services; and oversee landscape setup and maintenance, including SSO with identity providers such as SAP’s default provider and Okta.
Provide SAP systems administration support to development teams using RAP, CAP, and low-code/no-code technologies.
Implement secure, reliable integrations using SAP Cloud Connector, SAP Integration Suite, and APIs across SAP and non-SAP products.
Support SAP GRC and Security teams in establishing and enforcing S/4HANA and SAP BTP security best practices.
Understand compliance and governance needs and ensure relevant practices are followed.
Travel as necessary for program activities, vendor meetings, and site visits.