Senior Specialist - SAP Basis Administration
About The Position
This role is responsible for the architecture, administration, and continuous optimization of SAP technical platforms, including SAP ECC, S/4HANA, BW, and SAP BTP. The Senior SAP Basis Administrator ensures high availability, performance, security, and compliance of SAP systems across the enterprise. The position drives automation, standardization, and operational excellence across SAP landscapes, including system provisioning, patching, upgrades, monitoring, and incident resolution. The role partners closely with infrastructure, cybersecurity, application, and business teams to deliver stable, compliant, and scalable SAP environments supporting global business operations.
Requirements
- Bachelors' degree from an accredited
- Minimum ten (10) years in SAP Basis Administration
- Working experience ECC & S/4 environment
- Understanding of SAP system architecture (application, database, integration layers)
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future
Nice To Haves
- Deep expertise in SAP Basis administration across ECC, S/4HANA, and BW systems
- Strong knowledge of SAP HANA database administration
- Experience with SAP transport management and landscape architecture
- Experience with SAP upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management
- Familiarity with SAP cloud strategies (RISE with SAP, SAP BTP, hyperscalers)
- Experience with monitoring tools (SAP Solution Manager, Focused Run, or equivalent)
- Knowledge of SAP security concepts and compliance requirements
- Experience with automation tools, scripting, and infrastructure automation
Responsibilities
- Administer and support SAP systems (ECC, S/4HANA, BW, PI/PO/CPI, SAP BTP) ensuring system availability, reliability, and performance
- Perform SAP installations, upgrades, Support Package Stacks, Enhancement Packs, and kernel updates across multiple environments
- Manage SAP transport management system (TMS) and coordinate cross-landscape transport activities
- Monitor SAP systems (availability, performance, dumps, locks, background jobs) and proactively resolve issues to minimize downtime
- Manage SAP landscape lifecycle, including system provisioning, refreshes, archiving, and decommissioning
- Support SAP HANA database administration activities including backup, recovery, and performance tuning
- Lead technical planning and execution for system upgrades, migrations, and transformation initiatives
- Manage SAP environments in cloud and hybrid infrastructures (e.g., Azure, AWS, RISE with SAP)
- Design and implement monitoring frameworks
- Develop alerting logic and remediation workflows
- Analyze system metrics (CPU, memory, I/O, DB performance) using OS and SAP tools
- Maintain and tune monitoring thresholds and alert conditions
- Develop and maintain custom automation scripts for SAP operations
- Build internal utilities for performance tracking, system health, and data collection
- Drive automation of SAP Basis operations, including system refreshes, client copies, monitoring, and deployment activities
- Support audit requests and compliance checks
- Maintain secure configurations for SAP and infrastructure
- Ensure SAP systems comply with internal cybersecurity policies, audit requirements, and SAP security notes
- Execute DR testing and recovery procedures
- Manage failover and system recovery operations
- Create and maintain operational documentation and runbooks
- Conduct knowledge transfer sessions and mentor team members
Benefits
- Health and Welfare benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
