Senior Consultant - SAP BASIS

Role Overview

SAP Basis Lead / Senior Consultant

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations and administration of SAP systems, ensuring

  system health, performance, and availability

  across multiple landscapes.
• Provide

  hands-on support

  and configuration for both

  on-premise

  and

  cloud-based SAP solutions

  , including

  SAC, BTP, IAS/IPS, IBP, C4C, and C4E

  .
• Administer

  HA-DR environments

  on

  Azure hyperscaler

  , ensuring DR readiness and regular failover testing.
• Conduct proactive monitoring,

  log analysis

  , and

  performance tuning

  to prevent outages or performance degradation.
• Execute SAP technical maintenance activities:

• Kernel upgrades

• Support Package updates

• OSS Note implementation

• System refreshes and client copies

• Transport management and troubleshooting

• Manage

  job scheduling and monitoring

  using

  SAP Solution Manager

  or external scheduling tools.
• Perform and support

  SAP HANA and MS SQL Server

  database administration tasks.
• Lead and participate in

  incident, problem, and change management

  using tools like

  ServiceNow

  or equivalent ITSM platforms.
• Conduct

  monthly system health checks

  ,

  capacity planning

  , and maintain a roadmap for system enhancements.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and SAP functional teams to ensure

  seamless integration and operations

  .
• Mentor and review work of junior Basis consultants; support their

  technical and professional development

  .
• Create and maintain

  operational documentation

  , SOPs, system architecture diagrams, and runbooks.
• Ensure

  audit readiness

  by enforcing

  security hardening, patching, and system compliance

  protocols.
• Support

  SAP Security teams

  in resolving issues related to

  user management, role authorizations

  , and

  GRC compliance

  .
• Coordinate with SAP for

  OSS incidents

  , solution optimization, and system improvements.
• Lead

  root cause analysis (RCA)

  for major incidents and define

  preventive measures

  .
• Manage

  planned/unplanned downtimes

  , including stakeholder communication and technical coordination.
• Continuously improve

  alerting and monitoring systems

  to ensure proactive issue detection.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in

  Computer Science, Information Technology

  , or a related discipline
• 812 years of

  SAP Basis

  experience, including at least

  35 years

  in a lead or senior role
• Strong experience with

  S/4HANA, ECC, SAP PI/PO, GRC, SolMan, Fiori, Web Dispatchers

• Hands-on exposure to

  SAP Cloud solutions

  : SAC, BTP, IAS/IPS, IBP, C4C, C4E
• Proven knowledge of

  HA-DR setups on Azure

  or similar hyperscaler environments
• Expertise in

  SAP HANA and MS SQL Server

  database administration
• Experience in

  ITSM tools

  like

  ServiceNow

  , and solid understanding of

  ITIL processes

• Experience working with

  compliance audits, system security

  , and

  data protection standards