Mid Level SAP BASIS Consultants - Remote

Mid-Level SAP BASIS Consultant - Remote

As a SAP BASIS Consultant, you will be a key player in the consulting team that helps support the end client's SAP System for BASIS and Security functionality of the SAP HANA System with the Global Team on this project.  knowledge transfer with the objective of providing value-adding consulting solutions that enable our clients to meet the changing needs of the global landscape.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. 

At least 3-8 years of experience with SAP working on BASIS and/or Security.

This position may require travel to project / client locations occasionally.

Preferred Qualifications:

At least 4-8 years of proven experience as an SAP BASIS Consultant on minimum of one HANA and 1 support experience on projects Must Have SAP Technical BASIS and some Security Skills

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For 10+ years our client has been providing SAP Support services for this Aerospace & Defense end client. They have delivered mission-critical support to the DoD and Intelligence Community. Today they continue this work with expanded capabilities. This is a contract to Hire role after 6 months. 

U.S. Citizenship or Green Card Mandatory: Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a US Citizen or Green Card and will be subject to a background investigation. 

Job Responsibilities:

Support system administration, manufacturing, SCM, PM, QM, Transportation management, and release management. 

Required Skills:

Expert-level proficiency in SAP Basis Administration, SCM, Plant Maintenance, Quality Mgmt, Transport Management (STMS), and Release Management.

S/4HANA project experience.

Aerospace & Defense and/or U.S. Federal manufacturing/MRO a BIG PLUS.

CompTIA Security+ certification

Good knowledge of SAP coding, capacity to debug/understand existing code.

Experience with middleware/legacy system integrations.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities to identify and address complex issues and challenges related to the SAP product.

Proactive attitude towards driving continuous improvement of the SAP product and processes.

SAP certification in BASIS, HANA, preferred.

Knowledge of SAP Cloud ALM coming and hybrid method to use with SolMan

Roles & Responsibilities

A SAP Basis Administrator is responsible for the technical administration, stability, performance, security, and lifecycle management of SAP systems. While functional consultants (SD, MM, FICO, etc.) focus on business processes, Basis administrators manage the underlying SAP landscape.

Core Responsibilities

1. SAP System Installation & Configuration

Install SAP systems and components

Configure application servers and databases

Set up development, QA, training, and production environments

Perform system copies and client copies

2. System Monitoring & Administration

Monitor SAP system health

Manage work processes

Check system logs and dumps

Monitor CPU, memory, disk space, and network utilization

Ensure system availability and uptime

3. User Administration & Security Support

Create and maintain SAP users

Assign roles and profiles

Lock/unlock accounts

Manage password policies

Support GRC and audit requirements

4. Performance Tuning

Analyze system bottlenecks

Optimize database performance

Tune SAP buffers

Analyze expensive SQL statements

Coordinate with DBAs and developers

5. Transport Management

One of the most important Basis functions.

Responsibilities:

Manage transport landscape

Import/export transports

Resolve transport failures

Coordinate releases across environments

6. Patch & Upgrade Management

Apply SAP Support Packages

Implement SAP Notes

Upgrade SAP releases

Perform kernel upgrades

Support S/4HANA migrations

7. Database Administration

Often shared with a DBA team.

Tasks:

Database backups

Recovery testing

Performance monitoring

HANA administration

Space management

Platforms:

SAP HANA

Oracle

SQL Server

DB2

8. Backup & Disaster Recovery

Schedule backups

Validate recovery procedures

Maintain DR environments

Execute recovery testing

Key Goal:

Meet RTO (Recovery Time Objective)

Meet RPO (Recovery Point Objective)

9. SAP HANA Administration

In S/4HANA environments, Basis often manages:

HANA Studio

HANA Cockpit

Replication

Tenant databases

HANA security

HANA performance optimization

10. Interface & Connectivity Support

Basis supports technical connectivity for:

SAP PI/PO

SAP CPI

RFC connections

IDocs

Web Services

Middleware integrations

11. High Availability & System Architecture

Design and support:

Load balancing

Clustering

Failover

Distributed SAP landscapes

Cloud deployments

Requirements

SAP Basis Career Levels

Junior Basis Administrator

User administration

Monitoring

Basic transport management

Backup monitoring

Mid-Level Basis Administrator

System refreshes

Performance tuning

Upgrades

HANA administration

Senior Basis Administrator

Architecture design

S/4HANA migrations

Disaster recovery

HA/DR design

Cloud infrastructure

Basis Skills Most In Demand Today

For modern SAP environments, employers typically seek:

SAP S/4HANA

SAP HANA Database Administration

SAP Cloud (RISE with SAP)

SAP BTP

Linux Administration

Azure/AWS

SAP Solution Manager

SAP Focused Run

SAP Security/GRC

Automation & scripting (PowerShell, Python, Shell)