Basildon, Essex (Hybrid - 1 day a week onsite)
12 months initially
£55 per hour inside IR35

An ideal SAP Basis Support Engineer is a technically strong systems administrator with expertise in SAP landscapes (S/4HANA, NetWeaver, HANA DB, Sybase ASE), strong database and OS administration skills, and a deep understanding of system copies, transports, upgrades, and security.

They must excel in troubleshooting, monitoring, and incident management, while ensuring compliance and system resilience. Strong soft skills (communication, documentation, teamwork) are as critical as technical expertise.

Future-ready engineers should also develop cloud administration, automation, and S/4HANA migration skills to support digital transformation initiatives.

Core Technical Skills

• System Administration (SAP Basis)
• Managing SAP system landscapes, daily monitoring, log analysis, and troubleshooting

Essential

• Database Administration
• Understanding HANA DB with HSR, Sybase ASE with HADR, MaxDB, Oracle, SQL Server for backups, recovery, performance tuning
• OS Knowledge (Linux/Unix/Windows)
• Managing SAP environments across multiple platforms
• System Monitoring
• Using SAP tools (SM50, ST22, SM37) and OS-level monitoring to ensure stability of system and interfaces
• Performance Tuning
• Identifying system bottlenecks, tuning DB, and optimizing workloads

SAP-Specific Skills

• SAP Installation & Configuration
• End-to-end setup of SAP NetWeaver, S/4HANA, SAP Cloud Connecter, SAP UI5/Fiori

Essential

• System Copies & Client Administration
  Refreshing systems, managing clients, transports
  Transport Management System (TMS)
  Moving changes across landscapes
  SAP Kernel Upgrades & Patching
  Keeping systems secure and updated

• Solution Manager (SolMan)

• Monitoring, Change Request Management (ChaRM), and EarlyWatch Alerts

• SAP HANA Administration

• In-memory DB optimization, schema management, backups

• Upgrade & Migration Support

• Supporting SP/FP stack and release upgrades

• User & Role Administration

• Creating, modifying, and managing authorizations

• Data Protection (GDPR etc.)

• Secure Configuration

• Hardening SAP systems, encryption, and secure communication setup

• Root cause analysis and performance investigation

• SAP on Cloud (Azure)

• Managing SAP Basis in IaaS/PaaS cloud environments

• Automation & Scripting - Shell, Python, or PowerShell Scripting for repetitive tasks

• DevOps Integration: CI/CD pipelines with SAP transports and monitoring

• Modern Monitoring Tools: Integration with tools like Dynatrace, Grafana

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Must Have
Backup & Recovery
Database Administration
Incident & Problem Management
OS Knowledge (Linux/Unix/Windows)
SAP HANA Administration
SAP Installation & Configuration
SAP Kernel Upgrades & Patching
System Administration (SAP Basis)
System Copies & Client Administration
system monitoring
Transport Management System (TMS)
User & Role Administration

Nice To Have
Automation & Scripting
High Availability & DR
Performance Tuning
SAP on Cloud (Azure)
SAP Security Audits
Solution Manager (SolMan)
Upgrade & Migration Support