SAP HANA Administrator

Role: SAP HANA Administrator

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000

Location: Birmingham (Hybrid - 3 Days On-site Weekly)

Network IT is recruiting for a SAP HANA Administrator to join our client's Enterprise Support & Security team, supporting the lifecycle management of Linux-based SAP HANA services. This is a hands-on technical role focused on database administration, performance optimisation, and ensuring secure, reliable infrastructure to support business-critical operations.

You'll work closely with the SAP team and wider IT stakeholders to maintain high availability, troubleshoot issues, and deliver improvements across the SAP HANA environment. This is a key role balancing day-to-day operational delivery with strategic infrastructure support, including upgrades, compliance, and automation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

In this dynamic role, you'll be at the heart of our client's SAP HANA infrastructure-optimising performance, solving complex database challenges, and ensuring seamless operations across critical business systems. From tuning and troubleshooting to collaborating with cross-functional teams and driving automation, you'll play a pivotal part in delivering secure, high-performing services that support strategic growth and innovation. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy blending technical depth with real-world impact, this is the opportunity to make your mark.

• Administer, manage, and maintain SAP HANA databases.
• Perform database tuning, performance monitoring, and capacity planning.
• Support backup, recovery, and replication operations.
• Resolve database performance and data-related issues.
• Collaborate with SAP and IT teams to ensure smooth operations and issue resolution.
• Deliver infrastructure services in line with SLA and compliance targets.
• Ensure adherence to ITIL processes and security standards.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and non-technical summaries.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 3 years' experience as a SAP HANA Administrator.
• Strong background in database administration, tuning, and recovery.
• Skilled in automation and scripting for database operations.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• High level of technical competence and attention to detail.
• Good understanding of ITIL framework and change management.
• Ability to summarise technical issues for non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable Experience

• Experience with SAP upgrades (S2 to HANA).
• Exposure to cloud platforms and virtualisation technologies.
• Familiarity with cross-platform endpoint tools.
• Relevant certifications in SAP or database technologies.