SAP Basis Support Engineer
SAP Basis Support Engineer
Essex HQ (2 days a week)
Rate DOE Inside IR35
SC Clearance is essential
We are looking for a highly skilled and proactive security cleared SAP Basis Support Engineer to join our team. This role is ideal for a technically strong systems administrator with deep expertise across SAP landscapes, databases, operating systems, and enterprise support environments.
You will play a key role in maintaining the stability, security, performance, and resilience of critical SAP systems while supporting ongoing transformation and cloud initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer and support SAP environments including S/4HANA, NetWeaver, SAP HANA, and Sybase ASE
- Perform daily system monitoring, troubleshooting, log analysis, and incident resolution
- Manage SAP installations, configurations, upgrades, Kernel patching, and system refreshes
- Support transport management processes across SAP landscapes
- Implement and maintain backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions
- Monitor and optimise database and system performance
- Support upgrade and migration activities including SP/FP stacks and release upgrades
- Ensure SAP systems remain secure, compliant, and aligned with best practices
- Create and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and operational runbooks
- Collaborate with infrastructure, development, and functional teams to support business operations
Essential Skills & Experience
- SAP Basis Administration
- Strong experience managing SAP landscapes and Basis operations
- Expertise in SAP S/4HANA, NetWeaver, SAP UI5/Fiori, and SAP Cloud Connector
- Hands-on experience with: System copies and client administration, Transport Management System (TMS), SAP Kernel upgrades/patching and SAP Solution Manager (SolMan)
- Strong understanding of: SAP HANA with HSR, Sybase ASE with HADR and Oracle, SQL Server, and MaxDB
- Experience with backup/recovery, performance tuning, and database optimisation
Why Join Us?
You'll be part of a collaborative environment supporting enterprise-scale SAP systems and contributing to modernisation and digital transformation programmes. This is an excellent opportunity to work with cutting-edge SAP technologies while developing cloud and automation expertise.