Job Summary
An SAP Basis Lead manages the technical foundation, architecture, availability, and performance of a company's SAP system landscape (such as S/4HANA, NetWeaver, and cloud environments like SAP RISE)
Key Responsibilities
• Landscape Management & Architecture: Design, engineer, and optimize SAP systems (S/4HANA, BW, Solution Manager) for scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Upgrades, Migrations & Patching: Lead technical migrations, support package updates, kernel upgrades, transport management, and system refreshes.
• Team Leadership & Governance: Lead, mentor, and guide a team of Basis administrators and technical specialists, setting technical direction and best practices.
• Cloud & RISE Operations: Coordinate hybrid or cloud-hosted SAP operations (such as SAP RISE, Azure, or AWS), managing incident tickets and vendor escalations with SAP Product Support.
• Performance Tuning & Security: Monitor system health, troubleshoot complex production issues, manage SAP security/BTP administration, and ensure compliance (SOX, audits, vulnerability patching).
Skill Requirements
• Experience: Typically 5+ years of hands-on SAP Basis administration experience, with proven leadership or track lead experience.
• Core Technical Stack:
• Deep experience in SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA Database Administration, NetWeaver, and Solution Manager.
• Familiarity with Fiori, SAP Web Dispatcher, BTP administration, and client copy/refresh procedures.
• Database & OS: Proficiency in HANA, Oracle, or DB2 running on Linux/Unix or cloud compute (Azure/AWS).
• Soft Skills: Strong stakeholder communication, incident escalation management, and vendor coordination.