Job Description
SAP Basis Support Engineer (SC Cleared) 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