SAP System Administrator
Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.
Location: 100% Remote (U.S.)
Position Type: Full-time, Direct W2
Salary Range: $100,000–$150,000 Annually
Experience Required: 6+ years
Sponsorship available for U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.
About the Role
We are seeking a seasoned SAP System Administrator responsible for the architecture, installation, configuration, performance tuning, and day-to-day operation of complex SAP landscapes that may span on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-hosted environments. This role is critical to keeping mission-critical SAP systems available, performant, secure, and compliant. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise across SAP NetWeaver, S/4HANA, HANA database administration, system copies, upgrades, and migrations, and will partner with infrastructure, security, and SAP functional teams to deliver a stable, well-governed SAP platform.
Responsibilities
- Architect, install, configure, and operate SAP landscapes including S/4HANA, ECC, BW/4HANA, Solution Manager, and other NetWeaver-based systems across on-prem and cloud environments
- Administer SAP HANA databases — including installation, sizing, replication, backup, recovery, and performance tuning — to meet demanding availability and performance SLAs
- Plan and execute SAP system copies, refreshes, and post-copy automation activities to support development, testing, training, and migration scenarios
- Lead SAP upgrades, EHP installations, Support Package application, kernel upgrades, and S/4HANA conversions with minimal disruption to business operations
- Design and implement SAP migrations to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SAP RISE/Grow environments, including network and identity integration
- Configure and operate high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions for SAP, including HANA System Replication, cluster-based failover, and validated DR runbooks
- Implement and maintain SAP transport management strategies, including Solution Manager ChaRM and CTS+ workflows
- Manage SAP user provisioning, role management, and audit support in close collaboration with the SAP Security/GRC team
- Monitor SAP system performance, capacity, and health using Solution Manager, Focused Run, native HANA tools, and external APM platforms
- Develop automation scripts and runbooks using Ansible, PowerShell, or Python to reduce operational toil and accelerate routine tasks
- Manage and remediate SAP security notes, kernel patches, and database patches in accordance with internal security and compliance policies
- Provide 24x7 on-call support for production SAP systems and lead structured incident response and post-incident reviews
- Document SAP architecture, operations procedures, and standard operating processes to support knowledge sharing and team scalability
- Mentor junior Basis engineers and contribute to the broader SAP platform roadmap
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Five or more years of SAP Basis / platform engineering experience in large enterprise environments
- Strong hands-on experience administering SAP HANA databases in production
- Experience operating S/4HANA, ECC, BW/4HANA, Solution Manager, and other NetWeaver systems
- Hands-on experience with SAP migrations to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Strong experience with SAP upgrades, EHP/SP application, and system conversions
- Solid experience with SAP HA/DR strategies, including HANA System Replication and clustering
- Working knowledge of SAP transport management and Solution Manager ChaRM
- Scripting skills in Bash, PowerShell, Python, or Ansible
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills
Preferred Qualifications
- SAP certifications in HANA, S/4HANA, or Basis administration
- Experience with SAP RISE / Grow and SAP Cloud ALM
- Familiarity with SAP BTP and integration with hyperscaler-native services
- Exposure to infrastructure-as-code for SAP landscapes (Ansible, Terraform)
- Experience operating regulated SAP workloads (SOX, GxP, PCI)
Pay
$100,000–$150,000 Annually