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Senior Specialist - SAP Basis Administration

Eaton · Raleigh, NC · 3 wk ago
HybridOTHR$130k–$190k/yrFull-time

Job Summary

This role is responsible for the architecture, administration, and continuous optimization of SAP technical platforms, including SAP ECC, S/4HANA, BW, and SAP BTP. The Senior SAP Basis Administrator ensures high availability, performance, security, and compliance of SAP systems across the enterprise.

Job Responsibilities

  • Core SAP Platform Operations Performance & Stability

  • Engineering Administer and support SAP systems (ECC, S/4HANA, BW, PI/PO/CPI, SAP BTP) ensuring system availability, reliability, and performance

  • Perform SAP installations, upgrades, Support Package Stacks, Enhancement Packs, and kernel updates across multiple environments

  • Manage SAP transport management system (TMS) and coordinate cross-landscape transport activities

  • Monitor SAP systems (availability, performance, dumps, locks, background jobs) and proactively resolve issues to minimize downtime

  • Manage SAP landscape lifecycle, including system provisioning, refreshes, archiving, and decommissioning

  • Support SAP HANA database administration activities including backup, recovery, and performance tuning

  • Lead technical planning and execution for system upgrades, migrations, and transformation initiatives

  • Manage SAP environments in cloud and hybrid infrastructures (e.g., Azure, AWS, RISE with SAP)

  • Monitoring, Alerting, and Observability

  • Design and implement monitoring frameworks

  • Develop alerting logic and remediation workflows

  • Analyze system metrics (CPU, memory, I/O, DB performance) using OS and SAP tools

  • Maintain and tune monitoring thresholds and alert conditions

  • Automation & Tooling

  • Develop and maintain custom automation scripts for SAP operations

  • Build internal utilities for performance tracking, system health, and data collection

  • Drive automation of SAP Basis operations, including system refreshes, client copies, monitoring, and deployment activities

  • Security & Compliance

  • Support audit requests and compliance checks

  • Maintain secure configurations for SAP and infrastructure

  • Ensure SAP systems comply with internal cybersecurity policies, audit requirements, and SAP security notes

  • Disaster Recovery & Resilience*

  • Execute DR testing and recovery procedures

  • Manage failover and system recovery operations

  • Documentation, Knowledge Transfer, and Governance

  • Create and maintain operational documentation and runbooks

  • Congduct knowledge transfer sessions and mentor team members

Qualifications

  • Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelors' degree from an accredited institution

  • Minimum ten (10) years in SAP Basis Administration

  • Working experience ECC & S/4 environment

  • Understanding of SAP system architecture (application, database, integration layers)

  • No relocation is offered for this position

  • All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of one of the following locations:

    • Beachwood, OH
    • Galesburg, MI
    • Houston, TX
    • Menomonee Falls, WI
    • Raleigh, NC
    • Moon Township, PA
  • This position requires access to export-controlled information

  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person

  • Preferred Qualifications:

  • Deep expertise in SAP Basis administration across ECC, S/4HANA, and BW systems

  • Strong knowledge of SAP HANA database administration

  • Experience with SAP transport management and landscape architecture

  • Experience with SAP upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management

  • Familiarity with SAP cloud strategies (RISE with SAP, SAP BTP, hyperscalers)

  • Experience with monitoring tools (SAP Solution Manager, Focused Run, or equivalent)

  • Knowledge of SAP security concepts and compliance requirements

  • Experience with automation tools, scripting, and infrastructure automation

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