SAP Basis Specialist

On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit a SAP Basis Specialist on an initial 11-month contract. As the SAP Basis Specialist you will be responsible for the end-to-end operational readiness, monitoring, change management, and security of our multi-tier SAP landscape across Development, Quality Assurance, and Production environments.

Role: SAP Basis Specialist Pay: 45 per hour Via Umbrella Location: Filton Contract: Monday - Friday 35 hours per week, 11 months IR35 Status: Inside Security Clearance: BPSS Responsibilities Manage full-lifecycle SAP Basis Support operations, including daily administration, system refreshes, kernel upgrade planning, and Pre/post-refresh activities.

Administer, monitor, and optimize the SAP HANA database landscape. Execute end-to-end Incident Management, Problem Management, and Service Request fulfillment. Resolve complex system runtime errors, dump analysis, database lock contentions, and process SAP OSS notes and standard system modifications.

Discuss and align with counterparts regarding technical activities. Oversee the SAP Transport Management System (TMS / ChaRM), managing transport imports and analyzing technical issues to ensure high operational stability.

Implement technical system changes, plan Support Packages (SPS) and Enhancement Packages (EHP), and system patches in alignment with Change Advisory Board (CAB) standards. Perform in-depth root cause analysis (RCA) and performance tuning across ABAP, Java, and Database layers (ST04, ST03N, ST22, SMLG, SM51, SM66).

Manage system integrations and interface architecture (including RFC destinations, ALE/IDoc interfaces, ICF nodes, and HTTPS configurations). Analyze EWA Reports and implement recommendations based on the technical analysis.

Maintain SAP system security baseline configurations, SSL/TLS certificate updates, network security parameters and SAP Router configurations Essential Skills Candidate dedicated SAP Basis / NetWeaver administration experience within enterprise environments or SAP technical consultancy.

Proven track record managing SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Suite on HANA (SoH), and legacy ECC 6.0 / Solution Manager environments. Expert knowledge of SAP HANA 2.0 administration via ST04, HANA Cockpit & HANA Studio Practical experience with SAP Software Update Manager (SUM) and System Refreshes.

Experience utilizing ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow, SAP Solution Manager/ChaRM, OneVersion). Comfortable operating within an Agile / Scrum framework, participating in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives. Exceptional verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical issues clearly to international, multi-functional teams.

Highly analytical, methodical approach to troubleshooting complex infrastructure and performance bottlenecks under pressure. Strong commitment to governance, sustainable operational growth, and compliance standards.

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