SAP Basis Support Engineer

Essex HQ (2 days a week)

Rate DOE Inside IR35

*SC Clearance is essential*

We are looking for a highly skilled and proactive security cleared SAP Basis Support Engineer to join our team. This role is ideal for a technically strong systems administrator with deep expertise across SAP landscapes, databases, operating systems, and enterprise support environments.

You will play a key role in maintaining the stability, security, performance, and resilience of critical SAP systems while supporting ongoing transformation and cloud initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support SAP environments including S/4HANA, NetWeaver, SAP HANA, and Sybase ASE
• Perform daily system monitoring, troubleshooting, log analysis, and incident resolution
• Manage SAP installations, configurations, upgrades, Kernel patching, and system refreshes
• Support transport management processes across SAP landscapes
• Implement and maintain backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions
• Monitor and optimise database and system performance
• Support upgrade and migration activities including SP/FP stacks and release upgrades
• Ensure SAP systems remain secure, compliant, and aligned with best practices
• Create and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and operational runbooks
• Collaborate with infrastructure, development, and functional teams to support business operations

Essential Skills & Experience

• Holding live security clearance
• SAP Basis Administration
• Strong experience managing SAP landscapes and Basis operations
• Expertise in SAP S/4HANA, NetWeaver, SAP UI5/Fiori, and SAP Cloud Connector
• Hands-on experience with: System copies and client administration, Transport Management System (TMS), SAP Kernel upgrades/patching and SAP Solution Manager (SolMan)
• Strong understanding of: SAP HANA with HSR, Sybase ASE with HADR and Oracle, SQL Server, and MaxDB
• Experience with backup/recovery, performance tuning, and database optimisation

Why Join Us?

You'll be part of a collaborative environment supporting enterprise-scale SAP systems and contributing to modernisation and digital transformation programmes. This is an excellent opportunity to work with cutting-edge SAP technologies while developing cloud and automation expertise.