SAP BASIS ADMINISTRATOR

Location: Martinez, CA

Duration: 6 months

SAP BASIS - non-HANA

• Strong expertise in SAP Basis administration across ECC, S/4HANA, BW, PI/PO, and Solution Manager.
• Hands-on experience with SAP system installation, upgrades, and migrations (including OS/DB migrations).
• Proficiency in HANA database administration, performance tuning, and backup/recovery.
• Knowledge of SAP transport management system (TMS) and change control processes.
• Experience with SAP security concepts, user administration, and role management.
• Familiarity with SAP kernel upgrades, patching, and support package application.
• Understanding of high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) setups.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) for SAP hosting.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for performance issues and system errors.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Perform SAP system administration including installation, configuration, and maintenance.
• Manage system performance tuning, monitoring, and optimization.
• Handle transport requests, system refreshes, and client copies.
• Implement patches, upgrades, and kernel updates as per SAP guidelines.
• Ensure system security and compliance with organizational standards.
• Coordinate with functional and development teams for issue resolution.
• Maintain backup and recovery strategies for SAP systems and databases.
• Support disaster recovery drills and ensure high availability.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation for all Basis activities.
• Provide 24x7 support for critical SAP environments as needed.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

• Ability to lead a team of SAP Basis administrators and manage workloads.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Project management experience for SAP upgrades and migrations.
• Capability to plan and execute system landscapes for large-scale deployments.
• Vendor coordination for hardware, software, and cloud services.