SAP BASIS Engineer - £45 per hour umbrella - Bristol/Remote - CONTRACT

• 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.

Transport & Change Management

• 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.

Performance Tuning & Infrastructure

Security, Compliance & Governance

• Maintain SAP system security baseline configurations, SSL/TLS certificate updates, network security parameters and SAP Router configurations.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location

We are recruiting for a SAP Basis Engineer on contract to work for a leading Defence organisation. The role will be based in their Bristol offices 3 days per week and remote for 2 days.

Knowledge of SAP, how SAP works.

3-5 years experience SAP Basis experience. Tech admin experience SAP HANA experience System Administrative

We are seeking an experienced SAP Basis Specialist with hands-on expertise in technical delivery, landscape operations, and SAP HANA administration. In this role, 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., * Experience: Candidate dedicated SAP Basis/NetWeaver administration experience within enterprise environments or SAP technical consultancy.

• SAP Platform Expertise: Proven track record managing SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Suite on HANA (SoH), and Legacy ECC 6.0/Solution Manager environments.
• Database Management: Expert knowledge of SAP HANA 2.0 administration via ST04, HANA Cockpit & HANA Studio
• Upgrades & Maintenance: Practical experience with SAP Software Update Manager (SUM) and System Refreshes.
• Service Management: Experience utilizing ITSM tools (eg, ServiceNow, SAP Solution Manager/ChaRM, OneVersion).

Desirable/Preferred Skills (Market Advantage)

• Familiarity with SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform) connectivity and Cloud Connector
• Exposure to SAP Fiori, SAPUI5 Front End and OData service configuration.