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

- **Company:** Click
- **Location:** Bristol, United Kingdom (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £93,600
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Databases, System Configuration, Network Security, SAP ERP, SAP NetWeaver, Open Data Protocol, Performance Tuning, SAP (Applications), SAP Business Suiteing, SAP HANA, SAP Materials Management, SAP Project System, SAP Solution Manager, Network Routers, SAP Business Technology Platform, Sap Fiori, SAPBasis, SAP S/4HANA, SAP UI5, Servicenow
- **Published:** November 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-AFDF0A2E3899CCCA48/

## About the Role

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.

## Description

* 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.