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# Senior SAP Basis Technical Architect

- **Company:** CAI, Inc.
- **Location:** Raleigh, NC, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $208,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Databases, Data Reduction, SAP ERP, SAP (Applications), SAP Application Management Services, Database Optimization, SAPBasis, SAP S/4HANA, Data Management
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3517414069&tx=FK906PFK&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* 10+ years of experience supporting enterprise SAP environments
 * Strong SAP Basis administration and troubleshooting expertise
 * Experience with SAP upgrades, releases, infrastructure changes, and production support
 * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
 * Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
 * Experience analyzing SAP databases and identifying opportunities for data reduction, housekeeping, technical cleanup, and database optimization in preparation for SAP S/4HANA migrations

Preferred

 * Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA migration initiatives
 * Experience collaborating with security, infrastructure, cloud, data management, and records management teams
 * Technical architecture and mentoring experience

Physical Demands

 * Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state and local standards
 * Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.
 * Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor

## Description

As a Senior SAP Basis Technical Architect , you will support database footprint reduction activities in preparation for an SAP S/4HANA migration., We are looking for a Senior SAP Basis Technical Architect to support database footprint reduction activities in preparation for an SAP S/4HANA migration. This position will be contract and remote .

What You'll Do

 * Evaluate opportunities to reduce the volume of data that must be converted and migrated to S/4HANA
 * Analyze technical tables and logs to identify cleanup opportunities
 * Identify appropriate SAP-standard cleanup programs and housekeeping jobs
 * Review existing housekeeping schedules and recommend improvements to prevent database regrowth
 * Identify technical risks and recommend solutions
 * Collaborate with application, infrastructure, cloud, security, support, archiving, infrastructure/database, data management, and records management teams
 * Ensure reduction activities are technically sound, compliant with retention requirements, and protective of business- and migration-critical data
 * Share technical knowledge and mentor less-experienced engineers
 * Maintain technical standards, documentation, and operational best practices