SAP Infrastructure Engineer (SAP Technical Engineering Expert)

Scrumtech Digital Pty Ltd; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Scrumtech Digital Pty Ltd – Sydney CBD NSW is seeking a Senior SAP Infrastructure Engineer to support a major government program. Hybrid work alongside on-site requirements across agency premises in Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

Strong focus on SAP Basis, S/4HANA and HANA with security and high availability. Responsibilities include system installations, upgrades, lifecycle management, transport control and disaster recovery planning.

Qualifications

• Senior SAP Basis administration experience in large, complex environments.
• Current SAP certifications in Basis, System Administration or HANA.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA upgrades, migrations and modernisation.
• Experience migrating workloads to SAP HANA and planning cutovers.
• Ability to lead technically and engage stakeholders across teams.
• Ability to document procedures and transfer knowledge to teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior SAP Basis administration and engineering across SAP landscape.
• Perform SAP installations, upgrades, patching, maintenance and lifecycle management.
• Manage SAP transports, client admin and environment Refreshes.
• Monitor, analyse and optimise SAP performance, availability and reliability.
• Design and implement SAP high availability, backup and DR solutions.
• Support migration to SAP S/4HANA and related projects.
• Mentor APS staff and contribute to knowledge transfer.
• Develop technical documentation and operating procedures.

Skills

SAP Basis administration

SAP S/4HANA

SAP HANA

Linux

System monitoring

Performance tuning

Upgrades & migrations

Documentation

Mentoring

Security/compliance

Education

SAP Certified Technology Associate – SAP System Administration (SAP Basis)

SAP Certified Technology Associate – SAP HANA

Tools

SAP Transport Management

SAP landscape architecture

Job description

Scrumtech Digital Pty Ltd – Sydney CBD NSW

Location

The location of work for this role is QLD, ACT, VIC, NSW, SA

Job Details

Scrumtech Digital is looking for an experienced Senior SAP Infrastructure Engineer to join a major government program on a long-term contract. You'll work with SAP Basis administration, SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA platforms, and enterprise infrastructure environments to support secure and scalable systems. This is a great opportunity to work on meaningful projects in a stable, enterprise environment.

Candidate must be an Australian citizen and have a negative vetting level 1 security clearance.

Closing Date – 08 October 2026

Initial Contract Duration – 12 Months

Extension term – Up to a maximum of 24 months

Experience Level – Senior – EL1 equivalent

Working arrangements – Hybrid. Services required at the agency’s premises in Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney. Working from home arrangements considered where the Labour Hire Worker’s residing address is within reasonable travel time and distance of the RFQ location (Capital City) to present onsite in cases of emergency or to meet business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior SAP Basis administration and engineering services across the agency’s SAP landscape.
• Perform SAP system installations, upgrades, patching, maintenance and lifecycle management activities.
• Manage SAP transports, client administration, system refreshes and environment management activities.
• Monitor, analyse and optimise SAP system performance, availability and reliability.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for complex SAP platform issues.
• Design and implement SAP high availability, backup, recovery and disaster recovery solutions.
• Support SAP Security, infrastructure and application teams to ensure compliance with agency standards and policies.
• Contribute to the planning, design and implementation of SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA solutions.
• Support migration and transition activities from existing database platforms and SAP environments to SAP S/4HANA.
• Conduct technical assessments, readiness reviews and proof-of-concept activities for SAP modernisation initiatives.
• Develop technical documentation, operating procedures and support models.
• Mentor APS staff and facilitate knowledge transfer activities to strengthen internal SAP capability.
• The role may require the contractor to participate in an on-call roster and perform scheduled release shift work.

Skills and Attributes

• Expert-level SAP Basis administration experience.
• Strong SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA technical expertise.
• Experience with SAP landscape architecture, administration and support.
• Experience planning and executing SAP system upgrades, migrations and technical conversions.
• Strong knowledge of SAP transport management, system monitoring, performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Experience supporting database migrations and transitions to SAP HANA.
• Knowledge of SAP high availability, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
• Experience working with Linux and enterprise infrastructure environments supporting SAP systems.
• Knowledge of cloud-hosted and hybrid SAP architectures.
• Experience within large and complex government or enterprise ICT environments.
• SAP Certified Technology Associate – SAP System Administration (SAP Basis) or equivalent certification.
• SAP Certified Technology Associate – SAP HANA or equivalent certification.
• Experience working within Australian Government environments is desirable.

Requirements

The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters.

Essential Criteria

• SAP Basis Technical Expertise: Demonstrated experience providing senior SAP Basis administration and engineering services, including SAP system installation, configuration, transport management, monitoring, performance tuning, troubleshooting, upgrades, patching and operational support within large and complex SAP environments.
• SAP Qualifications and Certifications: Current SAP certification(s) in SAP Basis Administration, SAP System Administration, SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA or equivalent SAP Technology disciplines, demonstrating contemporary technical knowledge and expertise.
• SAP S/4HANA Experience: Demonstrated experience supporting SAP S/4HANA environments, including implementation, upgrade, migration, technical conversion and platform modernisation activities.
• Database Migration and SAP HANA Experience: Proven experience supporting the migration of SAP workloads and database platforms to SAP HANA, including technical planning, system conversion, migration execution, testing, cut-over planning and operational readiness activities.
• Technical Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement: Demonstrated ability to provide expert technical advice and collaborate effectively with architects, engineers, project teams, vendors and business stakeholders to deliver complex SAP platform outcomes.
• Knowledge Transfer and Documentation: Demonstrated experience developing technical documentation, operational procedures and delivering effective knowledge transfer, mentoring and capability uplift activities to internal support teams.

Desirable Criteria

• Australian Government Experience: Experience supporting SAP environments within Australian Government agencies or similarly regulated environments.
• High Availability and Disaster Recovery: Experience designing, implementing and supporting SAP high availability, backup, recovery and disaster recovery solutions.
• Cloud and Hybrid SAP Platforms: Experience supporting SAP workloads deployed in cloud or hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Large-scale ERP Transformation Programs: Experience contributing to complex enterprise ERP transformation, platform consolidation or modernisation programs.