S/4 Senior Basis Consultant

Unipart; Packmoor; On-site; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Bonus

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work

Job summary

Unipart Field Based in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced S/4 Senior Basis Consultant to design, implement, and maintain SAP S/4HANA environments. You will lead technical teams across system administration, database management, cloud migration, and integration strategies to deliver robust, scalable SAP solutions.

You will oversee architecture, performance tuning, HA/DR, upgrades, and security, collaborating with cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cross-functional partners.

Qualifications

• Extensive SAP Basis administration experience.
• Proven S/4HANA upgrade and OS/DB migration track record.
• Experience with public/private cloud infra (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Security, SSO, and SAP Solution Manager/Cloud ALM expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, installation, configuration, and maintenance of SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA components.
• Manage performance tuning, HA/DR setups, and upgrades across complex landscapes.
• Collaborate with cloud providers and security teams to enforce robust infrastructure guardrails.
• Drive migration strategies, monitoring, and root-cause analysis for Basis issues and cutovers.
• Oversee TMS, kernel upgrades, and Patch/ALM processes.
• Mentor junior Basis engineers and champion automation across SAP operations.

Skills

SAP Basis

S/4HANA

HANA database

Cloud migration

OS/DB migrations

System administration

Security & SSO

Solution Manager/Cloud ALM

Leadership

Education

SAP certifications (S/4HANA / HANA)

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

SAP HANA Studio

SAP Solution Manager

Job description

Location: Field Based

Salary: £85,000 per annum plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)

• pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

About the Role

As an S/4 Senior Basis Consultant, you will design, implement, and maintain complex SAP S/4HANA systems, ensuring high performance, availability, and alignment with enterprise architecture standards. You will lead technical teams across system administration, database management, cloud migration, and integration strategy to deliver robust and scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical architecture, installation, configuration, and maintenance of SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA databases, and associated SAP cloud and on-premise components.
• Manage system performance tuning, high availability/disaster recovery setup, and lifecycle upgrades/system copies across complex landscape topologies.
• Collaborate with cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), functional leads, and security teams to enforce robust infrastructure guardrails and cyber security compliance.
• Drive technical migration strategies, system monitoring, and root-cause analysis for critical SAP Basis issues and cutover activities.
• Oversee transport management system (TMS), kernel upgrades, SAP Solution Manager/Cloud ALM, and patch management processes.
• Mentor junior Basis engineers and champion continuous automation across SAP platform operations.

About You

• Extensive experience in SAP Basis administration, including proven expertise with SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA database administration.
• Strong track record in executing SAP OS/DB migrations, S/4HANA upgrades, and public/private cloud infrastructure management (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Deep expertise in system performance monitoring, memory management, HANA backup/restore, and disaster recovery architectures.
• In-depth understanding of SAP security, authorisations, single sign-on (SSO), and Solution Manager / Cloud ALM setup.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with a focus on delivering quality operational outcomes and driving team technical excellence.
• Relevant SAP certifications (e.g. SAP Certified Technology Associate - SAP HANA / S/4HANA System Administration) or hyperscaler cloud architecture certifications are highly desirable.

About Unipart

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers' supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it's your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you 'you' - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.

You may have experience in the following

• SAP Basis
• SAP HANA
• HANA Administration
• SAP Technical Consultant
• S/4HANA
• OS/DB Migration
• System Administration
• Solution Manager
• Cloud ALM
• AWS
• Azure
• GCP
• Disaster Recovery
• SAP Security.