SAP BASIS Administrator

Network IT; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Network IT is seeking an SAP BASIS Administrator in Birmingham on a hybrid basis (2/3 days on-site). You will provide day-to-day BASIS administration and support SAP HANA platform operations, including monitoring, health checks, and performance analysis.

You will assist with ECC 6.0 to S/4HANA migrations, landscape upgrades, transports, and maintenance, and work with senior BASIS colleagues and third-party SAP specialists. Security clearance eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in SAP BASIS or SAP technical administration.
• Strong understanding of SAP BASIS fundamentals.
• Exposure to SAP HANA environments.
• Experience supporting SAP upgrades, patching, or system migrations.
• Familiarity with Linux-based SAP environments.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and a proactive learning mindset.
• Experience working within ITIL-based service environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day SAP BASIS administration across the SAP landscape.
• Support SAP HANA platform operations, including monitoring, health checks, and performance analysis.
• Assist with the ECC 6.0 to S/4HANA migration, upgrades, and landscape transformation activities.
• Administer transports, system refreshes, client copies, and landscape coordination.
• Support patching, upgrades, and maintenance activities across SAP systems.
• Perform user administration, roles, and authorisations, ensuring security and compliance.
• Monitor system availability, capacity, and performance, escalating complex issues where required.
• Support backup, recovery, and high availability processes for SAP and HANA platforms.
• Work closely with senior BASIS colleagues and third-party SAP specialists on platform improvements.
• Operate within ITIL-aligned service, incident, and change management processes.
• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.

Skills

SAP BASIS fundamentals

SAP HANA exposure

Upgrades / migrations

Linux SAP environments

ITIL service environment

Job description

Role: SAP BASIS Administrator (Career Pathway to SAP HANA Data Platform Specialist)

Salary: £50,000 – £62,000

Location: Birmingham (Hybrid – 2/3 Days On-site Weekly)

Requirements: Eligible for Security Clearance

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day SAP BASIS administration across the SAP landscape.
• Support SAP HANA platform operations, including monitoring, health checks, and performance analysis.
• Assist with the ECC 6.0 to S/4HANA migration, upgrades, and landscape transformation activities.
• Administer transports, system refreshes, client copies, and landscape coordination.
• Support patching, upgrades, and maintenance activities across SAP systems.
• Perform user administration, roles, and authorisations, ensuring security and compliance.
• Monitor system availability, capacity, and performance, escalating complex issues where required.
• Support backup, recovery, and high availability processes for SAP and HANA platforms.
• Work closely with senior BASIS colleagues and third-party SAP specialists on platform improvements.
• Operate within ITIL-aligned service, incident, and change management processes.
• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.

Experience & Skills Required

• 2–4 years’ experience in an SAP BASIS or SAP technical administration role.
• Strong understanding of SAP BASIS fundamentals.
• Exposure to SAP HANA environments, either operationally or through project work.
• Experience supporting SAP upgrades, patching, or system migrations.
• Familiarity with Linux-based SAP environments.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and a proactive learning mindset.
• Experience working within ITIL-based service environments.

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting ECC to S/4HANA migrations.
• Exposure to SAP HANA performance tuning or platform optimisation.
• Experience working with SAP delivery partners or system integrators.
• Interest in developing skills in automation, scripting, or modern SAP architectures.
• SAP or infrastructure certifications.

Career Development & Progression

• Hands-on experience within an active S/4HANA migration programme.
• Daily collaboration with senior SAP BASIS professionals.
• Support from an established third-party SAP partner.
• Funded SAP training and certifications to support long-term career growth.
• Exposure to modern SAP HANA platform architecture and optimisation.