SAP Basis & BODS Lead – Upgrades & Migrations

Consult; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Consult is seeking an experienced SAP BODS administrator to lead upgrades and migrations within a large enterprise environment. The role requires hands-on expertise across SAP BODS, SAP HANA, databases, and multi-OS platforms, with a focus on performance, reliability, and security.

The candidate will coordinate with cross-functional teams, manage transports and releases, and ensure post-upgrade validation and documentation. On-site presence is expected.

Qualifications

• Hands-on SAP BODS administration.
• Experience with SAP BODS upgrade and migration.
• Experience with production support and incident resolution.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP BODS upgrade and migration projects, including planning, execution, validation, and post-upgrade support.
• Install, configure, administer, and maintain SAP BusinessObjects Data Services (BODS) environments.
• Perform SAP version upgrades with minimal business disruption.
• Design and implement SAP landscape architecture, ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Execute system refreshes, client copies, transport management, and release management activities.
• Monitor SAP systems for performance, capacity, and availability, implementing proactive optimization measures.
• Perform SAP kernel upgrades, database maintenance, patching, and security updates.
• Administer SAP HANA, Oracle, SQL Server, IBM Db2 databases, across Linux (RHEL/SUSE), Windows Server, and UNIX environments including backup, recovery, replication, and performance optimization.
• Manage SAP Solution Manager integration and technical monitoring.
• Troubleshoot complex SAP BASIS, operating system, database, and infrastructure issues.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, database, network, security, and application teams during implementation and support activities.
• Lead technical discussions with business stakeholders, SAP functional teams, and external vendors.
• Ensure compliance with IT governance, security standards, audit requirements, and change management processes.
• Prepare technical documentation, standard operating procedures, architecture documents, and knowledge transfer materials.

Skills

SAP Basis

SAP BODS

SAP HANA

Oracle

SQL Server

Linux

Windows Server

UNIX

DB2

Job description

Consult is seeking an experienced SAP BODS administrator to lead upgrades and migrations within a large enterprise environment. The role requires hands-on expertise across SAP BODS, SAP HANA, databases, and multi-OS platforms, with a focus on performance, reliability, and security.

The candidate will coordinate with cross-functional teams, manage transports and releases, and ensure post-upgrade validation and documentation. On-site presence is expected.