SAP Platform Administrator

Warwick; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Family friendly policies

Discounted Warwick Sport membership

Job summary

The SAP Team at the University of Warwick is seeking a SAP Platform Administrator to operate, maintain and develop the University's SAP landscape. This is a permanent, full-time opportunity for a technically focused team supporting finance, research, estates and other services.

This role offers opportunities to work with enterprise-scale technology in a complex environment. While SAP experience is advantageous, strong OS, infrastructure, platform admin or technical support backgrounds are

Qualifications

• Experience in systems administration, infrastructure support or enterprise applications.
• Experience administering SAP systems, databases or enterprise platforms.
• Knowledge of Linux or Windows Server, cloud, networking or platform engineering, with willingness to learn SAP.
• Ability to produce technical documentation and solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day administration, monitoring and maintenance of business-critical systems.
• Support databases, application platforms, integrations and infrastructure.
• Contribute to system reliability, performance, security and governance.
• Assist with future SAP projects and upgrades.

Skills

Systems administration

SAP technologies

Linux/Windows Server

Scripting/automation

Tools

Databases

Enterprise platforms

Job description

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Closing Date: Sunday 11 October 2026, 11:59PM

Full time Salary Range: £35,608.00- £46,049.00 per annum

About the Role

Please note that this is a re-advertisement. Previous candidates need not apply.

The SAP Team at the University of Warwick is seeking a SAP Platform Administrator to help operate, maintain and develop the University's critical SAP landscape and supporting technologies. This is a permanent, full-time opportunity to join a highly experienced technical team responsible for systems that support finance, research, estates and other key university services.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work with enterprise-scale technology in a complex and rewarding environment. Whilst experience of SAP technologies would be advantageous, we are equally interested in candidates with strong operating systems, infrastructure, platform administration or technical support experience who are keen to develop specialist SAP skills.

You will be involved in the day-to-day administration, monitoring and maintenance of business-critical systems, supporting databases, application platforms, integrations and associated infrastructure. The role offers significant opportunities for technical development, exposure to modern SAP technologies and involvement in future platform projects and upgrades.

Working alongside experienced SAP professionals, you will play an important role in ensuring the reliability, performance, security and continuous improvement of systems used across the University.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link here) .

About You

We are looking for a technically minded individual with experience in systems administration, infrastructure support or enterprise applications.

You may already have experience administering SAP systems, databases or enterprise platforms. Alternatively, you may come from a Linux, Windows Server, infrastructure, cloud, networking or platform engineering background and be looking to develop your expertise in SAP technologies.

You will have experience of supporting and troubleshooting technical systems, a good understanding of operating systems and IT infrastructure, and an interest in understanding how complex enterprise applications are hosted and supported.

The successful candidate will be someone who enjoys problem solving, can produce high-quality technical documentation, and is committed to maintaining secure, reliable and well-governed systems. Experience with scripting, automation or basic programming would be advantageous, as would exposure to databases, web services, cloud platforms or enterprise applications.

Most importantly, we are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about learning, enjoys working collaboratively and wants to build specialist skills within a friendly and supportive technical team.

About the Department

The University Finance office supports business planning and innovation to maximise the financial resources available to the University and create the long-term sustainable financial platform required for future growth. Finance staff across the University are networked as a professional community of expertise. You will be supported to continue your professional journey through access to Continuing Professional Development training opportunities, sector networks and regular Finance Office briefings.

The SAP Team is responsible for the University's strategic SAP platform and associated finance systems, supporting hundreds of users and a broad range of integrated services across the institution. The team has recently completed its transition to SAP S/4HANA and continues to invest in modernising and enhancing its technology landscape.

As a member of staff at Warwick you can enjoy a wide range of competitive benefits. Take a look at the benefits that are on offer , including an attractive pension scheme, a generous annual leave entitlement (including Christmas closure), family friendly policies, and discounted Warwick Sport membership.

• an attractive pension scheme
• a generous annual leave entitlement (including Christmas closure)
• family friendly policies
• discounted Warwick Sport membership

The role is campus based however staff can opt to work under the Finance Office’s current hybrid policy where a maximum of 40% of time (2 days per week for full time staff; normally Tuesdays and Fridays) can be worked remotely. This is subject to review and operational requirements. Whilst in the induction phase you’ll be required to work 100% in the office. Further details are available on request or at interview stage.

For further information about The Finance Office and the opportunities available, please visit our website.

Warwick is committedto building an organisation ofmutual respectanddignity, promoting awelcoming, diverse, and inclusive workingand learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to berecognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here .

The University currently holds aRace Equality Charter Bronze Award,Athena Swan Sliver Awardand aDisability Smart Bronze Award.Further information on all of the University's Awards and Accreditations can be found here . The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance .