Senior SAP BASIS Consultant

DXC Technology; Cowbridge; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm seeks a Senior SAP BASIS Consultant to support and maintain key SAP systems. You will lead changes, provide support, and mentor team members in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate has significant SAP BASIS experience, certifications, and strong problem-solving skills. This remote role offers a flexible benefits package and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Flexible medical insurance

Dental coverage

Exclusive discounts on purchases

Qualifications

• Significant experience in SAP BASIS areas.
• Experience with cloud-based deployments.
• Ability to mentor junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain SAP systems for clients.
• Deliver tactical changes and upgrades.
• Liaise with internal and external customers.

Skills

SAP Technical Certifications

Implementation of SAP Technologies

Backup/Recovery/HA/DR Processes

Client Interaction Skills

Team Leadership

Tools

SAP HANA

ABAP

Java

Job description

Job Description

In this role you will be part of a specialist SAP Basis team primarily providing support and maintenance activities to numerous secure and commercial accounts, with varying landscapes and SAP Solutions across multiple OS/DB platforms. On a day to day basis, you will play a more Senior BASIS role reporting directly to the SAP BASIS Lead, where you will be instrumental supporting the business-critical SAP Systems for our customers and mentoring the other members of the team where required. You will also be required to deliver and lead key tactical changes and landscape upgrades for client SAP environments. There are also opportunities to become involved in SAP technical delivery projects.

Key Responsibilities and Experience Required

SC level clearance is a requirement for this role or an eligibility for SC.

To be considered for this role should be able to demonstrate significant experience of all BASIS areas including – Monitoring, performance management, backup and recovery and HA/DR, transport management, database administration and management, patching, and be experienced in change control processes and procedures as well as incident resolution.

You will liaise with both internal and external customers, as well as being able to anticipate and manage escalations arising out of client support environments.

You will be required to be part of an on-call rota for out of hours cover.

Occasional weekend working maybe required to support project work or BAU activities.

Experience required in

• One or more SAP Technical Certifications (e.g. HANA, OS/DB migration, BTP)
• Led the implementation, support and administration of multiple key SAP Technologies and Solutions (e.g. ABAP, Java, Business Objects, HANA, SoH, S/4HANA, Gateway, Fiori, ERP, BW, PO, Cloud, BTP etc)
• Support and Delivery Lead experience across multiple SAP OS/DB Platforms (e.g. UNIX, Windows, Linux, HANA, Oracle, SQLServer, DB2 LUW, ASE)
• Backup/Recovery/HA/DR Technologies and Processes
• SAP Technical Updates and Upgrades
• Good Infrastructure/Architecture awareness (Networking, Virtualisation, Storage, Middleware, OS Platform etc)
• Cloud Based Deployment Experience and awareness (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, Private/Public)
• Input and contribute on continuous improvement/service activities.
• Working & leading Client/Internal IT staff
• Understand current/future SAP Technical Roadmaps.

Personal Profile/Attributes

• Good “Consulting” skills – presentation and client facing skills.
• The ability to understand client requirements and advise them on the best solutions using SAP Technology
• Experience/Knowledge across numerous industry sectors
• Input and contribute on bids and sales processes.
• Mentoring and Coaching more junior members of the SAP BASIS Team
• Good communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills
• Team Player and ability to be flexible and adaptable
• Desirable Team Lead experience
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills and problem solver

Why DXC Technology

At DXC, we believe in the power of three key growth drivers: People, Customers, and Operational Excellence. We are committed to investing in these areas and providing a supportive environment where employees can thrive, collaborate, and drive innovation.

You’ll have the opportunity to grow your SAP expertise, share your ideas, and be part of a culture that celebrates continuous learning. You will also benefit from our Flexible Benefits Package including flexible options for private medical insurance, dental, travel cover, and more. You will also have access to exclusive discounts on restaurants and everyday purchases

Why DXC Technology?

At DXC, we believe empowering our people to drive change. Our investment inPeople, Customers, and Operational Excellencefuels our continued success.

• Meaningful work inenterprise-scale projects
• A flexible benefits package
• Continuous learning and certification support
• Career progression in a global SAP Centre of Excellence
• Supportive, diverse, and collaborative culture
• Work across sectors including public sector, manufacturing and defence to name a few

Location

• Home Based Virtual Worker

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