Senior Sap Basis Consultant

Babcock International; Dunfermline; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Senior SAP Basis Consultant to lead technical initiatives across our SAP landscape in the UK. You will work under the SAP Technical Team Lead to ensure maintenance, upgrades, and performance across ECC, BW, and cloud SAP solutions.

This role supports national security and engineering projects within a hybrid working model. The position requires hands-on SAP Basis experience, strong network knowledge, and the ability to drive improvements in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable SAP Basis experience across multiple project lifecycles.
• Hands-on knowledge of SAP products such as ECC, PO, BW, BPC, Gateway, IdM and Solution Manager.
• Knowledge of SAP Cloud technologies (SuccessFactors, BTP, IAS/IPS, CALM).
• Working knowledge of networks and firewalls.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical input into SAP product maintenance for compliance and supportability.
• Plan and execute upgrades aligned with SAP technology advancements.
• Lead SAP technical initiatives and performance reviews with actionable recommendations.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure teams to maintain system stability.
• Drive continuous improvement across SAP environments.

Skills

SAP Basis

SAP ECC/PO/BW/BPC

SAP Gateway/IdM/Solution Manager

SAP Cloud (SuccessFactors, BTP, IAS/PS

Education

SAP certifications or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Senior SAP Basis Consultant

Location: UK, Flexible + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

Lead the Future of Digital Transformation in Defence and Engineering

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior SAP Basis Consultant at one of our UK sites, near major commutable towns including Bristol, Devonport, Leicester, London, Portsmouth, Rosyth or Warrington..

The role

As a Senior SAP Basis Consultant, you’ll play a pivotal role in our SAP Service and Programme, driving technical excellence and innovation across our enterprise systems. This is an opportunity to influence critical projects that support national security and engineering advancements, while accelerating your own career growth in a dynamic, future-focused environment.

Day-to-day, you will report directly into the SAP Technical Team Lead and will be responsible for:

• Providing technical input into SAP product maintenance to ensure compliance and supportability
• Plan and execute upgrades aligned with SAP technology advancements
• Lead SAP technical initiatives and performance reviews, delivering actionable recommendations
• Collaborate with Infrastructure teams (Network, Storage, Citrix, Server) to maintain system stability
• Drive continuous improvement across SAP environments

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office/onsite and days working from home.

Essential experience of the Senior SAP Basis Consultant

• Demonstrable experience within SAP Basis, ideally across multiple project lifecycles
• Working knowledge of networks and firewalls
• Experience in fast-paced environments with tight deadlines
• Hands-on expertise in SAP solutions such as ECC, PO, BW, BPC, Gateway, IdM, and Solution Manager
• Knowledge of SAP Cloud technologies (SuccessFactors, BTP, IAS/IPS, CALM)

Qualifications for the Senior SAP Basis Consultant

• Relevant SAP certifications or equivalent experience
• Additional qualifications in cloud technologies (BTP, CALM) would be advantageous

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. You must be British National.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at Babcock

We’re Babcock a global FTSE organisation with over 29, people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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