Senior SAP Basis Consultant

weServed; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP & health checks

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Senior SAP Basis Consultant to drive technical excellence across our SAP landscape in the UK. You will influence maintenance, upgrades, and performance in collaboration with Infrastructure teams, reporting to the SAP Technical Team Lead.

The role requires proven SAP Basis experience, familiarity with ECC/PO/BW/BPC/Gateway/IdM, and knowledge of SAP Cloud technologies. A UK security clearance path is part of the role, with hybrid working options available.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable SAP Basis experience across multiple project lifecycles.
• Knowledge of SAP NetWeaver components and security basics.
• Experience with SAP Cloud technologies (SuccessFactors, BTP, IAS/IPS).

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

ECC

PO

BW

BPC

Gateway

IdM

Solution Manager

SAP Cloud (SuccessFactors)

SAP Cloud (BTP)

IAS/IPS

CALM

Education

SAP certifications or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP Basis tools

SAP NetWeaver

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: SF69668

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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading to buy or sell annual leave
• ‘Be Kind Day’ paid volunteering leave
• Flexible working options where business needs allow
• A dynamic working environment with long‑term career development opportunities

Babcock

We’re Babcock a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 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.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 05/10/2026

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