Senior SAP Basis Consultant

Gedu; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension & life cover

Digital GP access

Employee share scheme

Shopping portal

Professional fees paid

Reservist leave

Be Kind Day

Flexible working

Career development

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Senior SAP Basis Consultant to lead pivotal SAP activities across our service and programme, supporting national security and engineering advancements. You will report to the SAP Technical Team Lead and coordinate with infrastructure groups to ensure system stability and ongoing improvements.

The role requires hands-on SAP expertise (ECC, PO, BW, BPC, Gateway, IdM, Solution Manager) and knowledge of SAP Cloud technologies.

Qualifications

• 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 ECC, PO, BW, BPC, Gateway, IdM and Solution Manager.
• Knowledge of SAP Cloud technologies (SuccessFactors, BTP, IAS/IPS, CALM).

Responsibilities

• Provide 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.

Skills

SAP Basis

SAP ECC

SAP PO

SAP BW

SAP BPC

SAP Gateway

SAP IdM

Solution Manager

SAP Cloud

Education

SAP Certifications

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 .

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

BabcockWe're Babcock a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 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 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: 29/10/2026

#CORP-SAP#JOVEO-AGED