SAP Basis Senior Administrator

Tirlán; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Free parking (EV charging)

On-site gym

Parenting room

Work-life balance

Career progression

Job summary

Tirlán in Ireland invites applications for a SAP Basis Senior Administrator to provide hands-on operational support for SAP landscape including S/4HANA, BW, GRC and related components, ensuring security, stability and availability to meet business needs. You will work with MSPs and internal teams to manage incidents, changes and transports.

Responsibilities include monitoring system health, kernel updates, disaster recovery planning, security configuration and thorough documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years SAP Basis administration experience on complex SAP landscapes.
• Strong SAP monitoring, troubleshooting and performance analysis skills.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, BW, CPI, NetWeaver or related SAP tech.
• Experience with Oracle database administration and patching.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day SAP Basis administration and technical support across SAP landscape.
• Coordinate incidents, service requests and changes with MSPs and vendors.
• Monitor SAP system availability, performance and transports.
• Support kernel updates, patching and system refreshes.
• Assist with SAP security, SSO/SNC and connectivity tasks.
• Maintain clear technical documentation and handover materials.

Skills

SAP Basis

S/4HANA

Oracle Database

ITIL processes

Monitoring & Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

SAP BW

SAP CPI

SAP NetWeaver

GRC

IDM

SAP Web Dispatcher

Job description

Tirlán, currently partnering with a 3rd party service provider for the provision of IT services,is about to embark on a significant IT transformation programme to stand up its own IT capability. Theinitialfocus will be on enabling projects and will involve close collaboration with our partner. This will requirea number ofnew and exciting roles to join the TirlánIT team, working in a dynamic & collaborative environment.

Tirlán, is a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and agri brands.

We nurture a talented team across Ireland, the US, MEA and China, delivering annual revenues of circa €3 billion, and circa 2,000 people to manage our network of 11 processing plants and 52 agri branches. Our purpose is to nourish the world, while safeguarding our environment for future generations.

Role Profile

Reporting to the SAP Basis & DBA Specialist, the SAP Basis Senior Administrator will provide hands-on operational support for the organisation’s SAP landscape, ensuring SAP systems are secure, stable, performant and available to meet business needs. The role will support day-to-day SAP Basis activities, incident and problem resolution, change delivery, system monitoring, patching, upgrades, documentation and collaboration with internal teams and managed service providers. The role will also include support for Oracle database environments.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with managed service providers and third-party vendors to support the delivery of incidents, service requests, changes and planned maintenance activities, while providing day-to-day SAP Basis administration and technical support across the organisation’s SAP landscape, including S/4HANA, BW, GRC, IDM, SAP Web Dispatcher, SAP BTP and associated SAP components.
• Support Oracle database management activities, including monitoring, performance analysis, patching, change control and release management, housekeeping and coordination with database specialists where required for both SAP and non-SAP systems.
• Monitor SAP system availability, performance, background jobs, interfaces, transports, spool, certificates, RFC connections and system health.
• Investigate and resolve incidents and service requests, working with application, infrastructure, security and vendor teams as required.
• Support change, release and maintenance activities, including SAP kernel updates, patching, system refreshes and transport management.
• Ensure SAP systems are monitored effectively and that operational issues are identified, escalated and resolved in a timely manner.
• Support SAP Basis activities including client administration, transport management, system copies, system refreshes, profile parameter changes and housekeeping tasks.
• Assist with SAP security, access control and technical authorisation activities, including certificates, SSO/SNC concepts and connectivity requirements.
• Support SAP Business Technology Platform services, including awareness of subaccounts, destinations, Cloud Connector, service keys, connectivity and role concepts.
• Contribute to backup, restore, disaster recovery and high availability processes for SAP systems and related database services.
• Maintain clear technical documentation, runbooks, support procedures and operational handover materials.
• Support compliance with change management, incident management, audit, data protection and operational control requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years experience in SAP Basis administration, supporting complex or business-critical SAP landscapes.
• Strong hands-on experience in SAP system monitoring, troubleshooting, performance analysis and operational support.
• Experience supporting SAP platforms such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW, CPI, SAP NetWeaver or related SAP technologies.
• Good understanding of SAP architecture, including application servers, database layers, interfaces, RFCs, certificates, connectivity and transport management.
• 5+ years experience of Oracle database administration including monitoring, backup and recovery awareness, patching, performance checks and database housekeeping.
• Experience with SAP Business Technology Platform or related SAP cloud services, including connectivity and integration concepts.
• Working knowledge of S/4HANA database administration including monitoring, backup and recovery awareness, patching, performance checks and database housekeeping would be advantageous
• Experience working within ITIL-aligned incident, problem, change and release management processes.
• Familiarity with backup, restore, disaster recovery, high availability and system resilience concepts for SAP environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose issues across SAP, database, operating system, network and integration layers.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, with the ability to work effectively with business users, IT teams, managed service providers and vendors.

We offer

• Hybrid working (flex Fridays)
• Free parking incl. EV charging – where applicable
• On-site gym free to use for employees
• Parenting room
• Work/life balance and collaborative work culture
• Career progression opportunities

About us

Through our expertise in research and development, customer insights, food safety and state-of-the-art manufacturing we bring innovative food and nutrition solutions to a global market. Our new and vibrant headquarters in Kilkenny City operates as a collaboration hub where multi-functional teams come together in a hybrid work environment.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We believe in the value of difference. We know that different perspectives, life experience and backgrounds can drive innovation and deliver growth.

We welcome people from all walks of life without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability status.