Senior SAP Basis DevOps Engineer

Maersk GSC (India) P.L.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is modernising its SAP platform landscape to deliver secure, scalable, and intelligent operations. As Senior Engineer - SAP Basis DevOps, you will own engineering, automation, reliability, security, and continuous improvement of SAP platforms across on-premises and cloud environments.

You will collaborate with SAP, infrastructure, cloud, and security teams to drive automation, cloud transformation, and operational excellence, applying AI-enabled operations and durable automation practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering/IT.
• 8–12 years in SAP Basis, Platform Engineering, Infra Operations, or DevOps.
• Strong SAP ECC, S/4HANA, BW, PI/PO, SAP BTP, Solution Manager, SAP HANA/Oracle skills.
• Azure DevOps, CI/CD, DevSecOps, IaC (Terraform/Ansible), automation (PowerShell/Python).
• Hands-on SAP workloads on MS Azure with HA/DR and security.

Responsibilities

• SAP Platform Engineering & Operations for SAP landscapes (S/4HANA, ECC, BW, PI/PO, Solution Manager, BTP, HANA).
• Installations, upgrades, migrations, lifecycle management, kernel upgrades.
• Ensure platform availability, reliability, performance, and stability in production.
• DevOps, automation & cloud engineering: CI/CD pipelines, release management, DevSecOps.
• Develop automation using Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, or Shell scripting.
• AI-enabled operations: leverage AI tools to improve productivity and efficiency.
• Monitor, incident response, root cause analysis, and security patching.
• Collaborate with SAP, infra, cloud, and security teams; mentor juniors.

Skills

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Automation mindset

DevOps practices

AI/AIOps familiarity

Security awareness

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IT

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Shell scripting

Azure Monitor

Grafana

Splunk

SAP HANA/Oracle administration

Job description

Who We Are: At Maersk, we are modernising our SAP platform landscape to deliver secure, scalable, resilient, and intelligent business operations. SAP Basis DevOps is a critical capability that enables platform automation, cloud transformation, operational excellence, and AI-driven engineering practices across our global SAP ecosystem Opportunity: As a Senior Engineer - SAP Basis DevOps, you will be responsible for the engineering, automation, reliability, security, and continuous improvement of enterprise SAP platforms across on-premises and cloud environments. You will leverage SAP Basis expertise, Azure DevOps, automation, and AI-enabled operations to ensure highly available, secure, and efficient SAP services. You will work closely with SAP application teams, infrastructure engineers, cloud teams, and security teams to modernise platform operations, drive automation, and improve operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• SAP Platform Engineering & Operations Manage and support SAP landscapes including SAP S/4HANA, ECC, BW, PI/PO, Solution Manager, SAP BTP, and SAP HANA.
• Perform installations, upgrades, migrations, system refreshes, kernel upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management activities.
• Ensure platform availability, reliability, performance, and operational stability across production environments.
• Support performance optimisation, capacity planning, backup and recovery, and high-availability solutions.
• DevOps, Automation & Cloud Engineering Implement Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, release management processes, and DevSecOps practices.
• Develop and maintain automation using Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, Shell scripting, or equivalent technologies.
• Automate provisioning, monitoring, patching, compliance validation, and operational processes.
• Support SAP workloads hosted on Microsoft Azure and contribute to cloud transformation initiatives.
• AI-Enabled Operations Leverage GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, Azure OpenAI, and enterprise AI solutions to improve engineering productivity and operational efficiency.
• Implement AI-assisted monitoring, anomaly detection, incident analysis, capacity forecasting, and automation opportunities.
• Support AIOps initiatives through intelligent observability, predictive analytics, and automated operational workflows.
• Contribute to AI-powered knowledge management, runbooks, and troubleshooting frameworks while ensuring responsible AI usage.
• Reliability, Monitoring & Security Monitor platform health and performance using Azure Monitor, Grafana, Splunk, SAP Solution Manager, or equivalent tools.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, problem management, and service improvement initiatives.
• Support implementation of security patches, SAP Security Notes, compliance controls, and audit requirements.
• Assist with disaster recovery testing, resilience validation, and platform governance activities.
• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement Collaborate with SAP functional, development, cloud, infrastructure, and security teams to deliver reliable SAP platform services.
• Share knowledge, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, standardisation, and operational excellence initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field.
• 8-12 years of experience in SAP Basis, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Operations, or DevOps.
• Strong expertise in SAP ECC, S/4HANA, BW, PI/PO, SAP BTP, Solution Manager, and SAP HANA/Oracle administration, including upgrades, migrations, performance tuning, and lifecycle management.
• Proven experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), and automation using PowerShell, Python, or Shell scripting.
• Hands‑on experience managing SAP workloads on Microsoft Azure with knowledge of HA/DR, security, and platform reliability.
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Azure Monitor, Grafana, Splunk, or equivalent.
• Experience leveraging AI and AIOps capabilities, including GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, Azure OpenAI, and intelligent automation tools.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking.

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