SAP Technical Consultant - SAP Basis

Capgemini; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Total Reward package

Celebrate recognition

Job summary

Capgemini New Zealand is seeking an experienced SAP Basis Administrator to manage and optimize our SAP infrastructure across DEV, QA, and PROD. You will oversee installations, patches, upgrades, security, performance tuning, and ensure high availability of mission-critical SAP systems.

The role requires 5–8 years of hands-on SAP Basis experience, migration and S/4HANA conversion know-how, and strong Linux/Unix and database skills.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of hands-on SAP Basis administration experience in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience with SAP system migrations, upgrades, and S/4HANA conversion projects from ECC.
• Expertise across multiple SAP platforms, including ECC, S/4HANA, BW, or CRM.
• Strong knowledge of SAP system architecture, administration, configuration, and performance tuning.
• Experience managing SAP landscapes across Development, Test, and Production environments.
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix and Windows operating systems, plus SAP HANA, Oracle, or SQL Server databases.
• Exposure to SAP RISE, SAP Joule, SAP BAIP, SAP Cloud ALM, and cloud-based SAP solutions (BTP/SAP Cloud Platform).
• Knowledge of SAP security, compliance requirements, disaster recovery, high availability, and system replication technologies.
• Experience with monitoring tools, change and release management processes, and automation/scripting (Shell, Python, PowerShell).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, documentation, and stakeholder collaboration skills, with the ability to manage production incidents and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain SAP systems across DEV, QA, and PROD environments.
• Perform SAP kernel upgrades, support package installations, and patch management activities.
• Monitor SAP system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimization measures.
• Manage SAP user accounts, roles, and authorizations per security policies.
• Execute backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures, including restoration testing.
• Troubleshoot SAP system issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Document system configurations, runbooks, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with development, functional, infrastructure, and support teams to meet business requirements.
• Perform system capacity planning and resource utilization optimization.
• Ensure compliance with SAP security standards, best practices, and audit requirements.
• Support system migrations, upgrades, and S/4HANA conversion initiatives.
• Participate in on-call support rotations and respond to production incidents.

Skills

SAP Basis

Linux/Unix

Windows

S/4HANA

HANA/Oracle/SQL Server

Automation/Scripting

Security/Compliance

Disaster Recovery

Monitoring Tools

Tools

SAP HANA

Oracle

SQL Server

PowerShell

Python

Shell

Job description

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired bya collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizationsunlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.

Your Role

We seek an experienced SAP Basis Administrator to manage and optimize our SAP infrastructure. You will oversee system installations, patches, upgrades, security, performance tuning, and ensure high availability and reliability of mission-critical SAP systems across multiple environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain SAP systems across Development (DEV), Quality Assurance (QA), and Production (PROD) environments.
• Perform SAP kernel upgrades, support package installations, and patch management activities.
• Monitor SAP system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement performance optimization measures.
• Manage SAP user accounts, roles, and authorizations in line with organizational security policies.
• Execute backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures, including regular restoration testing.
• Troubleshoot SAP system issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Document system configurations, operational procedures, and maintain technical runbooks.
• Collaborate with development, functional, infrastructure, and support teams to meet business requirements.
• Perform system capacity planning and resource utilization optimization.
• Ensure compliance with SAP security standards, best practices, and audit requirements.
• Support system migrations, upgrades, and S/4HANA conversion initiatives.
• Participate in on-call support rotations and respond to production incidents when required.

Your Profile

• 5-8 years of hands-on SAP Basis administration experience in complex enterprise environments.
• Proven experience with SAP system migrations, upgrades, and S/4HANA conversion projects from ECC.
• Expertise across multiple SAP platforms, including ECC, S/4HANA, BW, or CRM.
• Strong knowledge of SAP system architecture, administration, configuration, and performance tuning.
• Experience managing SAP landscapes across Development, Test, and Production environments.
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix and Windows operating systems, plus SAP HANA, Oracle, or SQL Server databases.
• Exposure to SAP RISE, SAP Joule, SAP BAIP, SAP Cloud ALM, and cloud-based SAP solutions (BTP/SAP Cloud Platform).
• Knowledge of SAP security, compliance requirements, disaster recovery, high availability, and system replication technologies.
• Experience with monitoring tools, change and release management processes, and automation/scripting (Shell, Python, PowerShell).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, documentation, and stakeholder collaboration skills, with the ability to manage production incidents and competing priorities.

What You’ll Love About Working Here

• You will be a part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs, and industry experts. You will love the exposure to the scale of transformation, the depth of expertise, and the opportunities for career growth.
• We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work-life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people.
• At the heart of our mission is your career growth. You will have countless learning and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications crafted to support you in exploring a world of opportunities.
• We realise a Total Reward package should be more than just compensation. We offer a range of core and flexible benefits and have a Peer Recognition Portal called ‘Celebrate’.
• We don’t just believe in inclusion we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and ‘Inclusive future for all’ campaign, we build environments where you can bring your whole self to work.

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organizations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.

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