Senior Software Engineer - SAP Basis

ASB Bank Limited; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Parental leave

Flexible leave

Customisable benefits

Job summary

ASB Bank is seeking a Senior SAP Basis Engineer to provide hands-on SAP platform support, spanning build, run and change. You will work with SAP squads to migrate and modernise SAP on Azure, strengthening monitoring, patching, security, and disaster recovery.

Demonstrated delivery experience in SAP transformations is essential, with strong Red Hat Linux skills and knowledge of SAP TRBK. Banking or financial services experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Strong delivery experience in SAP Basis across large programmes.
• Ability to collaborate with architects on target architecture and enterprise goals.
• Experience with SAP Basis platform standards including security, monitoring, patching and transport governance.
• Experience with SAP TRBK is a plus in banking environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer SAP S/4HANA and SAP NetWeaver platforms (kernel patching, profiles, instances, client/system administration).
• Manage SAP Solution Manager 7.2 (monitoring, ITSM/operations, Change Control).
• Handle SAP connectivity components (Web Dispatcher, SAProuter, Cloud Connector) and security certificates.
• Support migration and modernisation of SAP on Azure from on-prem to cloud, including downtime planning and validation.
• Automate SAP Basis operations where possible (scripting, SDAF).
• Contribute to security management, including OS/database-level security and audit logging.

Skills

Delivery experience

Collaboration with architects

Security mindset

Banking/financial services experience

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP NetWeaver

Azure

Rev-Trac

SDAF (Deployment Automation Framework)

Job description

Employment Type: Permanent, full time

At ASB, we believe progress is more than just financial - it's about helping New Zealanders, communities, and our environment thrive together. We're a purpose-led organisation with a proud history and a clear vision: to support Kiwis in getting one step ahead. Our work is guided by strong values - care, courage and curiosity - and brought to life by a diverse team of people who genuinely care about making a difference.

As one of Aotearoa's most trusted banking partners, we combine the stability and scale of a large organisation with a culture that ensures you're recognised as an individual. Your ideas, your growth, and your contribution matter here - and you'll be supported to do meaningful work that has a real impact, every day.

Mō te tūranga | About the role

As an SAP Basis Engineer - Senior Software Engineer, you'll help provide the online and real-time transactional services that power ASB. You'll provide hands-on support across the SAP platform, spanning build, run and change.

You’ll work closely with our SAP functional squads and partners to support the ongoing migration and modernisation of SAP, including the TRBK platform, from on-premises infrastructure to Azure. You'll also strengthen operational excellence across monitoring, transport management, patching, security, performance tuning, and high availability and disaster recovery.

• SAP S/4HANA and SAP NetWeaver platform administration (kernel patching, profiles, instances, client/system administration)
• SAP Solution Manager 7.2 (monitoring, ITSM/operations processes, Change Control/Rev-Trac where applicable)
• SAP connectivity and integration components (SAP Web Dispatcher, SAProuter, SAP Cloud Connector), certificates and SSL/TLS
• Experience with transport and release tooling (including Rev-Trac) is optional and a bonus
• Automation for SAP Basis operations (scripting, Infrastructure as Code) including SAP Deployment Automation Framework (SDAF) is optional and a bonus

Demonstrated practical experience with SAP workloads on Azure (or similar hyperscaler environments):

• SAP S/4HANA brownfield migrations (on-prem to Azure) including cutover planning, downtime optimisation and validation
• SAP Basis methodologies and best practices (SAP standards, runbooks, patching strategy, backup strategy, monitoring)
• Solid SAP platform operational experience in highly regulated industries (change, risk, audit readiness)
• Strong Red Hat Enterprise Linux skills for SAP (OS hardening, performance, filesystem/storage, troubleshooting)
• Azure operations for SAP (landing zones, networking, identity, backups, monitoring)

Demonstrated technical delivery experience:

• Ability to advise on SAP Basis engineering within major SAP transformation programmes of work
• Ability to collaborate with architects on target architecture and ensures alignment with enterprise architecture and business goals.
• Understands SAP Basis platform standards (operations, monitoring, transport governance, patching, security) ensuring scalability, resilience and compliance.
• Experience with transport and release tooling, including Rev-Trac.
• Experience automating SAP Basis operations through scripting or Infrastructure as Code, including SAP Deployment Automation Framework (SDAF).
• An interest in developing security management capability in a banking environment, including certificate and operating system or database-level security, security audit logging and monitoring, transport management security, interface and integration security, and SAP Kernel and ABAP Security Notes.
• Experience with SAP TRBK.
• Experience in banking or financial services.

Personal attributes

• A desire to upskill on security management in a banking environment:
• Certificates and OS/DB level security
• Security Audit Logging & Monitoring
• Transport Management Security
• Interface & Integration Security
• Apply SAP Kernel, ABAP Security Notes.
• Experience with SAP TRBK is optional and a bonus
• Experience in banking or financial services.

He aha tā mātou | What can we offer

Get the work-life equation right. We know life is full of priorities, from soccer practice to side hobbies. We're here to help you find balance, with a flexible and supportive working environment.

What's important to you is important to us. We support your wellbeing in meaningful ways, including comprehensive health insurance, wellness initiatives, parental and flexible leave, and customisable benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Bring your whole self to work every day. Whether you're into scrapbooking, spontaneous karaoke sessions, or just hanging out with the family, ASB is working hard to create a culture where everyone feels safe, included and part of our shared purpose of helping Kiwis get one step ahead.

The whole "one step ahead" thing applies to you, too. With mentorship, flexible learning pathways, and opportunities to deepen your expertise, ASB is a place where you can take on exciting challenges and step forward to reach your goals, both in and out of the office.

To serve a diverse community, we need a diverse organisation. We encourage applicants from allbackgrounds who bring unique perspectives and thinking styles that add to the culture andperformance of our team.