IT Software Specialist SAP (Basis & Security)

SONAK CORPORATION; Muntinlupa; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

SONAK CORPORATION seeks an IT Software Specialist focusing on SAP Basis and Security to maintain secure SAP S/4HANA/ECC environments across DEV, QAS, and PRD landscapes. You will support SAP HANA, Fiori, infrastructure, transport management and access governance with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities include system installation, patching, monitoring, and disaster recovery testing, plus user and role management with PFCG and SU01.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering or a related course.
• At least three years of experience in SAP Basis administration and SAP security or authorisation.
• Hands-on experience administering SAP Basis on SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC.
• Working knowledge of SAP HANA database administration and Linux or Windows server environments.
• Experience configuring and maintaining the SAP Fiori Launchpad.
• Strong knowledge of SAP roles, authorisations, PFCG, SU01, authorisation objects and segregation of duties.
• Familiarity with transport management, system monitoring tools and SAP Solution Manager or SAP Cloud ALM is an advantage.
• Basic understanding of retail processes and SAP functional modules is an advantage.
• Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in a retail or high-availability production environment is a plus.
• SAP certification, such as SAP HANA or SAP Technology Consultant, is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, patch and upgrade SAP S/4HANA systems, kernels and support packages across DEV, QAS and PRD landscapes.
• Administer SAP HANA databases, including backup and recovery, housekeeping, capacity and performance monitoring, and disk and memory management.
• Manage operating system and server-side components with the infrastructure team, including patching Windows, certificates and system parameters.
• Manage the SAP transport landscape and transport requests through STMS, enforcing change and release procedures between systems.
• Monitor system health, including work processes, dumps, locks, background jobs, spool, RFC interfaces and logs, and resolve or elevate issues promptly.
• Plan and perform system copies, refreshes, disaster recovery exercises and high-availability tests.
• Manage SAP licences, SAProuter connections and OSS messages.
• Set up and maintain the Fiori Launchpad, including catalogues, groups, spaces, pages, tiles and target mappings.
• Activate and maintain OData and ICF services, troubleshoot Fiori connectivity, authorisation and performance issues, and collaborate with functional specialists to deliver Fiori applications.
• Create and maintain users, roles and profiles using PFCG and SU01 for project and support requirements.
• Design role concepts and authorisation objects with functional leads, applying least-privilege and segregation-of-duties principles.
• Troubleshoot authorisation issues using SU53, ST01 and STAUTHTRACE, and implement timely fixes.
• Conduct periodic user access reviews, remove inactive and expired users, and maintain audit evidence.
• Manage privileged and emergency access, maintain role matrices and security documentation, and support internal and external IT audits.
• Prepare technical documentation and runbooks, guide the 1st Level Support team on user and access-related requests, and perform other assigned duties.

Skills

SAP Basis administration

SAP security

S/4HANA

SAP ECC

SAP HANA

Fiori Launchpad

PFCG

SU01

Authorisations

Segregation of duties

System monitoring

Audit evidence

Access governance

Linux servers

Windows servers

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, engineering or related field

Tools

SAP Solution Manager

SAP Cloud ALM

Job description

About the role

As an IT Software Specialist specialising in SAP Basis and Security, you will maintain secure, stable and high-performing SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC environments across development, quality assurance and production landscapes. You will support SAP HANA, Fiori, infrastructure, transport management and access governance while partnering with functional and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable business systems.

Key responsibilities

• Install, configure, patch and upgrade SAP S/4HANA systems, kernels and support packages across the DEV, QAS and PRD landscape.

• Administer SAP HANA databases, including backup and recovery, housekeeping, capacity and performance monitoring, and disk and memory management.

• Manage operating system and server-side components with the infrastructure team, including patching windows, certificates and system parameters.

• Manage the SAP transport landscape and transport requests through STMS, enforcing change and release procedures between systems.

• Monitor system health, including work processes, dumps, locks, background jobs, spool, RFC interfaces and logs, and resolve or elevate issues promptly.

• Plan and perform system copies, refreshes, disaster recovery exercises and high-availability tests.

• Manage SAP licences, SAProuter connections and OSS messages.

• Set up and maintain the Fiori Launchpad, including catalogues, groups, spaces, pages, tiles and target mappings.

• Activate and maintain OData and ICF services, troubleshoot Fiori connectivity, authorisation and performance issues, and collaborate with functional specialists to deliver Fiori applications.

• Create and maintain users, roles and profiles using PFCG and SU01 for project and support requirements.

• Design role concepts and authorisation objects with functional leads, applying least-privilege and segregation-of-duties principles.

• Troubleshoot authorisation issues using SU53, ST01 and STAUTHTRACE, and implement timely fixes.

• Conduct periodic user access reviews, remove inactive and expired users, and maintain audit evidence.

• Manage privileged and emergency access, maintain role matrices and security documentation, and support internal and external IT audits.

• Prepare technical documentation and runbooks, guide the 1st Level Support team on user and access-related requests, and perform other assigned duties.

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering or a related course.

• At least three years of experience in SAP Basis administration and SAP security or authorisation.

• Hands-on experience administering SAP Basis on SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC.

• Working knowledge of SAP HANA database administration and Linux or Windows server environments.

• Experience configuring and maintaining the SAP Fiori Launchpad.

• Strong knowledge of SAP roles, authorisations, PFCG, SU01, authorisation objects and segregation of duties.

• Familiarity with transport management, system monitoring tools and SAP Solution Manager or SAP Cloud ALM is an advantage.

• Basic understanding of retail processes and SAP functional modules is an advantage.

• Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Experience in a retail or high-availability production environment is a plus.

• SAP certification, such as SAP HANA or SAP Technology Consultant, is a plus.