SAP Basis Consultant

alfanar; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

alfanar is seeking an experienced SAP Basis Administrator in Riyadh to ensure availability, performance, security, and reliability of SAP environments across DEV/QA/PRD. You will manage installations, configurations, monitoring, and incident resolution.

You will lead transport management, kernel upgrades, security remediation, backups, DR testing, and documentation, collaborating with ABAP, DB, network, and infrastructure teams to deliver robust SAP services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information management or a related field.
• 4–6 years of SAP Basis experience.
• Solid knowledge of SAP architecture, operating systems, and databases.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain SAP systems across DEV, QA, and PRD.
• Monitor system health, performance, and availability; perform root-cause analysis.
• Manage SAP transports, kernel upgrades, patching, and change control.

Skills

SAP Basis

System Monitoring

Troubleshooting

Upgrade & Patch Mgmt

Education

Bachelor degree in Information Mgmt. Sciences & Systems

Tools

SAP NetWeaver

TMS

Job description

Job Purpose: To ensure the availability, performance, security, and reliability of SAP systems through effective Basis administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, upgrades, and technical support across all SAP environments.

Key Accountability Areas:

SAP System Administration:

• Install, configure, and maintain SAP systems.
• Monitor system health, availability, and performance.
• Manage SAP instances, profiles, parameters, and services.
• Perform regular system checks and troubleshooting.
• Support DEV, QA, and PRD environments.

SAP Transport, Upgrade & Patch Management:

• Configure and manage SAP Transport Management System (TMS).
• Manage transports across DEV, QA, and PRD.
• Perform SAP kernel upgrades and patching.
• Support SAP upgrades, migrations, and system refreshes.
• Ensure proper change and release management.

Performance, Monitoring & Troubleshooting:

• Monitor SAP application and database performance.
• Analyze work processes, system logs, dumps, and workload.
• Troubleshoot system performance and availability issues.
• Monitor background jobs, RFCs, and interfaces.
• Perform root-cause analysis and resolve technical incidents.

Security, Backup & Disaster Recovery:

• Manage SAP technical users and access-related issues.
• Support SAP security and vulnerability remediation.
• Monitor database and SAP backups.
• Support restore, recovery, and Disaster Recovery (DR) activities.
• Participate in High Availability (HA) and DR testing.

Technical Support, Documentation & Consulting:

• Provide technical support for SAP Basis-related issues.
• Coordinate with functional, ABAP, database, network, and infrastructure teams.
• Participate in SAP implementation, migration, and integration projects.
• Maintain technical documentation and operating procedures.
• Provide technical recommendations, mentoring, and continuous improvement.

Academic Qualification: Bachelor Degree in Information Mgmt. Sciences & Systems or Any relevant field.

Work Experience: 4 to 6 Years.