SAP Basis Admin / SAP Basis Lead

Hudson Manpower; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudson Manpower is seeking a Senior SAP BASIS Lead to drive end‑to‑end SAP landscape architecture, upgrades, and migrations in cloud and on‑prem environments. You will manage teams, support RISE with SAP/S4HANA transformations, and ensure high availability.

The role requires hands‑on experience with SAP S/4HANA, Fiori, SLT, Solution Manager, SAP Router, and OS/DB migrations, with strong SQL scripting and a background in performance optimization.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as an SAP Basis/HANA Administrator with SAP HANA and S/4HANA landscapes.
• Strong expertise in SAP Basis planning, installation, configuration, upgrades, and administration.
• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA, Fiori, SLT, Solution Manager, and SAP Router.
• Experience with OS/DB migrations, Unicode conversions, SSO, and SSL certificate installation.
• Hands-on implementation and conversion experience with S/4HANA solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP landscape architecture and upgrades across Azure/AWS cloud environments.
• Support RISE with SAP / S/4HANA transformations in enterprise contexts.
• Provide weekday/weekend on-call support for SAP Basis issues.
• Drive system refreshes and client copies, including local copies and transports.
• Develop and execute SAP release plans and performance tuning strategies.
• Automate SAP Basis tasks through scripting and development approaches.

Skills

SAP Basis

S/4HANA

SQL scripting

Automation scripting

Linux

HA/DR

OS/DB migrations

System upgrades

SAP S/4HANA Administration

SAP SLT

Solution Manager

Tools

Solution Manager

SAP Router

SAP SLT

SAP Data Services

DMO

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior SAP BASIS Lead with strong hands‑on experience in SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA, and SAP BTP, including system upgrades, migrations, and cloud environments across Azure/AWS.

The ideal candidate will have proven lead‑level experience managing teams, driving end‑to‑end SAP landscape architecture, and supporting RISE with SAP / S/4HANA transformations in enterprise environments.

Required Skills & Responsibilities

• 7+ years of experience as an SAP Basis/HANA Administrator managing SAP HANA and S/4HANA landscapes.


• Strong expertise in SAP Basis technical planning, installation, configuration, upgrades, and administration.


• Hands‑on experience with SAP S/4HANA, Fiori, SLT, Solution Manager, and SAP Router.


• Experience with OS/DB migrations, Unicode conversions, SSO, and SSL certificate installation.


• Hands‑on implementation and conversion experience with S/4HANA solutions.


• Experience with Support Packages, Kernel upgrades, TMS configuration, transport administration, operation modes, profile parameters, and background jobs.


• Strong experience with SAP Backup and Recovery.


• Deep knowledge of SAP HANA High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR).


• Expertise in SAP system migrations using DMO and SAP upgrades.


• Strong SQL scripting skills, including stored procedures and performance optimization.


• Expertise with SAP SLT and SAP Data Services.


• Experience with SAP sizing using SAP Quick Sizer.


• Experience with SAP data archiving.


• Experience integrating SAP HANA with remote systems and remote access technologies.


• Strong knowledge of Linux, hardware, OS, and networking within SAP environments.


• Deep knowledge of SAP HANA architecture, installation, upgrades, performance tuning, landscape design, and system integration.


• Experience developing and executing SAP release plans.


• Experience with system refreshes and client copies, including local client copy, client export, and client import.


• Strong experience with SQL traces and performance impact analysis.


• Experience with EarlyWatch configuration and analysis and Transport Management.


• Experience automating SAP Basis tasks through scripting and development approaches.


• Strong incident troubleshooting experience across SAP, OS, work processes, logs, OSS Notes, and performance analysis.


• Ability to perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and recommend solutions.


• Experience creating operational procedures and technical documentation.


• Ability to provide scheduled weekday/weekend on-call support.


• SAP S/4HANA and OS/DB Migration certification is a plus.