SAP Basis Administrator

Hirewell; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Hirewell is seeking an experienced SAP Senior Basis Administrator to support enterprise SAP environments, drive upgrades, and contribute to cloud transformation initiatives. The role requires proactive problem-solving and collaboration across IT and business teams.

The ideal candidate will have strong SAP Basis, S/4HANA/HANA expertise, and hands-on experience with upgrades, migrations, patching, and system copies. This position emphasizes reliability, performance tuning, and global collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of SAP Basis administration in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with SAP upgrades, migrations, system copies, refreshes, and patch management.
• Experience administering Windows Server environments and SQL databases.
• Strong knowledge of SAP transport management, system monitoring, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Experience supporting cloud-based SAP solutions, including RISE with SAP.

Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and support SAP environments (S/4HANA, HANA).
• Perform installations, upgrades, patches, refreshes, and migrations.
• Support cloud transformation initiatives (RISE with SAP).
• Manage SAP Basis across dev, QA, testing, and production.
• Administer SAP HANA databases: performance tuning, backup, recovery.
• Support Windows Server and SQL database infrastructure.
• Monitor system performance, availability, capacity, and health.
• Troubleshoot SAP Basis, DB, OS, and integration issues.
• Collaborate with IT, security, and business teams on projects.
• Manage SAP security, user access, transports, and compliance.
• Support SAP BTP integrations and external connectivity.
• Participate in disaster recovery and high-availability planning.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and procedures.
• Assist audit activities and governance compliance.

Skills

SAP Basis administration

Windows Server

SQL databases

System monitoring

Cloud solutions (RISE with SAP)

S/4HANA & HANA knowledge

Troubleshooting

Transport management

Security administration

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Info Tech or related field

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP HANA

RISE with SAP

SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)

Job description

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced SAP Senior Basis Administrator to support and maintain enterprise SAP environments while contributing to strategic technology initiatives. This role will be responsible for SAP Basis administration, system monitoring, upgrades, migrations, cloud transformations, and operational support across complex SAP landscapes. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and the ability to collaborate effectively across IT and business teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and support SAP environments, including SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA, and related SAP technologies.
• Perform SAP system installations, upgrades, patches, refreshes, system copies, migrations, and ongoing technical maintenance.
• Support cloud transformation initiatives, including RISE with SAP and cloud-hosted SAP environments.
• Manage SAP Basis activities across development, QA, testing, and production environments.
• Administer and support SAP HANA databases, including performance tuning, monitoring, backup, recovery, and optimization.
• Support Windows Server environments, SQL databases, and related infrastructure components.
• Monitor system performance, availability, capacity, and overall health to ensure reliable SAP operations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve SAP Basis, database, operating system, and integration-related issues.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, application, and business teams to deliver projects and operational improvements.
• Manage SAP security administration, user access, transport management, and compliance requirements.
• Support SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) integrations and connectivity with external applications.
• Participate in disaster recovery, high-availability, and business continuity planning initiatives.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and support standards.
• Support audit activities and ensure adherence to governance and compliance requirements.
• Participate in on-call support rotations and production issue resolution as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of SAP Basis administration experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong experience supporting SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA, and SAP Basis architecture.
• Hands-on experience with SAP upgrades, migrations, system copies, refreshes, and patch management.
• Experience administering Windows Server environments and SQL databases.
• Strong understanding of SAP transport management, system monitoring, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Experience supporting cloud-based SAP solutions, including RISE with SAP.
• Knowledge of SAP security, user administration, and compliance best practices.
• Experience integrating SAP systems with third-party applications and enterprise platforms.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
• Experience supporting hybrid and cloud infrastructure environments.
• Knowledge of high-availability architectures, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• SAP certifications in SAP Basis Administration, SAP HANA, or SAP S/4HANA.
• Experience supporting global SAP environments.

Success Factors

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Comfortable working independently while driving solutions to completion.
• Collaborative team player with a continuous improvement mindset.

What You'll Gain

• Opportunity to work with modern SAP technologies in a large-scale enterprise environment.
• Exposure to cloud transformation, migration, and SAP modernization initiatives.
• Ability to contribute to both strategic projects and day-to-day SAP operations.
• Professional growth within a collaborative and technology-driven organization.

Note: Candidates must currently reside in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.