Senior SAP Basis Administrator - Enterprise SAP Expert

Columbia Sportswear Company; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Sportswear Company is seeking a Principal SAP Basis Administrator to lead the administration, performance, and health of Columbia’s SAP landscape, including ECC, BW, S/4HANA, SAP HANA, and related tech. You’ll own upgrades, monitoring, security, and continuous improvement in a hands-on, individual contributor role.

You will collaborate with business and tech teams to deliver reliable SAP services, mentor peers, and help drive automation and documentation across global support resources.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of SAP Basis Administration experience in enterprise SAP environments.
• Experience with SAP ECC, SAP HANA, S/4HANA, NetWeaver and Fiori.
• Strong upgrades, installations, monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Experience with SAP HANA backup/recovery and system administration.
• Experience with Windows and SQL Server SAP environments.
• Experience with SAP BTP administration, identity management, and integration technologies.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support a complex SAP landscape including SAP ECC, BW, S/4HANA, SAP HANA, SAP BTP, Fiori, GRC, BOE/Lumira, Data Services, Cloud Connector and related technologies.
• Perform SAP installations, upgrades, patching, system refreshes, migrations, and transport management activities.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and proactively address system health, availability, and security concerns.
• Manage SAP HANA database administration activities including backup and recovery, replication, upgrades, and performance tuning.
• Support hybrid SAP environments and integrations with cloud and third‑party platforms.
• Partner with business and technology teams to deliver technical solutions and maintain reliable SAP services.
• Develop documentation, operational procedures, and automation opportunities that improve efficiency and scalability.
• Mentor junior team members and provide technical guidance to global support resources when needed.

Skills

SAP Basis Administration

SAP ECC

SAP HANA

S/4HANA

NetWeaver

Fiori

Upgrades & patching

Monitoring & troubleshooting

Windows & SQL Server

BTP administration

Identity management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Columbia Sportswear Company is seeking a Principal SAP Basis Administrator to lead the administration, performance, and health of Columbia’s SAP landscape, including ECC, BW, S/4HANA, SAP HANA, and related tech. You’ll own upgrades, monitoring, security, and continuous improvement in a hands-on, individual contributor role.

You will collaborate with business and tech teams to deliver reliable SAP services, mentor peers, and help drive automation and documentation across global support resources.