Senior Specialist - SAP Basis Administration

Eaton; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Welfare benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid and unpaid time off

Job summary

Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is seeking a Senior Specialist - SAP Basis Administration based in Raleigh, North Carolina. This position is responsible for managing SAP technical platforms ensuring high availability, performance, and security across all systems.

The role involves partnering with various teams to improve automation and operational efficiency in SAP landscapes. The expected annual salary range is $130,000 to $190,000, commensurate with skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum ten (10) years in SAP Basis Administration.
• Working experience in SAP ECC & S/4HANA environments.
• Understanding of SAP system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support SAP systems ensuring availability and reliability.
• Manage SAP transport management system and coordinate activities.
• Develop and maintain custom automation scripts for SAP operations.

Skills

SAP Basis Administration

SAP HANA Database Administration

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution

Tools

SAP Solution Manager

AWS

Azure

Job description

Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is currently seeking a Senior Specialist - SAP Basis Administration. The expected annual salary range for this role is $130000 - $190000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What You’ll Do

Job Summary

This role is responsible for the architecture, administration, and continuous optimization of SAP technical platforms, including SAP ECC, S/4HANA, BW, and SAP BTP. The Senior SAP Basis Administrator ensures high availability, performance, security, and compliance of SAP systems across the enterprise.

The position drives automation, standardization, and operational excellence across SAP landscapes, including system provisioning, patching, upgrades, monitoring, and incident resolution. The role partners closely with infrastructure, cybersecurity, application, and business teams to deliver stable, compliant, and scalable SAP environments supporting global business operations.

Job Responsibilities

Core SAP Platform Operations Performance & Stability Engineering

• Administer and support SAP systems (ECC, S/4HANA, BW, PI/PO/CPI, SAP BTP) ensuring system availability, reliability, and performance
• Perform SAP installations, upgrades, Support Package Stacks, Enhancement Packs, and kernel updates across multiple environments
• Manage SAP transport management system (TMS) and coordinate cross-landscape transport activities
• Monitor SAP systems (availability, performance, dumps, locks, background jobs) and proactively resolve issues to minimize downtime
• Manage SAP landscape lifecycle, including system provisioning, refreshes, archiving, and decommissioning
• Support SAP HANA database administration activities including backup, recovery, and performance tuning
• Lead technical planning and execution for system upgrades, migrations, and transformation initiatives
• Manage SAP environments in cloud and hybrid infrastructures (e.g., Azure, AWS, RISE with SAP)

Monitoring, Alerting, and Observability

• Design and implement monitoring frameworks
• Develop alerting logic and remediation workflows
• Analyze system metrics (CPU, memory, I/O, DB performance) using OS and SAP tools
• Maintain and tune monitoring thresholds and alert conditions

Automation & Tooling

• Develop and maintain custom automation scripts for SAP operations
• Build internal utilities for performance tracking, system health, and data collection
• Drive automation of SAP Basis operations, including system refreshes, client copies, monitoring, and deployment activities

Security & Compliance

• Support audit requests and compliance checks
• Maintain secure configurations for SAP and infrastructure
• Ensure SAP systems comply with internal cybersecurity policies, audit requirements, and SAP security notes

Disaster Recovery & Resilience

Execute DR testing and recovery procedures

• Manage failover and system recovery operations

Documentation, Knowledge Transfer, and Governance

• Create and maintain operational documentation and runbooks
• Conduct knowledge transfer sessions and mentor team members

Qualifications

• Bachelors' degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum ten (10) years in SAP Basis Administration
• Working experience ECC & S/4 environment
• Understanding of SAP system architecture (application, database, integration layers)
• No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of one of the following: Beachwood, OH: Galesburg, MI: Houston, TX Menomonee Falls, WI: Raleigh, NC: Moon Township, PA
• This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep expertise in SAP Basis administration across ECC, S/4HANA, and BW systems
• Strong knowledge of SAP HANA database administration
• Experience with SAP transport management and landscape architecture
• Experience with SAP upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management
• Familiarity with SAP cloud strategies (RISE with SAP, SAP BTP, hyperscalers)
• Experience with monitoring tools (SAP Solution Manager, Focused Run, or equivalent)
• Knowledge of SAP security concepts and compliance requirements
• Experience with automation tools, scripting, and infrastructure automation

Skills

Soft skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and time management skills
• Experience working across global teams, cultures, and external
• Ability to lead during high-pressure incidents and drive resolution

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