SAP Basis Administrator/Enterprise Systems Administrator
Work Location: Butte MT Preferred. Other major service locations in Montana & South Dakota may be considered depending on experience
Pay range: $55600 to $125400 per year
Employment Status: Regular Fulltime
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About this position:
SAP Basis Administrator/Enterprise Systems Administrator is responsible for managing the technical infrastructure of SAP/Enterprise systems ensuring their availability performance and security. Their key responsibilities are system administration performance monitoring user and security management upgrades and patch management backup and disaster recovery and integration and support. This job requires expertise in application supported databases and operating system administration.
We offer great benefits:
NorthWestern Energy is a fully regulated electric and natural gas utility serving Montana South Dakota and Nebraska. We employ over 1500 amazing people and serve 775300 customers who are our neighbors in our communities. We are a top employer and offer competitive benefits including:
- 401K with company match up to 4% and nonelective contribution up to 7%
- Healthcare and wellbeing programs including dental and vision for you your spouse and dependents Health Savings Account (HSA) healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA)
- Employee Assistance Programs (Offering up to six free counseling sessions per person per issue per year for employees spouses and dependents to include financial heath)
- Life Insurance (Company pays basic employee policy; spouse dependent insurance also available)
- Continuing education reimbursement
- Competitive pay (Scheduled performancebased wage increases and annual incentive opportunities.)
- Paid company endorsed volunteer opportunities
- Paid parental leave
- Paid bereavement leave
- Paid training opportunities
- Paid time off starting on your first day plus 11 paid holidays
Benefits may vary by position or as negotiated as part of a collective bargaining agreement.
About this job:
- Execute administration functions for NorthWestern Energys enterprise system environment
- Manage SAP instances system landscapes and environments
- Install configure and maintain SAP applications
- Plan and execute SAP system upgrades enhancement packs kernel updates and patch applications
- Manage user roles authorizations and security policies to ensure compliance
- Monitor system performance identify bottlenecks and optimize SAP applications databases and infrastructure
- Administer SAP Transport Management System (TMS) and manage transports across system landscapes
- Support SAP databases (HANA Oracle SQL Server etc.) including installation patching and performance tuning
- Coordination and management of SAPrelated projects
- Implement and maintain SAP backup and disaster recovery strategies
- Collaborate with infrastructure teams for OS network and storage management
- Provide support for SAP integration with thirdparty applications and middleware
- Troubleshoot system issues and provide timely resolution
- Maintain uptodate documentation on system configurations procedures and troubleshooting guides
- Automate administrative tasks using scripts or tools to improve efficiency
- Research and recommend new technologies and best practices for SAP system improvements
- Additional functions
- Manage FTP application. Perform upgrades and patching of applications
- All NorthWestern Energy employees are required to adhere to company safety standards and the Code of Business Conduct & Ethics
- Ensure all actions are consistent with NorthWestern Energys values mission and strategic business objectives
Am I right for this job Heres the success profile:
- Must be able to demonstrate a good safety record
- Bachelors degree from fouryear accredited college with some related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Demonstrated ability to execute BASIS tasks including technical configurations SAP software maintenance system performance tuning user management and SAP database administration
- Experience with HANA preferred
- Strong technical understanding of SAP systems and security
- Experience with technical project management
- Strong understanding of Windows and Linux server operating systems
- Fundamental understanding of security requirements and architecture
- Fundamental understanding of the software development lifecycle is preferred
- Must be able to work in a team environment and adapt to changing responsibilities and priorities
- Must be able to continually learn and acquire new technical skills and knowledge
- Must have strong organizational skills
- Must have strong written and oral communication skills
Requisition #4640
Posting Dates: May 2 2025 through Open Until Filled
Department/Division: Business Technology
Employment Physical: Not Required
Drug Test: Required
Background Check: Required
Relocation Benefit: Negotiable
Telecommuting: Parttime Negotiable within NorthWestern Energy Service Territory
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin gender age disability veteran status genetic information or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal or state laws and statutes. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act should you have a disability that requires assistance and/or reasonable accommodation with the job application process please contact the Human Resources department ator at .
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority