| 1. | Position Overview | |||
| Posting Title | SAP BASIS Consultant | # of Positions | 1 | |
| Desired Career Level | Advanced | Education Level | Bachelors | |
| Contract Start Date | 10/1/2025 | ASAP | Contract End Date | 9/30/2026 |
| Project Name | MAGIC | Requesting Agency | MMRS/DFA | |
| Work Location | Remote | |||
| Remote Option | 100% Remote |
| 3. Position Description and Job Skill Set |
| Description of the job functions the contractor will be expected to perform. |
| The Mississippi Management and Reporting System (MMRS) a division of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) is seeking to fill one (1) SAP BASIS Consultant position. The selected consultant will provide technical support for the Mississippi Accountability System for Government Information and Collaboration (MAGIC) - the State of Mississippis enterprise resource planning (ERP) system built on SAP software. About MAGIC MAGIC serves as the centralized ERP system for over 120 State agencies supporting: Financial Management Procurement Grants Management Reporting |
| These modules have been in production since 2015. The State is also currently implementing SAP SuccessFactors for: Human Capital Management (HCM) Payroll Processing Responsibilities The SAP BASIS Consultant will be responsible for: Providing ongoing technical support and system administration for SAP applications and SAP SuccessFactors (cloud- based). Performing system monitoring performance tuning upgrades and troubleshooting across SAP environments. Supporting integration between SAP systems and cloud-based SAP SuccessFactors. Managing patches support packages security updates and system error analysis. Coordinating with internal IT teams and external vendors to ensure ERP system availability and stability. |
| Required Skills/Experience |
| Provide the minimum required skills and/or experience the contractor must possess to qualify for this position. These requirements will be transferred to the Score Sheet and candidates without these requirements reflected on their resume will NOT be presented to the manager for consideration. |
| The following skills are required for this role: Five (5) years of experience in SAP BASIS administration and technical core tasks including: SAP software installation and upgrades Applying support packages and patches Workload analysis and performance monitoring System error analysis Maintaining multi-landscape environments Two (2) years of experience supporting an SAP operational system for a Public Sector client. Two (2) years of experience working in environments running: Linux/DB2 Windows/MSSQL |
| Preferred/Not Required |
| Provide any skills/experience that would be helpful for the candidate to possess but not required. Examples: Previous supervisory experience WebLogic experience helpful etc. |
| Preferred Qualifications Familiarity with SAP modules in financials procurement or grants management Experience in large-scale ERP systems in the public sector Experience with hybrid environments involving both on-premise and cloud SAP components |
| Beginner: 1-2 years Intermediate: 3-5 years Advanced: 5-7 years SME: 7 years | |||
| Skill Set | Skill Level (See key code above) | Required/Preferred | Notes |
| Operating Systems | |||
| SAP Software | Advanced | Required | Five years experience with SAP software installation upgrade support packages patches workload analysis system error analysis performance monitoring and maintenance of multi-landscape environments |
| Linux/DB2 and Windows/MSSQL | Advanced | Required | Two years experience with Linux/DB2 and Windows/MSSQL. |