Senior SAP Basis Specialist

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior SAP Basis Specialist to lead design and operate complex SAP landscapes across onpremise cloud and hybrid environments. The role requires deep expertise in SAP NetWeaver SAP HANA OS/DB migrations upgrades performance tuning high availability disaster recovery and security.

The successful candidate will act as a technical authority and architect supporting large multi-instance SAP environments leading critical transformations (e.g. ERP to S/4HANA / HANA migrations) and ensuring systems meet strict availability performance and security requirements.

This role involves close collaboration with infrastructure security application and business teams and provides technical leadership across both project and BAU operations.

Key Responsibilities

SAP Basis & Platform Engineering

• Design install configure and administer SAP NetWeaver (ABAP & Java) systems across ECC BW CRM SRM BTP Portal Solution Manager Cloud ALM and GRC landscapes.
• Lead end-to-end SAP system installations upgrades EHP updates kernel upgrades and patching activities.
• Perform OS/DB migrations (AIX HPUX Linux Windows) and database migrations (Oracle SAP).
• Plan and execute heterogeneous system copies system refreshes exports/imports and client administration activities.

SAP HANA & Modernisation

• Lead and deliver SAP ECC to SAP HANA migrations (onpremise and hybrid).
• Support SAP HANA architecture sizing installation optimisation and postmigration stabilisation.
• Contribute to HANA roadmaps brownfield and greenfield strategies and futurestate platform design.

Performance Stability & Availability

• Proactively monitor and tune SAP systems for performance capacity and stability.
• Analyse and resolve issues using SAP tools (ST22 SM21 ST04 DB02 RSMO RSPC etc.).
• Design and implement High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions using:
  • Server Clustering
  • NetApp EMC SQL Replication
  • VMware SRM and clustered storage
• Ensure systems meet or exceed SLA / KPI targets for availability and performance.

Landscape Architecture & Virtualisation

• Design SAP landscapes including Dev / QA / PreProd / Prod tiers.
• Implement and manage SAP Landscape Virtualisation Management (LVM).
• Lead VMware-based SAP infrastructure designs including P2V migrations and ESXi deployments.
• Perform SAP sizing (CPU memory storage) and capacity planning.

• Security & Compliance

• Support SAP user security roles profiles authorisations and GRC integration.
• Ensure compliance with regulated and government-grade environments (e.g. IL3 PSN secure networks).
• Implement secure connectivity solutions ( reverse proxies firewalls).
• Support audits remediation activities and secure system configurations.

SAP Operations & ALM

• Install configure and operate SAP Solution Manager (EWA Monitoring ChaRM).
• Implement operational best practices using ITIL-aligned processes.
• Support transports (STMS) batch scheduling system monitoring backup and recovery procedures.
• Lead root cause analysis incident resolution and continuous improvement initiatives.

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as SAP technical SME and architect for business-critical programmes.
• Lead cutovers golive activities and hypercare phases.
• Mentor Basis ABAP and BI team members.
• Communicate effectively with infrastructure teams vendors project managers and senior stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience

Core SAP Expertise

• 15 years of hands-on SAP Basis / SAP NetWeaver experience (senior / architect level).
• Deep experience with:
  • SAP ECC BW CRM SRM BTP Portal
  • SAP NetWeaver 7.x (ABAP & Java)
  • SAP Solution Manager
• Extensive experience with SAP system upgrades and migrations.

SAP HANA & Databases

• Proven delivery of SAP HANA migrations (Oracle/MSSQL/ASE HANA).
• Strong database expertise:
  • Oracle (9i11g)
• Database patching optimisation and performance tuning.

• Infrastructure & OS

• Strong hands-on experience with:
  • Linux (SUSE)
  • Windows Server
  • AIX HPUX
• Virtualisation using VMware .
• Scripting (Unix Windows Perl ABAP automation).

Architecture & Operations

• High availability and disaster recovery design.
• ITIL-based service management and best practices.
• Experience supporting large landscapes (50 SAP systems).
• Experience in global multi-region environments.

Certifications (Desired / Advantageous)

• SAP Basis / NetWeaver certifications
• SAP HANA Migration certifications
• SAP Solution Manager
• VMware
• Oracle certifications

Industries & Environments

• High-security and regulated environments
• Global enterprise SAP landscapes

Past Seniority & Career Level

• Senior / Lead / Principal SAP Basis Specialist
• SAP Technical Architect
• Hands-on with strong strategic and leadership responsibilities

What we offer

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Dont meet every single requirement At Swift we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team so if you are excited about this role we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.