Senior SAP BASIS Administrator

Location: Fully remote
Schedule: 40 hours per week
Employment: Contract, with potential to convert to a full-time role after one year
Openings: 1
Citizenship requirement: Must be a U.S. citizen and hold only U.S. citizenship; dual citizenship is not permitted

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior SAP BASIS Administrator to design, implement, maintain, and support SAP systems. This role combines hands-on BASIS administration with technical leadership across system architecture, upgrades, performance, disaster recovery, and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical architecture analysis, design, build, testing, and deployment for SAP systems.
• Design and manage SAP system landscapes for both ongoing operations and project work.
• Plan and perform system maintenance, implementations, and upgrades.
• Administer SAP environments running on Windows and Linux, with HANA, Sybase, Oracle, or SQL Server databases.
• Apply SAP best practices for backup and recovery; participate in disaster recovery planning and testing.
• Troubleshoot complex issues, perform root cause analysis, and lead system performance improvements.
• Advise on technical approaches for systems integrating with SAP and coordinate related third-party dependencies.
• Manage changes, issues, and risks; identify roadblocks and drive solutions.
• Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Work with support, professional services, product, engineering, and QA teams to resolve escalations.
• Develop and maintain technical standards, processes, and best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Extensive hands-on SAP BASIS administration experience and knowledge of SAP best practices.
• Experience implementing, upgrading, and supporting SAP systems.
• Experience with system landscape management, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, and performance troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Understanding of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS technologies and how technical requirements support business processes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, resolve complex issues, and manage changing priorities.