- SAP Basis Lead
- Location: Onsite, Monday thru Thursday in Phoenix, AZ 85027
- 4-6 month Contract to Hire as a W2 employee of Talent Groups and then conversion to FTE. We/our client is unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced SAP Basis Lead to manage and optimize a complex SAP technical landscape. This role is responsible for ensuring system stability, performance, and security across a wide range of SAP platforms, while leading a team of Basis administrators and supporting key transformation initiatives, including S/4HANA and cloud adoption.
You’ll play a critical role in driving system reliability, leading upgrades and migrations, and partnering across teams to deliver scalable, high-performing SAP environments.
Key Responsibilities
SAP Landscape Management
- Design, implement, and maintain SAP environments including ECC, S/4HANA, BW, Solution Manager, GRC, SLT, BTP, SAP CAR, SuccessFactors, and Cloud ALM
- Plan and execute system copies, refreshes, upgrades, and patching activities
- Ensure seamless integration with external systems and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
System Performance & Monitoring
- Monitor and optimize performance across SAP systems (database, memory, batch jobs)
- Implement proactive monitoring, alerting, and automation to minimize downtime
Security & Compliance
- Manage user administration, roles, and authorizations
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and audit requirements (e.g., SOX)
Disaster Recovery & Backup
- Develop and maintain disaster recovery strategies and backup plans
- Conduct regular DR testing and validation to ensure business continuity
Project Leadership
- Lead SAP Basis efforts for key initiatives including migrations, upgrades, and new implementations
- Collaborate with functional, development, and infrastructure teams to ensure successful delivery
Team & Vendor Management
- Lead, mentor, and support onsite and offshore Basis teams
- Coordinate with SAP, cloud providers, and infrastructure vendors to resolve issues and improve performance
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 10+ years of hands-on SAP Basis administration experience
- Strong experience with SAP installations, system copies, kernel upgrades, and performance tuning
- Expertise in database administration, particularly SAP HANA and Oracle
- Experience with SAP Enterprise Cloud Services and RISE with SAP
- Deep understanding of SAP HANA architecture, performance optimization, and backup/recovery
- Experience managing SAP environments in cloud platforms
- Familiarity with Linux and Windows operating systems
- Experience with high availability, clustering, and load balancing solutions
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, and leadership skills
