SAP Basis Specialist

Location: Filton

SAP Basis Specialist

Filton (80% onsite)
Contract until 30/09/2027, with possible extension
35 hours per week (4.5 days between 7am and 7pm, hours agreed at business discretion)
£33.64 per hour PAYE | £45.00 per hour Umbrella
BPSS+ clearance required (completed by Airbus Security) | Inside IR35

Keep Airbus's SAP landscape running smoothly, securely and at its best.

Guidant Global is recruiting on behalf of Airbus for an experienced SAP Basis Specialist to join the team s is a brand-new role, offering the chance to take ownership of the technical health of a multi-tier SAP landscape across Development, Quality Assurance and Production.

You will work alongside cross-functional technical teams, functional consultants and global business stakeholders within an Agile/Scrum framework. Your focus will be on maximum system availability, strong performance and strict adherence to security and compliance standards.

What You'll Be Doing
System Administration and Landscape Operations

Managing full-lifecycle SAP Basis support, including daily administration, system refreshes, kernel upgrade planning and pre/post-refresh activities
Administering, monitoring and optimising the SAP HANA database landscape
Handling incident management, problem management and service request fulfilment from start to finish
Resolving complex system runtime errors, dump analysis and database lock contentions, and processing SAP OSS notes and standard system modifications
Discussing and aligning technical activities with your counterparts

Transport and Change Management

Overseeing the SAP Transport Management System (TMS / ChaRM), managing transport imports and analysing technical issues to maintain operational stability
Implementing technical system changes, and planning Support Packages (SPS), Enhancement Packages (EHP) and system patches in line with Change Advisory Board (CAB) standards

Performance Tuning and Infrastructure

Carrying out in-depth root cause analysis (RCA) and performance tuning across ABAP, Java and database layers (ST04, ST03N, ST22, SMLG, SM51, SM66)
Managing system integrations and interface architecture, including RFC destinations, ALE/IDoc interfaces, ICF nodes and HTTPS configurations
Analysing EWA reports and implementing recommendations based on your findings

Security, Compliance and Governance

Maintaining SAP system security baseline configurations, SSL/TLS certificate updates, network security parameters and SAP Router configurations

What We're Looking For
Essential

3-5 years' dedicated SAP Basis / Net Weaver administration experience within enterprise environments or SAP technical consultancy
A solid understanding of SAP and how it works, with technical administration and system administration experience
A proven track record managing SAP S/4

HANA, SAP Business Suite on HANA (SoH) and legacy ECC 6.0 / Solution Manager environments
Expert knowledge of SAP HANA 2.0 administration via ST04, HANA Cockpit and HANA Studio
Practical experience with SAP Software Update Manager (SUM) and system refreshes
Experience using ITSM tools (e.g. Service Now, SAP Solution Manager/ChaRM, One Version)
Comfortable working in an Agile/Scrum framework, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning and retrospectives
Excellent verbal and written English, with the ability to explain technical issues clearly to international, multi-functional teams
A highly analytical, methodical approach to troubleshooting complex infrastructure and performance bottlenecks under pressure
A strong commitment to governance, sustainable operational growth and compliance standards
Eligibility for BPSS+ clearance Desirable

Familiarity with SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform) connectivity and Cloud Connector
Exposure to SAP Fiori, SAPUI5 frontend and OData service…