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Job Title:
Senior SAP BASIS & Infrastructure Engineer (Digital Manufacturing)

Location: Remote / Global Travel Required (Focus on US & Mexico rollout)

Experience Level: 10–15+ Year

We are seeking a Senior SAP Technical lead (BASIS and/or Netweaver) to spearhead the platform administration, landscape governance, and technical upgrades supporting our global digital manufacturing platform (SAP MII/ME). In this role, you will be the foundational expert responsible for system performance, security, and connectivity between our legacy SAP ECC environments, migrating S/4

HANA instances, and SAP BTP cloud extensions. Working with a premier Aerospace & Defense client, you will ensure maximum system availability and robust, real-time data flows to shop floors in the US and Mexico while maintaining ironclad federal compliance.

• Overall Landscape, enhancements & Upgrades: Administer, upgrade, and maintain the existing global SAP MII, SAP ME (Net Weaver Java stacks), and core ERP (ECC and S/4
  
  HANA) infrastructure. Needing experience with Installing and configuring SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (MII) alongside SAP Plant Connectivity (PCo) for Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) requires a sequenced, step-by-step approach. Youwill need to start by setting up your core SAP Net Weaver Application  Server Java, then deploy the necessary software components, and finally establish connections for shop floor

Lead the technical (BASIS and/or Netweaver) side execution of migrating from ECC to S/4

HANA, including the setup, configuration, and security routing of SAP BTP Cloud Connectors.

• Interface & Connectivity Management: Configure and maintain high-volume, real-time middleware connectivity (RFC destinations, ALE/IDoc ports, OData gateway configurations) linking the ERP core to the shop-floor MII/ME layers (excluding SCADA).
• System Performance & Tuning: Monitor and optimize memory management, database performance (SAP HANA and SQL Server), work processes, and JVM settings to eliminate latency in manufacturing data transfers.
• A&D Compliance & Infrastructure Security: Implement strict security hardening, encryption protocols, and user authorization controls across all layers to comply with A&D standards (ITAR, EAR, NIST, and data residency laws between the US and Mexico).
• Technical
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Partner closely with the Principal MII/ME Architect and Senior ABAP Developer to deploy custom transport requests, provision cloud environments, and troubleshoot infrastructure bottlenecks.

• BASIS & Net Weaver Expertise: 10–15+ years of core SAP BASIS administration experience, with specific expertise managing both ABAP and Net Weaver Java stacks (required for SAP MII/ME).
• HANA & Migration
  
  Experience:
  
  Proven track record supporting at least one major ECC-to-S/4
  
  HANA migration project, alongside expert-level SAP HANA database administration skills.
• SAP BTP Cloud Administration: Hands-on experience setting up and administering SAP BTP environments, managing subaccounts, and configuring secure Cloud Connectors for hybrid landscapes.
• Manufacturing Infrastructure
  
  Experience:
  
  Prior experience supporting highly critical, 24/7 manufacturing landscapes where system downtime immediately impacts plant-floor operations.
• Transport & Change Management: Deep knowledge of STMS (SAP Transport Management System), ChaRM, and deploying transport configurations across complex, multi-tiered global development tracks.

• Exceptional troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills under high-pressure, zero-downtime manufacturing conditions.
• Strong communication skills to manage technical updates across global teams in the US and Mexico.
• Due to ITAR regulations and defense contract restrictions, US Citizenship and/or GC restrictions apply and some security clearances may be required.
• Aerospace and Defense(A &
  
  D) prior experience strongly preferred and SAP Certification are always a plus