SAP Basis / BTP Lead

Salary: £33,000 - 41,000 per year

Requirements:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in SAP BASIS / technical platform management.
• Proven experience leading global SAP platform operations and engineering teams.
• SAP certifications in BASIS, S/4HANA, or SAP BTP.
• Deep expertise in SAP ECC, S/4HANA, SAP HANA DB, and OS platforms including Linux, Unix, and Windows.
• Hands-on experience with SAP BTP, including Cloud Foundry, Kyma, Integration Suite, and Identity services.
• Strong experience with SAP upgrades, migrations, and S/4HANA conversion programs.
• Expertise in HANA administration, including backup and recovery, tuning, and replication.
• Experience with cloud migrations and hybrid SAP landscapes.
• Exposure to automation, scripting such as Shell and Python, and AI-enabled operational tools.
• Strong understanding of SAP security, network architecture, and connectivity.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive transformation initiatives.
• Proficiency with documentation and tooling such as PowerPoint, Visio, ServiceNow, and monitoring tools.
• Strong understanding of ITIL-based Service Delivery and Service Management practices.
• Knowledge of AI/ML-based monitoring or AIOps tools for enterprise platforms.
• Experience with SAP ALM tools such as Solution Manager, Focused Run, or Cloud ALM.
• Exposure to SAP RISE, GTS, Ariba, and cross-platform integrations.
• Experience with DevOps tools such as CI/CD pipelines, GitHub, and Jenkins.
• Experience with SAP RISE and hyperscaler-native services such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Familiarity with automation tools and scripting such as Shell, Python, and PowerShell.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a global team of SAP BASIS and BTP administrators to ensure 24x7 support coverage.
• Own end-to-end SAP platform operations, including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and system refresh activities across ECC, S/4HANA, BW, GTS E4H, MES, and BTP environments.
• Drive system reliability, availability, and performance through proactive monitoring and governance.
• Administer the SAP BTP landscape, including subaccount setup, entitlements, user management, security configuration, and service provisioning.
• Lead SAP technical architecture decisions for hybrid and cloud-native environments such as RISE and hyperscalers.
• Drive adoption of AIOps for SAP operations, including predictive monitoring, anomaly detection, and auto-remediation.
• Implement automation for repetitive BASIS operations such as system health checks, patching, and job management.
• Leverage AI/ML tools for incident prediction, root cause analysis, and performance optimization.
• Introduce intelligent monitoring dashboards and self-healing mechanisms across the SAP landscape.
• Enable integration of SAP operations with enterprise observability platforms.
• Ensure high availability through HA/DR design, including HANA replication, clustering, and failover strategies.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, database health, and infrastructure utilization.
• Own SAP technical security, including SSO and MFA, certificates, identity management, and compliance audits.
• Ensure adherence to ITGC, SOX controls, and enterprise cybersecurity policies.
• Lead cloud connectivity through SAP Cloud Connector, Integration Suite, and APIs.
• Support enterprise integrations across SAP and non-SAP platforms.
• Act as the escalation point for major incidents and ensure executive-level communication.
• Partner with SAP, cloud providers, and vendors for upgrades and innovation initiatives.
• Support large transformation programs, including S/4HANA migration and BTP adoption.
• Manage SAP transport management system, ChaRM integration, and release governance processes.
• Provide technical documentation, knowledge transfer, and training to internal teams and stakeholders.

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Cloud Foundry
• DevOps
• GCP
• GitHub
• Support
• ITIL
• Jenkins
• Linux
• Network
• PowerShell
• Python
• SAP
• SAP BTP
• Security
• ServiceNow
• Unix
• Windows

More:

We are offering a hybrid full-time role with on-site presence required Tuesday through Thursday and remote work available Monday and Friday. You will join our IT EPS SAP Services and Digital Integrations organization as SAP BASIS / BTP Technical Platform Lead, working within a high-performance global IT team to support enterprise-wide digital transformation and modernization. We provide a competitive full-time pay range of $127,680 to $199,500 per year, plus eligibility for bonus, stock, and benefits, with pay determined by role, level, location, skills, experience, and education. The position is based in Wilmington, Delaware or Colorado Springs, Colorado, includes approximately 10% travel, and remains open until at least August 17, 2026. We are an equal opportunity, merit-based employer committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome.

last updated 34 week of 2026