SAP Basis Specialist

Purpose

The SAP Basis Specialist (SAP Basis Administrator) is responsible for the installation, upgrade, administration and maintenance of the multiple SAP instances that comprise the TNPA SAP environment. The role ensures the ongoing availability, performance, integrity and security of the SAP landscape in support of TNPA’s port operations.

Additional focus areas include ongoing maintenance and performance tuning of the various databases, monitoring of critical resources, transport migration, ongoing compliance of control checks, and backup and restore testing.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain the multiple SAP instances that comprise the TNPA SAP environment (SAP ECC 6.0 / S/4HANA, Solution Manager and associated components).

• DB2 / Oracle / HANA database installation, administration and support.

• Database performance monitoring and fine-tuning.

• Security administration at the Basis layer.

• Batch-job management and monitoring.

• Manage SAP users, authorizations and profiles.

• Ensure backups are performed; conduct restore testing and fine-tuning.

• Perform SAP client administration (create client, copy client, delete client, export / import client) as required.

• Manage the transport landscape and perform transport migration across the system landscape.

• Participate in the planning and implementation of SAP system upgrades, patches and security upgrades.

• Develop and maintain system documentation for all SAP instances and interfaces.

• Provide status reports on Basis administration activities to management.

• Ensure compliance with audit, control-check and security requirements.

Position Challenges

• Sustaining performance and availability across a multi-database landscape (HANA, DB2, Oracle) on AIX.

• Executing transports, patches and refreshes without disrupting operational systems.

• Proactively detecting and resolving resource and performance issues before they affect the business.

Decision Making

• Determine day-to-day Basis administration actions within defined standards and the change-management framework.

• Recommend tuning, housekeeping and configuration adjustments to maintain system health.

• Escalate and drive resolution of technical incidents with SAP and third-party vendors.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree / National Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related discipline.

• SAP BASIS certification.

• Minimum of 7 years’ operational experience in installations, maintenance, troubleshooting, recovery and upgrades.

Skills Required

• Strong knowledge of SAP ECC 6.0 / S/4HANA, SAP Solution Manager, and administration of IBM DB2, HANA and Oracle databases.

• AIX operating system and Tivoli Storage Management.

• Performing tape backup and recovery; managing schema and storage structures.

• Ability to work in teams; attention to detail.

• Good written and oral communication and presentation skills.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

• Strong technical writing skills and the ability to handle highly confidential information in a strictly professional manner.

How to apply — This position is immediate. If interested, please send your CV to [email protected] as soon as possible for consideration and the next steps. Kindly indicate the role applied for in the subject line.

Pay: R30 000,00 - R200 000,00 per month

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal