SAP Basis / BTP Lead (Hybrid)

In this role you will lead SAP Technical Platform Delivery and Operations for ECC, S/4HANA, and BTP within a global IT organization. You’ll drive reliability, performance, cloud adoption, automation, and AI-enabled operations across SAP landscapes. You will mentor a global team, partner with business and infrastructure units, and steer technical decisions for hybrid and cloud-native environments. This position offers a meaningful chance to shape enterprise-wide digital transformation and modernization.

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• Lead and mentor a global team of SAP BASIS and BTP administrators ensuring 24x7 support coverage
• Own end-to-end SAP platform operations including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and system refreshes across ECC, S/4HANA, BW, GTS E4H, MES, and BTP
• Drive system reliability, availability, and performance through proactive monitoring and governance
• Administer 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 (RISE, hyperscalers)
• Drive adoption of AIOps for SAP operations (predictive monitoring, anomaly detection, auto-remediation)
• Implement automation for repetitive BASIS operations (system health checks, patching, job management)
• Leverage AI/ML tools for incident prediction, root cause analysis (RCA), and performance optimization
• Introduce intelligent monitoring dashboards and self-healing mechanisms across SAP landscape
• Enable integration of SAP operations with enterprise observability platforms
• Ensure high availability through HA/DR design (HANA replication, clustering, failover strategies)
• Monitor and optimize system performance, database health, and infrastructure utilization
• Own SAP technical security including SSO & MFA, certificates, identity management, and compliance audits
• Ensure adherence to ITGC, SOX controls, and enterprise cybersecurity policies
• Lead cloud connectivity (SAP Cloud Connector, Integration Suite, APIs)
• Support enterprise integrations across SAP and non-SAP platforms
• Act as 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 (TMS), ChaRM integration, and release governance processes
• Provide technical documentation, knowledge transfer, and training to internal teams and stakeholders

• 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 (Linux/Unix/Windows)
• Hands-on experience with SAP BTP (Cloud Foundry, Kyma, Integration Suite, Identity services)
• Strong experience in SAP upgrades, migrations, and S/4HANA conversion programs
• Expertise in HANA administration (backup/recovery, tuning, replication)
• Experience with cloud migrations and hybrid SAP landscapes
• Exposure to automation, scripting (Shell, 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
• Proficient in documentation and tooling (PowerPoint, Visio, ServiceNow, monitoring tools, etc.)

• Strong leadership
• Excellent communication
• Stakeholder engagement
• SAP BASIS
• S/4HANA
• SAP BTP