SAP Basis Consultant (Expert)

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JOB OVERVIEW

• Date Posted: Posted 2 days ago
• Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng
• Job Title: SAP Basis Consultant (Expert)
• Closes: 23 September 2024
• Education Level: Bachelors Degree
• Job Level: Senior
• Minimum Experience: 10 - 15 Years

ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• SAP Technical Skills
• SAP Basis skills
• Security Patching – Kernel, Database, Unix
• Transport Management
• Interface Management
• ODATA Transfers
• Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• Custom Code Version and compliance Management
• Security OSS Notes (BMW’s monthly “security patch day”)
• RFC Connections and security
• IDOC Ports and Partners
• File transfers through MFT
• ODATA Transfers
• Unix Perl Script creation and maintenance
• Penetration Testing (co-ordinating)

WHICH QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE DO WE NEED FOR THE ROLE?

• At least 10 years SAP Basis experience.
• Extensive SAP knowledge – practical system knowledge of at least 10-12 years.
• Solid experience of Project Management methodologies in an SAP environment.
• Proven knowledge/experience with the following technologies: Unix, Oracle, SAP ABAP and HANA
• Proven experience with SAP system health checks, dump/trace analysis and monitoring tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail are a pre-requisite. Strong communication skills, verbal and written.
• ITIL process knowledge and work experience advantageous.
• Agile/Scrum methodologies

WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES?

Details of Main Tasks:

• The primary tasks for the Technical Operations Specialist include the proactive monitoring and maintenance of the entire SAP Landscape with key focus being analysing and planning of SAP maintenance tasks and system change’s together with the DevOps Operations/Technical manager of all technical (non-functional) projects/maintenance for the supported landscapes.
• Ensure projects/ maintenance are on-time, within budget and managed according to BMW standard processes (ITPM).
• Provide 2nd level support during incidents by analysing system logs and overall system resources to identify problematic areas.
• Ensure SAP Best practice methodology is utilized during the entire SAP life cycle.
• Co-ordinate activities and provide the interface mechanism between Technical (Basis) and Functional operations for SAP to function both optimally and efficiently thereby ensuring the constant alignment and improvement of the SAP system.
• Ensure that all periodic maintenance is carried out to ensure the optimal performance of all SAP related systems and databases in accordance with the BMW standards.
• Responsible for providing trend analysis to management team to enable them to make informed decisions regarding resource management.
• Proactively monitor the SAP systems to ensure secure services with minimum downtime.

Trouble shooting and maintenance:

• Responsible for troubleshooting and problem solving of SAP PRD, INT and DEV environments, as well as SANDBOX where applicable.
• Responsible for improvement and maintenance of the environments including patch management and upgrades.
• Responsible for implementation and release of database changes according to agreed timescales, costs and change control.
• Ensuring that all transports between DEV and INT and DEV and PRD environments are fully documented and take place within the BMW approved change control processes.

Main Functions:

• SAP Technical Administration.
• Incident and Request Management.
• Change Request Management.
• SAP Technical System Monitoring.
• Project and Start-up Management.
• SAP Transport Management.