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SAP Basis Support Engineer
2026-02-18
Full Time
Temporary
SAP Basis Support Engineer / Basildon, Essex /£55 per hour inside IR35
Hybrid, one day per week on site in Basildon, Must be SC Cleared
Our client, a leading Aerospace and Defence organisation, are looking for an experienced SAP Basis Support Engineer to support and maintain complex SAP landscapes, including S/4HANA, SAP NetWeaver, HANA DB, and associated components. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in technical environments, can troubleshoot quickly, and enjoys working collaboratively across infrastructure, functional, and development teams.
Key Responsibilities- Daily administration and monitoring of SAP systems (S/4HANA, NetWeaver, HANA, Sybase, Oracle, SQL Server).
- Perform SAP installations, configurations, kernel upgrades, patches, and system copies.
- Manage HANA database administration, performance tuning, backup, and recovery.
- Support transport management (TMS), client administration, and landscape refreshes.
- Troubleshoot system issues, analyse logs, and resolve incidents quickly.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and maintain clear technical documentation.
Essential Skills
- Strong SAP Basis administration experience.
- HANA database administration, including backups and performance optimisation.
- SAP installation, configuration, and patching.
- System monitoring (ST22, SM50, SM37 etc.).
- OS knowledge: Linux/Unix/Windows.
- Transport Management System (TMS).
- User and role administration.
- Backup and recovery.
- Incident and problem management.
- SAP on Azure (cloud hosting experience).
- Automation/scripting (Shell, Python, PowerShell).
- High availability and disaster recovery.
- SAP Solution Manager experience.
- Upgrade and migration support.
Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week
Should you require any support or assistance, please contact your local Gi Group office.
Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited are proud founding members of Menopause in business, pledge members for Neurodiversity in business, Disability committed members, Gold status pledge members for the Armed Forces Covenant, and Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters.
Gi Group of companies includes Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Ltd, Gi Recruitment Ltd, Draefern Ltd, Excel Resourcing (Recruitment Consultants) Ltd, Gi Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Ltd, Marks Sattin (UK) Ltd, TACK TMI UK Ltd, TACK International Ltd, Grafton Professional Staffing Ltd, Encore Personnel Services Ltd, Gi Group Staffing Solutions Ltd and Gi Group Ireland Ltd. Gi Group Staffing Solutions Ltd are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this role.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Gi Group Privacy Statement. To view a copy and to help you understand how we collect, use and process your personal data please visit the Privacy page on our Gi Group website.
Professional
IT
BBBH692698 - Chesterfield
Basildon - Essex
Up to £55.00 per hour + Umbrella
GBP
per hour
Umbrella
SAP Basis Support Engineer / Basildon, Essex /£55 per hour inside IR35
Hybrid, one day per week on site in Basildon, Must be SC Cleared
Our client, a leading Aerospace and Defence organisation, are looking for an experienced SAP Basis Support Engineer to support and maintain complex SAP landscapes, including S/4HANA, SAP NetWeaver, HANA DB, and associated components. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in technical environments, can troubleshoot quickly, and enjoys working collaboratively across infrastructure, functional, and development teams.
Key Responsibilities- Daily administration and monitoring of SAP systems (S/4HANA, NetWeaver, HANA, Sybase, Oracle, SQL Server).
- Perform SAP installations, configurations, kernel upgrades, patches, and system copies.
- Manage HANA database administration, performance tuning, backup, and recovery.
- Support transport management (TMS), client administration, and landscape refreshes.
- Troubleshoot system issues, analyse logs, and resolve incidents quickly.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and maintain clear technical documentation.
Essential Skills
- Strong SAP Basis administration experience.
- HANA database administration, including backups and performance optimisation.
- SAP installation, configuration, and patching.
- System monitoring (ST22, SM50, SM37 etc.).
- OS knowledge: Linux/Unix/Windows.
- Transport Management System (TMS).
- User and role administration.
- Backup and recovery.
- Incident and problem management.
- SAP on Azure (cloud hosting experience).
- Automation/scripting (Shell, Python, PowerShell).
- High availability and disaster recovery.
- SAP Solution Manager experience.
- Upgrade and migration support.
Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week
Should you require any support or assistance, please contact your local Gi Group office.
Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited are proud founding members of Menopause in business, pledge members for Neurodiversity in business, Disability committed members, Gold status pledge members for the Armed Forces Covenant, and Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters.
Gi Group of companies includes Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Ltd, Gi Recruitment Ltd, Draefern Ltd, Excel Resourcing (Recruitment Consultants) Ltd, Gi Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Ltd, Marks Sattin (UK) Ltd, TACK TMI UK Ltd, TACK International Ltd, Grafton Professional Staffing Ltd, Encore Personnel Services Ltd, Gi Group Staffing Solutions Ltd and Gi Group Ireland Ltd. Gi Group Staffing Solutions Ltd are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this role.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Gi Group Privacy Statement. To view a copy and to help you understand how we collect, use and process your personal data please visit the Privacy page on our Gi Group website.
