Senior Systems Administrator: SAP Basis FTC at Land Bank Careers

• Responsible for the administration of all SAP environments and instances, ensuring their optimal performance and availability. Administration includes configuration, transport management, monitoring, tuning and troubleshooting. Ensuring that changes are implemented in line with the change control process and the execution of backup and recovery processes. Perform system sizing, architecture and design of the technical landscape down to the level of hardware layout according to SAP best practices and recommendations. 
• Manages upgrade processes including functional and technical specifications. Provides support to the end user.  Handles new installs, upgrades and maintenance. Integration of SAP with other systems. 
• This role also includes basic administration of databases to ensure effective maintenance and management. 

Key Performance Areas    
Maintaining SAP Infrastructure & Databases:

• Allocate hardware resources to ensure optimal performance and resilience of SAP applications and databases.
• Plan and execute periodic maintenance for SAP systems.
• Provide trend analysis for informed resource management.
• Proactively monitor systems using EarlyWatch to minimize downtime.
• Review projects and recommend tools to support SAP requirements.
• Perform system checks for early detection of potential failures.

SAP Troubleshooting & Maintenance:

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in SAP Production, Quality Assurance, and Development environments.
• Maintain environments through patch management and upgrades.
• Handle database changes, SAP portal integration, and transport processes across environments following change control procedures.
• Support authorization maintenance as needed.

SAP Backup & Recovery:

• Manage automated backup and recovery processes for SAP systems.
• Design and implement a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) for timely system recovery.
• Conduct regular data refreshes for QA and DEV environments.

SAP User Support:

• Provide support by troubleshooting errors, investigating bugs, and coordinating with SAP for fixes.
• Handle technical support calls for SAP end users.

SAP System Architecture & Migration:

• Size hardware to ensure optimal system performance.
• Perform system import/export following SAP guidelines and manage defragmentation.
• Manage OS and database migrations and design server layouts for installations.

MSSQL Database Administration:

• Ensure availability and performance of Land Bank databases.
• Troubleshoot, create databases, and manage backups and recovery processes.

Preferred Minimum Education and Experience    
Minimum Qualification: 

• 3 Year tertiary qualification in Technology, Computer Science or Information Systems
• SAP BASIS certification

Minimum Experience: 

• 10 years as a SAP BASIS Administrator and Transport management and batch job scheduling procedures                                            
• 7 years experience in: In depth SAP Database Administration, managing multiple SAP environments including upgrades, in monitoring and tuning a SAP environment and database to provide a high availability service and the configuration and use of EarlyWatch and systems copies                                            
• 3 years experience in SAP Authorizations                                            

Critical Competencies    

• SAP Portal
• SAP Business Intelligence
• SAP BOBJ (business objects)
• SAP HANA
• Linux
• Basic Database Administration

Additional Requirements    

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology
• ITIL Foundation Certification
• SAP HANA Support, Technology and Installation (in memory database) 
• SAP Solution Manager Certifications 

Deadline:31st August,2026