JOB TITLE: System Administrator - SAP Basis
LOCATION: San Antonio, TX
DURATION: 1 year
RATE RANGE: $42-$52/hr
TOP 3 SKILLS: - Experience working in a Linux-based server environment
- Minimum of 10 years experience as SAP Basis Adminstrator
- Experiencing running SAP on Azure cloud
JOB DESCRIPTION Responsible to provide all SAP BASIS administration functions, including, but not limited to: collaborative application support, performance monitoring and tuning, planning, designing, managing and implementing SAP systems/modules/capability within a defined landscape, archival, and adhering to the current BASIS policies and best practices with process development and documentation.
Tasks and Responsibilities may include any or all of the following: • Monitor all SAP systems activity daily including for SAP ECC 6, BI/BW, HANA, Enterprise Portal, GRC, Gateway, and other SAP systems.
• Maintain SAP ECC and BW profile configurations, including monitoring and adjusting when problems occur or to improve performance.
• Administration and monitoring of Background processing and batch jobs.
• Managing print and spooling functions. Configure and maintain approximately 220 plus printers.
• Load balancing for application server logins. Watch workload consumed by each application server, particularly during month-end processing; add additional resources to server whenever needed.
• Manage importing of SAP transports from development, functional and enterprise analytics teams into the SAP ECC, BW, and other systems through typical landscapes: development, quality assurance, production and training.
• Monitor and apply SAP support OSS notes. Use SAP online OSS support to research and report problems, schedule and provide solutions.
• Maintain sandbox, development, quality assurance (QA) and training environments, including regular refreshes of QA and training systems from production and post-processing steps to maintain identity of the system in the QA/training landscape.
• Complete installation of R3, BW and its core modules and provide continuous SAP support package upgrades. Upgrade R3 kernel when required.
• Maintain J2EE software stacks. Duties cover monitoring, debugging and troubleshooting issues related to the Java stack.
• Maintain SAP Enterprise portal environment. Configuring backend services called by the portal, know how to create, change, and update
SSL certificate
• Planning for SAP Installations, system sizing (capacity planning), and disk/storage/server layout and system installation plans.
• Monitor database growth and activity. Monitor database performance and adjust database resources as required. Work with Database administrators to maintain, assess, enhance, and upgrade any database used for SAP systems/applications.
• Table and index maintenance. Reorganize database tables and rebuild database indexes as required.
• Perform database backup/restore using RMAN and CommVault
• Test database recovery scenarios on a yearly basis.
• Diagnoses long running SQL and recommend corrective actions.
• Manage and apply SAP kernel patches and upgrades.
• Coordinates with internal and external auditors for various audits and provides documentation for system updates.
• Runs standard queries and validation reports
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related business degree from an accredited university
OR Relevant technical system administration experience
Preferred Qualifications: • SAP certifications preferred
• Experience working in a Linux-based server environment, preferably with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, including familiarity with command line scripting.
• Experience working in a Windows-based server environment, including familiarity with command line scripting.
• Experience in SAP Basis system administration in a SAP/R3 environment (preferred).
• Experience in web environment, especially with HTTPS and SSL configuration.
• Experience performing analysis and capacity planning in an SAP environment (preferred).
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to plan, organize, and manage multiple assignments, under time constraints while maintaining high quality work with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated sophisticated reasoning skills.
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills in researching and solving technical problems related to SAP Basis and Oracle database performance.
• Ability to execute assigned tasks with limited instruction, providing task status and seeking help when needed
• Ability to interact and work together as a team member with the Basis administration team and other support teams"
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