At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead SAP Basis activities, ensuring system stability and performance in a 24x7 environment.
- Company: Join a dynamic team in Melbourne focused on enterprise SAP landscapes.
- Benefits: Immediate impact, high visibility, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Engage in large-scale digital transformation initiatives with a focus on security and optimisation.
- Why this job: Make a difference in a critical SAP environment while enhancing operational standards.
- Qualifications: 10+ years of SAP Basis experience and strong vendor management skills.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
This is a 6-month contract opportunity for an experienced SAP Technical BASIS Consultant to take ownership of a complex, enterprise SAP landscape operating in a 24x7 environment.
You'll play a critical role in ensuring the stability, performance, security, and continuous evolution of the SAP platform and its supporting technologies.
Working within a large-scale digital environment, you will focus on platform currency, lifecycle execution, vendor-delivered operations, and technical governance.
This contract is about strengthening platform resilience, uplifting operational standards, and ensuring the SAP environment is secure, optimised, and future-ready.
Based in Melbourne, this 6-month engagement will see you working across both operational and project initiatives, with high visibility across technical and delivery teams.
What you'll do
- Lead SAP Basis platform lifecycle activities including upgrades, patching, OS and database currency, and capacity planning
- Oversee system stability, availability, performance tuning, and security posture
- Govern vendor-delivered SAP technical services and ensure adherence to KPIs and standards
- Act as the Level 3 escalation point for complex SAP Basis and supporting technology issues
- Drive proactive incident trend analysis and convert insights into improvement initiatives
- Contribute to solution design, estimation, and operational readiness for SAP-related projects
- Ensure compliance with security, audit, backup, and recovery standards
- Maintain CMDB accuracy and enforce platform governance frameworks
- Support delivery teams with technical leadership and transition-to-support standards
- What you'll need
- 10+ years SAP Basis administration experience in complex enterprise environments
- Extensive SAP technical and system administration expertise
- Experience operating within 24x7, mission-critical environments
- Proven vendor management and orchestration capability
- Experience delivering SAP technical components across project or product delivery contexts
- ITIL Foundations certification
- Strong understanding of platform security, lifecycle management, and performance optimisation
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse stakeholder groups
- Exposure to supporting technologies such as Redwood, UC4, or Kiteworks is advantageous
Perks
- Immediate impact within a critical enterprise SAP environment
- High-visibility contract role influencing platform standards
- Opportunity to uplift operational maturity and resilience
- Exposure to large-scale digital and transformation initiatives
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Sap Technical Basis Consultant in Melbourne employer: Natural Selection Group (Australia)
Natural Selection Group (Australia) offers a dynamic work environment where experienced professionals can take ownership of complex enterprise systems. The company emphasizes stability, performance, and security in its operations, providing opportunities for continuous professional growth and high visibility across technical teams. Employees benefit from engaging in impactful projects within a supportive culture that values expertise and innovation.
Contact Details:
Natural Selection Group (Australia) Recruitment Team
