SAP Basis Administrator

SAP Basis Administrator

IT Department

Toronto, Canada or Chile

The Global SAP BASIS Team has members in Switzerland, Australia, and Canada. The Team is responsible for supporting and maintaining our global SAP landscape which is hosted in Switzerland with more than 10,000 users globally across our Industrial operations and Marketing offices.

The main tasks and responsibilities include

• Installing and administering SAP modules, including SAP S/4, HANA, BW, Fiori, Integration Suite (CPI), GRC, Solution Manager, and Java components.

• Management of SAP technical releases and implementation of support packages .

• Understanding and applying technical SAP system landscape strategies, including hyperscaler-hosted landscapes (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid on-premise/cloud architectures.

• Optimizing performance and monitoring SAP systems, leveraging SAP Focused Run and Cloud ALM in addition to Solution Manager.

• Monitoring and maintaining servers, operating systems, databases and middleware required for SAP.

• Understanding and applying technical SAP system landscape strategies.

• Troubleshooting and resolving SAP HANA DB performance issues, including applying patches.

• Optimizing performance and monitoring SAP systems.

• Leveraging SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) knowledge for integrations and enhancements, including SAP BTP ABAP Environment, Cloud Foundry, and Kyma.

• Integrating SAP SuccessFactors with other SAP modules and systems.

• Administering SAP Datasphere and its connectivity into BW/4HANA and S/4HANA landscapes.

• Implementing automation concepts to enhance operational efficiency.

The ideal candidate is:

• Self-motivated work style, ready to operate in line with international practices.

• Feels comfortable in a demanding, analytical role and is required to maintain contact with different groups of stakeholders.

• Able to and used to work in a high-pressure environment.

• Outgoing and communicative, with a clear understanding of cultural differences.

Qualifications and requirements

• Formal tertiary education qualifications in IT, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or similar.

• A minimum of five years of practical experience as an SAP BASIS administrator, ideally in a global context.

• Relevant certifications in SAP S/4, BW, HANA DB, Fiori, Integration Suite, and BTP.

• Experience with the architecture of complex, high-availability SAP landscapes.

• Proficiency in Windows and Linux operating systems.

• Extensive familiarity with virtualization platforms, especially VMware.

• Effective communication skills and strong teamwork capabilities.

• Ability to work flexibly under pressure.

• Self-motivated with a proactive work attitude.

• Knowledge of integrating SAP SuccessFactors and administering SAP Fiori.

• Familiarity with automation tools and concepts applicable to SAP environments.

• Proficiency in troubleshooting SAP HANA DB performance issues and applying necessary patches.

• Experience managing on-premise SAP environments and migrating SAP servers.

• Understanding of SAP Solution Manager and Cloud ALM for system monitoring and administration.

• Familiarity with SAP HANA administration and performance tuning.

• Experience with SAP backup and recovery strategies.

• Familiarity with SAP Change Request Management (CHARM) is a valuable addition.

• Exposure to SAP Business AI / Joule or generative AI copilots in developer tooling, along with an understanding of their administration/governance implications.

• Familiarity with SAP Datasphere and modern data fabric concepts

• Understanding of DevOps practices applied to SAP, such as Git-based version control, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code.

Who we are

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that advance everyday life.

With over 140,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 30 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of offices.

Glencore’s customers are principally industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.

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