SAP S/4HANA Basis Consultant
Posted Today by Experis
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The SAP S/4HANA Basis Consultant will play a crucial role in a UK Government SAP transformation programme, focusing on the technical aspects of building and maintaining a complex SAP S/4HANA landscape. This hands-on position requires collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the SAP environment meets government and regulatory standards. The role emphasizes a DevOps-led approach to SAP delivery, ensuring system security and resilience. The consultant will also contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within SAP DevOps practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer, configure, and maintain the SAP S/4HANA landscape across development, quality, and production environments
- Perform system builds, landscape management, system refreshes, and transport management activities
- Manage SAP kernel upgrades, support package deployments, and performance tuning
- Configure and support SAP Solution Manager, including IT Service Management (ITSM), Change Request Management (ChaRM), and Focused Build
- Embed and operate SAP technical operations frameworks aligned to ITIL and government standards
- Work closely with infrastructure, security, and application teams to ensure system resilience, compliance, and security
- Support audit, assurance, and compliance activities within a regulated environment
- Contribute to continuous improvement of SAP DevOps and automation practices
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as an SAP S/4HANA Basis Consultant in large-scale or enterprise environments
- Strong hands-on expertise with SAP Basis administration, system builds, and landscape management
- Demonstrable experience using SAP Solution Manager (ChaRM, ITSM, Focused Build)
- Proficiency with DevOps tooling, including GitLab, BitBucket, and Puppet
- Experience operating in a pipeline-driven, DevOps-enabled SAP environment
- Strong understanding of ITIL-aligned change and service management processes
- Desirable experience with SAP running on cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS
- Experience working within UK Government or highly regulated environments
- Familiarity with government technical, security, and assurance standards
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
SAP S/4HANA Basis Consultant
Location: UK (Hybrid/3/4 days on site near Waterloo)
Clearance: SC Clearance (Active or eligible)
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Basis Consultant to play a key role in a major UK Government SAP transformation programme. This is a hands-on technical role focused on the build, operation, and ongoing stability of a complex SAP S/4HANA landscape operating to government and regulatory standards. You will work as part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team, supporting a modern, DevOps-led approach to SAP delivery and ensuring the SAP environment is secure, resilient, and fit for purpose.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer, configure, and maintain the SAP S/4HANA landscape across development, quality, and production environments
- Perform system builds, landscape management, system refreshes, and transport management activities
- Manage SAP kernel upgrades, support package deployments, and performance tuning
- Configure and support SAP Solution Manager , including: IT Service Management (ITSM) Change Request Management (ChaRM) Focused Build
- Embed and operate SAP technical operations frameworks aligned to ITIL and government standards
- Work closely with infrastructure, security, and application teams to ensure system resilience, compliance, and security
- Support audit, assurance, and compliance activities within a regulated environment
- Contribute to continuous improvement of SAP DevOps and automation practices
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as an SAP S/4HANA Basis Consultant in large-scale or enterprise environments
- Strong hands-on expertise with SAP Basis administration, system builds, and landscape management
- Demonstrable experience using SAP Solution Manager (ChaRM, ITSM, Focused Build)
- Proficiency with DevOps tooling, including: GitLab BitBucket Puppet
- Experience operating in a pipeline-driven, DevOps-enabled SAP environment
- Strong understanding of ITIL-aligned change and service management processes
Desirable Experience
- SAP running on cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS
- Experience working within UK Government or highly regulated environments
- Familiarity with government technical, security, and assurance standards