SAP Basis Technical Consultant

About the Role

Alfanar Projects is seeking an SAP Basis Technical Consultant to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time role focuses on ensuring the availability, performance, security, and reliability of SAP systems across all environments. The consultant will be responsible for effective Basis administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, upgrades, and technical support.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain SAP systems, including monitoring system health, availability, and performance.
• Manage SAP instances, profiles, parameters, and services, performing regular system checks and troubleshooting.
• Support DEV, QA, and PRD environments.
• Configure and manage SAP Transport Management System (TMS) and manage transports across DEV, QA, and PRD.
• Perform SAP kernel upgrades and patching, supporting SAP upgrades, migrations, and system refreshes while ensuring proper change and release management.
• Monitor SAP application and database performance, analyzing work processes, system logs, dumps, and workload.
• Troubleshoot system performance and availability issues, monitoring background jobs, RFCs, and interfaces.
• Perform root-cause analysis and resolve technical incidents.
• Manage SAP technical users and access-related issues, supporting SAP security and vulnerability remediation.
• Monitor database and SAP backups, supporting restore, recovery, and Disaster Recovery (DR) activities, and participating in High Availability (HA) and DR testing.
• Provide technical support for SAP Basis-related issues, coordinating with functional, ABAP, database, network, and infrastructure teams.
• Participate in SAP implementation, migration, and integration projects, maintaining technical documentation and operating procedures.
• Provide technical recommendations, mentoring, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Role Accountabilities

• Maintain updated soft and technical skills relevant to the job.
• Perform planned activities to meet operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide periodic reports detailing deviations and execution of planned tasks.
• Solve related problems and escalate complex operational issues.
• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes.
• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automation opportunities.
• Comply with related policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls.

Experience and Qualifications

Candidates should possess 4-6 years of relevant experience in SAP Basis technical consulting.