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 setting. 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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Louis Asser
Recruitment Consultant, Natural Selection Group
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📌 SAP Technical BASIS Consultant (Melbourne)
🏢 Natural Selection Group
📍 Melbourne