SAP Basis DevOps Engineer
SAP Basis DevOps Engineer
Company:
Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics, connecting and simplifying supply chains for customers worldwide. As part of the SAP Enablement organization, the SAP Basis DevOps Engineer will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, security, and automation of Maersk's SAP platforms that support critical business operations across global landscapes.
Team/Opportunity:
We are seeking an experienced SAP Basis DevOps Engineer to join our SAP Platform team. The role combines deep SAP Basis expertisewith modern DevOps practices, focusing on platform engineering, automation, operational excellence, reliability, security, and continuous improvement across SAP landscapes.
The engineer will be responsible formanaging, optimizing, automating, and securing SAP systems running on-premises and cloud platforms while enabling faster and more reliable delivery of SAP services.
Key Responsibilities:
SAP Platform Operations
Manage and support complex SAP landscapes including:
SAP S/4HANA
SAP ECC
SAP BW/4HANA
SAP Solution Manager
SAP Process Orchestration (PO)
SAP Web Dispatcher
SAP HANA and Oracle databases
Ensure platform availability, performance, security, and compliance.
Lead incident resolution, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem management activities.
Manage SAP transports, system refreshes, client copies, kernel upgrades, and patching activities.
Plan and execute SAP upgrades, migrations, and technical lifecycle management activities.
DevOps & Automation:
Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and self-healing capabilities for SAP operations.
Develop and enhance automation for:
SAP start/stop operations
System health checks
Monitoring and alerting
Routine Basis administration activities
Backup validation and recovery testing
Support CI/CD practices and deployment automation for SAP platform services.
Leverage automation platforms, scripting, and orchestration tools to improve operational efficiency.
Reliability Engineering:
Improve platform resilience through proactive monitoring and performance optimization.
Define and maintain SLIs, SLOs, and operational dashboards.
Participate in on-call support and major incident management.
Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning exercises.
Security & Compliance:
Execute SAP security patching and vulnerability remediation initiatives.
Support compliance requirements, audits, and security assessments.
Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to implement secure platform standards.
Cloud & Infrastructure:
Manage SAP workloads hosted on Azure, GCP, or other cloud environments.
Support High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions.
Maintain backup and recovery strategies for SAP HANA and Oracle databases.
Collaborate with infrastructure teams to optimize compute, storage, and network resources.
Continuous Improvement:
Identifyopportunities for service improvement and standardization.
Contribute to monitoring modernization, dashboard automation, and operational excellence initiatives.
Document technical procedures, standards, and operational runbooks.
Mentor junior engineers and promote DevOps best practices.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
7-10+ years of SAP Basis administration experience.
Hands-on experience supporting at least four SAP technologies/products.
Strong experience supporting large enterprise SAP environments.
Experience working in Agile and DevOps delivery models.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Technical Skills:
SAP Technologies
SAP S/4HANA
SAP ECC
SAP BW/4HANA
SAP Solution Manager
SAP PO
SAP Web Dispatcher
SAP Cloud Platform / BTP
SAP Analytics Cloud
Database Technologies:
SAP HANA
Oracle Database
Oracle RAC
SAP Basis Expertise:
System installation and configuration
System copies and refreshes
Kernel and software upgrades
Support Package and Enhancement Package implementation
OS/DB migrations
Capacity planning and sizing
Client administration
Performance tuning
Backup, Recovery, HAand DR
Operating Systems:
Linux
Unix
Microsoft Windows
DevOps & Automation:
Shell scripting / Python
Automation and orchestration tools
Monitoring and observability platforms
CI/CD concepts and deployment automation
Infrastructure as Code concepts
Preferred Qualifications:
SAP Certification in Basis, HANA, S/4HANA, or related technologies.
Experience with SAP automation platforms and AIOps capabilities.
Knowledge of Solution Manager frameworks including:
Technical Monitoring
Focused Build
Focused Insights
Data Volume Management
SAP EarlyWatch
Work CenterDashboards
Knowledge of SSO, SAML, and authentication technologies.
Basic ABAP troubleshooting knowledge.
Experience managing global, business-critical SAP environments.
Success Measures
The successful candidate will:
Deliver stable and highly availableSAP platforms.
Improve automation coverage and reduce manual operational effort.
Drive continuous improvements in system reliability and performance.
Ensure timelyexecution of security and compliance requirements.
Contribute to engineering excellence and platform modernization initiatives.
Enable faster, safer, and more reliable SAP service delivery through DevOps practices.
Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.
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