SAP Basis Architect

Job Purpose

The SAP Basis Architect designs, manages, and optimizes complex SAP landscapes to ensure secure, scalable, and highly available platforms. The role provides technical leadership for SAP S/4HANA support, upgrades, conversions, and migrations; guides the use of SAP Solution Manager, GRC, SAP PO, Fiori, and SAP BTP; and shapes the long-term SAP platform strategy in support of business and technology objectives.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide SAP production support to the North American region through monitoring, alerting, incident/change/problem/request management.
• Deliver SAP patches and upgrades to all products to maintain environment lifecycle and vulnerability management.
• Develop and participate in SAP new projects to bring develop new strategy, realize new technologies, and bring functionality to HTA.
• Participate in internal and external meetings as a representative of the technical team at HTA to the appropriate stakeholders
• Complete training as part of continuing education as well as to increase technical skillset and knowledgebase. Train/mentor HTA staff on these learned skills.
• Create and maintain documentation, including but not limited to processes, procedures, technical maps and drawings, and environment summaries. Create executive summaries as well as technical deep dives in formal reports.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or combination of education/experience
• SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA certification
• ITIL certifications
• RHEL certifications
• Other database certifications including Sybase ASE and MSSQL

Minimum Experience

• 8+ years as Basis Architect with System Upgrade and Migration Experience

Other Job-Specific Skills

• Solution Manager
• GRC
• Process Orchestration
• Fiori
• BTP
• OpenText VIM, ICC/BCC, Archive Centre
• HA/DR
• Backup and recovery
• Archiving

Job Dimensions

No. of Direct Reports: 0

No. of Indirect Reports: 0

Financial Dimensions: Assist ISD management to define and manage the NA OCM budget (training, tooling, travel). Establish benefit realization for SAP changes: baseline metrics, targets, and financial translation. Business adoption technical dashboards, quantify gaps and drive corrective actions. Validate benefit capture post-go-live (30/60/90-day reviews).

Decisions Expected

• SAP Landscape Design
• SAP Platform Strategy
• Software lifecycle management
• Training / mentoring Basis staff

Working Conditions

• 50% Hybrid working environment. Additional in-office participation as required.
• Frequent computer and desk work; extended periods of sitting/standing; regular presentations and facilitation.
• Regional system support 24/7.
• Overtime as business needs require, particularly for production support, project support, emergency response.
• Domestic & International travel to HTNA locations, partner sites, and training venues as required.
• Handles confidential company and partner information; adheres to IT/security, privacy, and export/compliance policies and required training.
• Other duties as assigned in support of program outcomes and adoption targets.