SAP Presales Lead for Basis for Security

Role: Lead

Required Skills: SAP Security & Authorization

Experience: 13 - 16 Years

Function: CONSULTANCY

Apply By: 2026-10-28

• Pure Presales and individual contributor role to support presales solutioning, architecture design, and estimation for SAP S/4HANA transformation programs
• Require deep SAP Basis expertise, strong technical thought leadership, and proven experience in large-scale SAP program management, particularly in manufacturing environments
• Lead SAP Basis-led presales solutioning including architecture definition, technical proposals, and effort estimation
• Define end-to-end SAP system architecture including landscape design (DEV, QA, PROD) and transport strategies
• Architect S/4HANA platform strategies across on-premises, cloud, RISE with SAP, and hyperscale's
• Provide expertise in SAP Basis areas including installations, upgrades, kernel management, and lifecycle management
• Design high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), and scalability architectures
• Define performance optimization, system sizing, and capacity planning strategies
• Lead technical due diligence and system landscape assessments
• Architect migration and upgrade approaches ensuring strong Basis governance
• Define security, roles, and compliance alignment with SAP security teams
• Develop integration and interface architecture strategies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build end-to-end technical solutions
• Develop complexity-based estimation models for Basis activities
• Create client-facing deliverables (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Present technical solutions with focus on value and risk mitigation
• Stay current on SAP Basis innovations and S/4HANA roadmap

Qualifications:

• 13+ years of SAP experience with at least 3 years in presales or solutioning
• Deep expertise in SAP Basis administration and architecture
• Strong experience in S/4HANA system architecture, upgrades, and lifecycle management
• Experience in HA/DR setup, system sizing, and performance tuning
• Exposure to cloud platforms and RISE with SAP
• Strong understanding of integration architecture and transport management
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills
• High rigor and flexibility in presales environment
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
• Experience with automation tools such as LaMa, Solution Manager, Cloud ALM
• Familiarity with DevOps and infrastructure-as-code
• Experience in Big 4, SAP Partner, or large SI organizations
• Manufacturing industry experience required

Salary Range: $153,400 - $207,500 a year

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