Maplesoft Group is currently seeking a Senior SAP Basis Administrator for our client.

Tasks and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
 
Project Description:
- The SAP Basis Administrator for SAP solutions role’s responsibilities include configuring, monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting the SAP technical environment on an ongoing basis as well as scheduling and executing the SAP transport system. Additionally, this role is responsible for the installation, upgrade, and maintenance of SAP systems. 
- Within this role, you must have excellent SAP development skills, business and technical analytical skills and a customer focus. As part of the various projects or on-going operations in which you will be involved, you will be responsible for properly documenting requests or issues, coordinate and lead the development on the resolution or options analysis, develop and test the chosen options and monitor the deployment into the production system. 

Activities:
The SAP Basis Administrator is responsible for the following components: 
- Implementing and maintaining multiple SAP instances : SAP ECC 6.0 Core system administration including other SAP solutions like SRM, Portal, BW & GRC. 
- Good understanding of integration/installation of 3rd party products. 
- Solution Manager administration/management Introduce technical changes in the environment using a structured approach that minimizes risk and achieves high reliability, availability and performance of each SAP instance. 
- Developing and maintaining system documentation for all SAP instances and collaboration with ABAP development team in helping with relevant SAP Interfaces documentation. Coordinating the management and maintenance of the systems Maintaining the integrity of the SAP landscape by managing the SAP CTS to ensure all relevant SAP transports are promoted properly. 
- Monitoring SAP systems (work processes, users, system logs, short dumps, locks, dev traces, disk space) Working with other T&I teams/colleagues like SysOps & DBA to coordinate and plan proper maintenance for OS & DB related patching needs. 
- Collect, document and review requirements into technical design documents based on a full understanding of the functionality required. 
- Prepare feasibility studies for new technologies, or for optimization of development areas, including detailed estimation. 
- Participate in the planning and implementation of SAP system upgrades. 
- Research and propose options and resolutions to issues or enhancements in line with SAP best practice. 
- Review SAP Hotnews and security notes, document analysis and apply wherever applicable Review, plan and apply SAP notes and support packs (Also, provide side effect reports where applicable) 
- Review OS and DB patches application impact to application and coordinate with OS / DB team for these patch implementations if applicable Work collaboratively with the functional and ABAP teams and other T&I teams(Network, IDM, SysOps, DBA, Etc.). 
- Identify needs for upgrading or enhancements where current technical capacity does not meet client requirements based on recurring issues or future needs. 
- Develop technical test plans and test strategy for unit testing. 
- Develop integration strategies and approaches in collaboration with other groups and partners. 
- Participate and provide feedback in Lessons Learned sessions. 
- Design, test and deploy solutions and apply industry best practices in doing so. 
- Keep abreast of new and upcoming functionality within the supported applications. 
- Provide estimates based on requirements (also required on a ticket by ticket basis) 
- Provide input into project activities and project plans Development/testing/deployment strategies for supporting our users needs for SAP’s SAPGUI UI. 
- Fine tuning performance and troubleshooting problems. 
- Installation and configuring of all SAP Systems and applications. 
- Support our Backup/restore strategies for all of our SAP Systems. 
- Managing and building security roles and user management in our SAP environments. 

Service Requirements 
Qualifications To fulfill this role, the SAP Basis Administrator must have the following qualifications: 
- Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, or College Diploma with relevant experience Minimum five (7) years of experience occupying the role of a SAP Basis using SAP Netweaver technology for our SAP applications solutions (ECC, SRM, BW, Portal,GRC & SolMan) Senior level expertise in the areas of SAP systems administration(Unix/Linux) and solid analysis & design skills Broad knowledge of the SAP software suite Strong knowledge of SAP Best Practices and Standards Minimum five (7) years’ experience in the documentation, analysis, research and design of solutions within a medium to large enterprise using SAP and a release management program In depth knowledge of systems development and project life cycle methodologies including implementation experience for at least one major project end to end 
- Possess experience leveraging tools such as SAP Solution Manager, as well as Google productivity tools (or similar) to design and document your changes. 
- Familiar with change management, incident management methodologies and tools (ITSM, ITIL) SAP certification or training, and knowledge of Agile practices for specification and testing are not required, but are an asset. 
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in English are required; French is considered a strong asset. 
- Ability to communicate in either technical or business terms depending on your audience would be a strong asset


Maplesoft Group prides itself on its distinct corporate culture and recognizes that success is a direct reflection of our most valuable asset - our people.  Therefore, attitude and ambition are key personality traits we seek out, along with skill and aptitude, in potential employees.

Maplesoft Group is committed to having a diverse, representative workforce and continuing to build an inclusive environment. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. Maplesoft Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Aboriginal peoples or any other legally protected factors. 

All employment decisions are made based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. 

We are committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes, and a work environment that supports our diverse workforce. Please let us know if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process. We can be reached at Maplesoft Info at info@maplesoftgroup.com.

We thank you for your interest in Maplesoft Group and wish to advise you, that only candidates under consideration will be contacted.