Senior SAP basis administrator


Acknowledgement of Country

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation

Child safety

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.

The opportunity

  • Join CSIRO - Australia's National Science & Innovation Agency
  • Manage and optimise SAP systems for peak performance
  • Collaborate to design innovative system solutions

CSIRO is seeking an experienced SAP Senior Basis Administrator to join the SAP Solutions Team. In this role, you will be responsible for the installation, upgrade, and maintenance of SAP systems, databases, and operating systems. You will configure, monitor, tune, and troubleshoot the SAP technical environment, manage the SAP transport system, design interfaces between SAP and external systems, and analyse performance issues to optimise system efficiency.

Working collaboratively with key Finance, People stakeholders, and IM&T staff, you will contribute to the design and development of systems that support key projects. You will play a vital role in creating a streamlined and seamless systems experience across multiple functions within CSIRO. By harnessing insights and data from across the organisation, you will develop system solutions that align with leading practices and processes, helping to drive innovation and operational excellence.

Your duties will include:

  • Monitoring the SAP system for health and performance issues
  • System Landscape Architecture Configuration and Operations
  • Starting / Stopping SAP instances / Databases / Operating Systems
  • Transport Request and Transport Management System management
  • Batch jobs creation, controlling and management operations
  • Monitor / maintain / update integrations with a number of internal and cloud applications
  • All backup operations for the SAP systems Database and Operating Systems
  • SAP Kernel Upgrades
  • Implementing SAP OSS Notes
  • Applying SAP Add-Ons and Support Packages
  • System data refreshes
  • SAP Security, Patch review and management

Location: Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne

Salary: AU$131,113 - AU$153,639 plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Indefinite

Reference: 99160

To be considered you will need:

  • Minimum 15years experience working as an SAP Basis Administrator with demonstrated experience of system architecture, configuration and operations.
  • Demonstrated experience in stopping/starting of SAP instances/Databases and Operating Systems in both a windows and linux environment.
  • Demonstrated experience in management of Transport Management System including scheduling and executing transport requests in a multi-tier environment.
  • Demonstrated experience of backup administration and disaster recovery including Database and Operating Systems
  • Demonstrated experience of system integration administration including monitoring, maintenance and updating integrations with internal and cloud applications.
  • Demonstrated experience of system administration including SAP Kernal upgrades, SAP OSS note implementation, applying SAP Add-ons/Support packs, Operating System monitoring/patching/upgrades, Database monitoring/patching/upgrades, Operating System space/disk management.
  • Demonstrated experience in SAP Batch job creation/configuration/maintenance and management.
  • Demonstrated experience and knowledge in SAP security including patching reviews and management.
  • Demonstrated experience performing SAP system data refreshes in a multi-tiered environment.
  • Demonstrated experience in designing future state architecture for on-premise and cloud solutions including S/4HANA, SuccessFactors and Business Technology Platform.

Desirable:

  • Demonstrated experience in team leadership and mentoring activities

For full details about this role please review the Position Description

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens, the successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the NV1 level. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Flexible working arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.

Diversity and inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.

CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications close

19 February 2025, 11:00pm AEDT



Acknowledgement of Country

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation

Child safety

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.

The opportunity

  • Join CSIRO - Australia's National Science & Innovation Agency
  • Manage and optimise SAP systems for peak performance
  • Collaborate to design innovative system solutions

CSIRO is seeking an experienced SAP Senior Basis Administrator to join the SAP Solutions Team. In this role, you will be responsible for the installation, upgrade, and maintenance of SAP systems, databases, and operating systems. You will configure, monitor, tune, and troubleshoot the SAP technical environment, manage the SAP transport system, design interfaces between SAP and external systems, and analyse performance issues to optimise system efficiency.

Working collaboratively with key Finance, People stakeholders, and IM&T staff, you will contribute to the design and development of systems that support key projects. You will play a vital role in creating a streamlined and seamless systems experience across multiple functions within CSIRO. By harnessing insights and data from across the organisation, you will develop system solutions that align with leading practices and processes, helping to drive innovation and operational excellence.

Your duties will include:

  • Monitoring the SAP system for health and performance issues
  • System Landscape Architecture Configuration and Operations
  • Starting / Stopping SAP instances / Databases / Operating Systems
  • Transport Request and Transport Management System management
  • Batch jobs creation, controlling and management operations
  • Monitor / maintain / update integrations with a number of internal and cloud applications
  • All backup operations for the SAP systems Database and Operating Systems
  • SAP Kernel Upgrades
  • Implementing SAP OSS Notes
  • Applying SAP Add-Ons and Support Packages
  • System data refreshes
  • SAP Security, Patch review and management

Location: Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne

Salary: AU$131,113 - AU$153,639 plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Indefinite

Reference: 99160

To be considered you will need:

  • Minimum 15years experience working as an SAP Basis Administrator with demonstrated experience of system architecture, configuration and operations.
  • Demonstrated experience in stopping/starting of SAP instances/Databases and Operating Systems in both a windows and linux environment.
  • Demonstrated experience in management of Transport Management System including scheduling and executing transport requests in a multi-tier environment.
  • Demonstrated experience of backup administration and disaster recovery including Database and Operating Systems
  • Demonstrated experience of system integration administration including monitoring, maintenance and updating integrations with internal and cloud applications.
  • Demonstrated experience of system administration including SAP Kernal upgrades, SAP OSS note implementation, applying SAP Add-ons/Support packs, Operating System monitoring/patching/upgrades, Database monitoring/patching/upgrades, Operating System space/disk management.
  • Demonstrated experience in SAP Batch job creation/configuration/maintenance and management.
  • Demonstrated experience and knowledge in SAP security including patching reviews and management.
  • Demonstrated experience performing SAP system data refreshes in a multi-tiered environment.
  • Demonstrated experience in designing future state architecture for on-premise and cloud solutions including S/4HANA, SuccessFactors and Business Technology Platform.

Desirable:

  • Demonstrated experience in team leadership and mentoring activities

For full details about this role please review the Position Description

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens, the successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the NV1 level. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Flexible working arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.

Diversity and inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.

CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications close

19 February 2025, 11:00pm AEDT


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