Platform Manager EXP 2611

SUMMARY:
SAP Basis Platform Manager - 3 year contract - Gauteng

POSITION INFO:
ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
·          Provide guidance and assist team in making technical decisions
·          Plan / Manage workload and distribution
·          Assist Management with technical decisions
·          Strong ability to understand and interpret business needs and requirements with an aptitude to move concepts through to proposal and successful implementation
·          Ability and willingness to coach and give training to fellow colleagues and users when required
·          Release Management STMS /Charm
·          SAP Basis skills (installation, configuration and support)
·          SAP HANA experience
·          SAP Charm process
·          Coordinate basis tasks with SAP05 / Linux and other teams
o   All Basis task with SAP05. Check tasks are successfully implemented
o   OS upgrades and changes Linux team. . Check tasks are successfully implemented.
·          ITIL Process
·          Oracle Concepts
·          Linux concepts
·          SAP SP upgrades (SUM process and preparation task)
·          Assist and guide with performance issues
·          System copies / Client copies
·          Understand interfaces and be able to resolve issues
·          SAP EHP upgrade process (SUM)
·          Understand backup and restores processes.
ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
·        Jira
·        Apache Kafka configuration SAP
·        Confluence
·        sFTP
·        IBM MQ
·        Remedy / Service now
·        Agile working Module
WHICH QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE DO WE NEED FOR THE ROLE?
·        SAP Basis experience 5 years +
·        SAP K3/K4 Certification (advantageous)
WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES?
·        Planning, managing and co-ordinating of tasks with relevant teams are done with the best quality, on time and accuracy.
·        Ensure your systems are security compliant.
·        Apply Pentest findings to your systems as required.
·        Do capacity management on your system and act on it accordingly.
·        Ensure your systems are on the standard software levels.
·        Work as a team member. Share knowledge and experiences to improve team.
·        Go-live preparation and post Go-live support
·        Support the functional team with issues and provide a solutions-based approach.
·        Willing and able to travel internationally
·        Cutover planning for hardware and software updates.