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As the Senior SAP Basis Administrator with CSIRO, you’ll play a critical role supporting world‑class scientific research by ensuring the stability, performance and future‑readiness of our SAP environments. Working within the IM&T SAP Solutions Team, you’ll lead the installation, upgrade and maintenance of SAP systems, databases and operating systems, while configuring, monitoring and optimising complex technical landscapes. You’ll collaborate closely with Finance, People and IM&T stakeholders to design and deliver integrated system solutions aligned to CSIRO’s roadmap, streamline the user experience across the organisation, and harness data‑driven insights to support leading practices and processes. This is an opportunity to apply deep technical expertise in a purpose‑driven organisation making a real impact through science and innovation.
Job Responsibility:
Shape & strengthen CSIRO’s SAP landscape, keeping critical systems reliable, secure & high performing
Be the go to SAP expert, partnering across CSIRO stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions
Enable smoother, best practice systems that support science at scale
Lead the installation, upgrade and maintenance of SAP systems, databases and operating systems
Configure, monitor and optimise complex technical landscapes
Collaborate with Finance, People and IM&T stakeholders to design and deliver integrated system solutions
Streamline the user experience across the organisation
Harness data-driven insights to support leading practices and processes
System Landscape Architecture Configuration and Operations including Disaster Recovery Architecture, Design, Validation and Testing
Monitor / maintain / update integration/interfaces with internal and cloud applications
SAP Application Security, Security Patch review and management
OS and Database level Security, Patch Monitoring, Backup operations and Management
Advise on System Architecture / Future state
Team Lead / Mentor activities for the Basis Team
Requirements:
Minimum 10 years 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 Linux environments
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 design, monitoring, maintenance and updating integrations with internal and cloud applications
Demonstrated experience of system administration including SAP Kernel upgrades, SAP OSS note implementation, applying SAP Add-ons/Support packs, OS monitoring/patching/upgrades/space/disk management, HANA DB monitoring/patching and upgrades
Demonstrated experience in SAP batch job creation/configuration/maintenance and management
Demonstrated experience and knowledge in SAP and Cyber Security including patching reviews and management
Demonstrated experience performing SAP system copies and data refreshes in a multi-tiered environment
Demonstrated experience in contributing to the design of future state architecture for on-premise and cloud solutions including S/4HANA, SuccessFactors and Business Technology Platform
Demonstrated experience in team leadership and mentoring activities
Australian Citizenship
ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Negative Vetting 1 level
Nice to have:
Experience with non-SAP middleware including Axway
Experience with DB variants including MaxDB and PostgreSQL