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SAP Basis (|GC---USC)

Irvine, CA · On-site

$71.75 - $93.50/hr

At least 3 years of experience in SAP Basis * Should have experience in at least one End to End implementation or one technical * upgrade experience. * Should have experience in SAP installations ...

Essential Job Functions: Supervise and operate the organization's SAP systems through implementation of best practices Install, configure, patch, upgrade, administer, and maintain the company's SAP ...

Essential Job Functions: * Supervise and operate the organization's SAP systems through implementation of best practices * Install, configure, patch, upgrade, administer, and maintain the company ...

SAP Basis (USC,GC Only)

Irvine, CA · On-site

$71.75 - $93.50/hr

At least 3 years of experience in SAP Basis * Should have experience in at least one End to End implementation or one technical * upgrade experience. * Should have experience in SAP installations ...

SAP Basis (USC,GC, ONLY)

Irvine, CA · On-site

$71.75 - $93.50/hr

At least 3 years of experience in SAP Basis * Should have experience in at least one End to End implementation or one technical * upgrade experience. * Should have experience in SAP installations ...

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How much do basis jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 7, 2026, the average hourly pay for basis in California is $72.36, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $63.37 and $82.55 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Basis consultant?

Basis consultants are IT professionals who specialize in managing and maintaining the technical infrastructure of SAP systems. Their responsibilities include installing, configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting SAP environments to ensure optimal performance and security. They work closely with other SAP functional and technical teams to support upgrades, migrations, and daily operations. Basis consultants play a crucial role in ensuring the stability and reliability of SAP systems within organizations.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a SAP Basis administrator, and why are they important?

To thrive as a SAP Basis Administrator, you need expertise in SAP system administration, database management, and a solid understanding of operating systems, usually supported by relevant IT degrees or SAP certifications. Familiarity with SAP NetWeaver, HANA, system monitoring tools, and backup solutions is typically required. Strong problem-solving, attention to detail, and effective communication skills help administrators work efficiently and address system issues proactively. These skills are crucial for ensuring SAP environments remain secure, stable, and optimized for business operations.

What are some common challenges faced by SAP Basis administrators and how can they be managed?

SAP Basis Administrators often encounter challenges such as coordinating system upgrades, managing system performance, and ensuring high availability. They must also handle complex troubleshooting when issues arise across different SAP modules and interfaces. To manage these challenges, it is important to maintain strong documentation, stay updated on the latest SAP patches, and work closely with functional and technical teams to resolve cross-functional issues efficiently. Proactive monitoring and regular system health checks can also help anticipate and mitigate potential problems.

What is the difference between Basis vs SAP Basis?

AspectBasisSAP Basis
CredentialsTypically no specific certification requiredOften requires SAP certifications
Work EnvironmentIT infrastructure management, system administrationSAP system administration, enterprise software management
Industry UsageGeneral IT roles, various industriesPrimarily in organizations using SAP software
Search & ComparisonBroader, general IT support rolesSpecialized SAP environment roles

While both roles involve system management, Basis is a broader term for IT infrastructure support, whereas SAP Basis specifically focuses on managing SAP enterprise systems. SAP Basis professionals typically require SAP-specific certifications and work within organizations that utilize SAP software, making the roles distinct yet related in the IT and enterprise software landscape.

What are the most commonly searched types of Basis jobs in California?

The most popular types of Basis jobs in California are:

What cities in California are hiring for Basis jobs?

Cities in California with the most Basis job openings:

Infographic showing various Basis job openings in California as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 80% Full Time, 16% Part Time, 2% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 94% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 4% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $150,514 per year, or $72.4 per hour.

SAP Basis Administrator Journey

Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Sacramento, CA • Hybrid

$158K/yr

Full-time

Posted 13 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Administer, maintain, and support enterprise SAP environments across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid platforms.

  • Support SAP S/4HANA transition activities and serve as a primary technical resource for SAP RISE, including maintenance planning and issue resolution.

  • Provide architecture, administration, and governance support for SAP BTP and hybrid platform design, including connectivity, trust configuration, and best practices.


Sacramento Municipal Utility District rating

9.7

Company rating: 9.7 out of 10

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Job description

Minimum Pay Rate: $119,308.80 

Maximum Pay Rate: $158,059.20 

Civil Service Status: Civil Service 

Apply by Date: 09/04/2026 

Posting Type: Open 

This is a hybrid position with a minimum of three days in-office required. 

This position is responsible for the architecture, administration, security, availability, performance, and lifecycle management of the SAP technical landscape across both on-premises and cloud environments. The role is critical to ensuring the SAP environment remains resilient, scalable, and aligned with broader digital transformation goals as the organization advances its migration to SAP S/4HANA.

This role is ideal for a seasoned SAP Basis professional who has evolved with SAP's modern technology stack. The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in traditional SAP Basis administration while also demonstrating strong hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA, RISE with SAP, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Integration Suite, cloud-native and hybrid SAP environments, identity management, middleware, and connectivity solutions. This individual will serve as a technical architect, subject matter expert, and trusted advisor, partnering with Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Development, Functional SAP teams, vendors, and implementation partners to design, build, secure, and support a modern SAP platform. This role also supports governance, compliance, disaster recovery, operational resilience, knowledge transfer, and long-term internal capability building.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Administer, maintain, and support enterprise SAP environments across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid platforms. Perform advanced SAP Basis administration, including monitoring, performance tuning, transports, patching, upgrades, refreshes, client copies, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management. 
  • Support SAP S/4HANA transition activities and serve as a primary technical resource for SAP RISE, including customer-managed responsibilities, ECS coordination, maintenance planning, release support, service requests, and issue resolution  
  • Provide architecture, administration, and governance support for SAP BTP and hybrid platform design, including accounts, subaccounts, entitlements, connectivity, trust configuration, tenant strategy, standards, and best practices supporting digital transformation  
  • Administer and support SAP BTP services and SAP Integration Suite components to enable secure, scalable integration across SAP and enterprise platforms, including middleware, API management, event-driven services, and related connectivity solutions  
  • Configure and support SSO, certificate-based authentication, secure communications, SAP Cloud Identity Services, identity federation, and secure access management across SAP cloud and on-premises environments  
  • Support SAP cloud solutions and integrations, including SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Datasphere, SuccessFactors, and other connected SAP services. 
  • Contribute to cybersecurity, infrastructure coordination, disaster recovery readiness, governance, audit preparedness, and compliance management in a complex SAP environment  
  • Participate in after-hours support, extended work schedules, and on-call rotation as needed. 

We are posting this opportunity for the Journey level along with our Entry level position. The department will be filling one position at either level. If you are interseted in the Entry (#3126) level position, you will need to apply to the position separately. 

Official SMUD Classification: Enterprise Application Administrator Journey

Purpose

To administer enterprise software applications to ensure a state-of-the-art, stable, accurate, and reliable enterprise computing environment that meets the needs of the organization.

Nature and Scope

This is the journey level (J) within the Enterprise Application Administrator classification series. Positions within this classification will demonstrate an ability to work on one's own with minimal oversight performing difficult and more complex work than the entry level (E). The journey level is distinguished from the senior level in that the latter requires a higher level of complexity, difficulty and level of tasks assigned, broader authority to make decisions, and advanced technical knowledge. Advancement to the senior level is done through a formal hiring process.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Provide 24/7 on-call and non-business-hour support for applications, as required.
  • Provide primary support on at least one major enterprise application or SAP Basis administration.
  • Provide secondary support for the other enterprise applications supported by the administrators group.
  • Serve as key person in troubleshooting system problems, taking ownership of problems to resolution.
  • Work with support analysts and technical staff to identify and resolve system issues, and coordinate and schedule system installations, upgrades, and patches.
  • Coordinate and schedule system backups and restorations.
  • Coordinate and schedule and perform operating system, application, database and client tools patching and maintenance, and support migration of changes. Ensure patches are fully tested in test environments before moving to production systems.
  • Identify, evaluate and install application software patches.
  • Configure systems / applications from a technical perspective.
  • Ensures adherence to Service Level Agreements regarding application availability for applications with a large number of users.
  • Perform system sizing estimates.
  • Interface with software vendors for bug resolution, licensing issues, and system maintenance issues.
  • Install new application software releases and version upgrades.
  • Support, monitor, test, and troubleshoot hardware and software problems in support of applications.
  • Plan, create, and maintain appropriate procedures, documentation, inventory assessments, and other procedures related to administration of software applications, system and network (connectivity) architecture, system and database backup policies, and user management.
  • Administer application security including administration of application users, as necessary.
  • Provide ad hoc desktop support services for users of the applications.
  • Coordinate and/or provide user training for applications if necessary.
  • Conduct software and hardware evaluations and provide technical assessments.
  • Work with support analysts and technical staff to automate tasks, streamline processes, and perform administrative functions as needed.
  • Provide coordination of resources such as enterprise security, application development, network, operations, and analysts, in support of software applications.
  • Configure, maintain, and monitor batch jobs and related scripts; resolve any batch job or script errors.
  • Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing, including assisting with fault tolerance and producing/maintaining disaster recovery plans.
Required Education
  • High School diploma or equilvalent
Required Experience Qualifications
  • At least three (3) years of progressively responsible relevant information technology work experience related to the administration of enterprise software applications.
Knowledge Of

Computer and software applications; methods and procedures involved in the administration of software applications to include the installation, setup, patching, troubleshooting, documentation and coordination; enterprise application systems design, configuration, and functionality; techniques of configuration, design and functionality; concepts of the system development lifecycle; concepts of data modeling; techniques and practices for resolving complex technical issues; data maintenance and retrieval; operating systems such as UNIX, Linux, Windows, or AIX.

Skills To

Evaluate software application issues and identify effective course of action to improve operational functionality; develop testing criteria and conduct testing; read and interpret plans, diagrams and specifications; identify and allocate resources to projects effectively; monitor and tune SAP systems and databases; weigh various suggested technical solutions against the original business needs; utilize tools and methods to support and develop business applications; work on one's own or as a team member as required; prioritize and schedule work assignments appropriately; effectively identify and organize work tasks in a logical manner; communicate effectively in verbal and written forms.

Desirable Qualifications
  • Significant experience in SAP Basis administration within a complex enterprise environment.
  • Strong experience supporting SAP landscapes that include both traditional on-premises systems and modern cloud or hybrid SAP technologies.
  • Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA-related technical activities and lifecycle management.
  • Strong working knowledge of SAP RISE with SAP operational support, including customer-managed responsibilities, ECS coordination, release planning, technical issue resolution, and hybrid infrastructure coordination.
  • Experience providing SAP BTP architecture, administration, governance, and technical support across hybrid SAP landscapes.
  • Hands-on experience with SAP BTP services such as Cloud Foundry, Integration Suite, API Management, Event Mesh, destinations, connectivity, trust configuration, and tenant administration.
  • Strong experience with SAP Integration Suite and enterprise integration technologies, including secure interface design, middleware support, integration monitoring, and troubleshooting.
  • Experience with identity management, secure authentication, Single Sign-On, certificate-based integrations, and SAP Cloud Identity Services such as IAS and IPS.
  • Familiarity with SAP cloud platforms such as SAP Analytics Cloud, Datasphere, Business Data Cloud, SuccessFactors, Cloud ALM, and related connected services.
  • Strong understanding of middleware, connectivity solutions, and cross-platform SAP integrations in cloud and hybrid environments.
  • Experience with proactive system monitoring, incident response, root cause analysis, patching, refreshes, and performance tuning to improve platform resilience.
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity, disaster recovery, governance, audit readiness, and compliance support within SAP environments.
  • Strong documentation, communication, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing skills.
  • Ability and willingness to learn and support emerging SAP technologies and evolving platform capabilities.
  • Ability to work extended hours and participate in on-call support as needed.
  • Experience serving in technical architecture or lead administrator role for SAP BTP or hybrid SAP platform solutions.
  • Experience designing secure connectivity and identity federation across SAP cloud and on-premises platforms.
  • Experience with SAP Cloud ALM, monitoring frameworks, and operational dashboards.
  • Familiarity with emerging SAP cloud products.
  • Experience supporting enterprise modernization efforts, platform governance, and cloud migration strategy.
  • Certifications in SAP
Physical Requirements
Applicants must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) - Who We Are

As the nation's sixth-largest community-owned electric service provider, we're proud of our reputation as one of the best places to work in Sacramento. Our employees tell us in our engagement surveys they're "Happy, satisfied and engaged" which helps create a workplace that best serves our customers. Sacramento was named as the 2nd happiest place to work in America by Forbes Magazine. Lake Tahoe, San Francisco and the world-renowned Napa Valley are within easy driving distance of our locations.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

SMUD celebrates diversity, and inspires an inclusive culture based on trust and respect to create belonging and connection among our employees, customers, and communities. By working together, we are powering positive, equitable opportunities for all. We aspire to be a workplace where you can be yourself, achieve your best, and thrive together. 

An example of our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging is when SMUD signed the California Equal Pay Pledge in 2020. This requires equal pay for employees who perform "substantially similar work," when viewed as a composite of skill, effort, and responsibility at the time those employees started within that classification.  As such, initial hiring salary range is not subject to negotiation and salaries will vary over time based on performance.

SMUD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are made on the basis of individual qualifications, merit, and business needs and interests.

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