SAP BASIS Consultant
Location: Normal, IL
Work Model: (Onsite)
Duration: 6+ Months
Experience Required: 9-12 Years
Job Type: Contract
SAP BASIS Consultant to support SAP landscape operations, system administration, upgrades, monitoring, and production support across SAP environments. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on SAP BASIS expertise with experience in system performance tuning, transport management, installations, patching, and troubleshooting in complex SAP landscapes.
Key Responsibilities
โข Perform SAP BASIS administration across DEV/QA/PRD environments.
โข Monitor SAP systems for performance/availability and proactively resolve issues.
โข Manage transport activities (STMS) and coordinate deployments.
โข Perform system refreshes, client copies, backups/restores and DR support.
โข Support SAP upgrades, kernel upgrades, support packs and patching.
โข Coordinate SAP user/security administration with GRC/Security teams.
โข Support SAP HANA coordination (monitoring + troubleshooting support).
โข Manage background jobs, spool/printer issues, RFC connections and system parameters.
โข Handle production incidents, root cause analysis (RCA) and stability improvements.
โข Maintain SOPs, runbooks and BASIS documentation.
โข Support go-live and hypercare activities.
Required Qualifications (Must-Haves)
โข 9-12 years of SAP BASIS experience.
โข Strong hands-on in:
o SAP BASIS Administration
o System monitoring & performance tuning
o STMS transport management
o Client copy / system refresh
o Upgrades / patching / kernel updates
โข Strong production support and incident troubleshooting skills.
โข Strong communication and client-facing experience.
Preferred Qualifications (Nice-To-Haves)
โข SAP S/4HANA BASIS experience
โข SAP HANA monitoring exposure
โข Fiori Administration / Web Dispatcher
โข Solution Manager / ChaRM
โข Cloud exposure (AWS / Azure / GCP)
โข HA/DR setups, certificates, SAProuter, SSO
Core Skills
โข SAP BASIS Administration
โข SAP Landscape Management (DEV/QA/PRD)
โข Upgrades, patching, kernel updates
โข Monitoring & performance optimization
โข STMS / transport management
โข Incident management & RCA
โข Documentation (SOP/Runbooks)
Recruiter Submission Template -
Full Name:
Degree Major with University and Completion Year:
Total Years of SAP Experience (must be 9-12):
Total Years of SAP BASIS Experience:
Please describe your most recent SAP BASIS project/support engagement (Client/Industry, Landscape, Role, Outcome):
Do you have hands-on SAP BASIS administration experience? (Yes/No - elaborate):
Experience supporting DEV/QA/PRD landscape? (Yes/No):
Transport management (STMS) experience? (Yes/No):
Monitoring/performance tuning experience? (Yes/No - tools):
Have you worked on SAP upgrades? (Yes/No - how many):
Kernel upgrades/support packs? (Yes/No):
Client copy / system refresh? (Yes/No):
Backup/restore or DR support? (Yes/No):
Motivation/Reason for Interest in This Role:
Contact Number:
Email ID:
LinkedIn Profile URL:
Full Address (Street, City, State, ZIP Code):
Notice Period (in weeks):
Current Work Authorization Status (e.g., US Citizen, Green Card, H1B, etc.):
Expected Hourly Rates:
Is it W2 / C2C, If C2C, May I know your corporation name?
Are you willing to relocate at your own expense and work Onsite - Chicago, IL: