SAP Basis Support Engineer (SC Cleared) Basildon, Essex (Hybrid - 1 day a week onsite) 12 months initially £55 per hour inside IR35 An ideal SAP Basis Support Engineer is a technically strong systems administrator with expertise in SAP landscapes (S/4HANA, NetWeaver, HANA DB, Sybase ASE), strong database and OS administration skills, and a deep understanding of system copies, transports, upgrades, and security. They must excel in troubleshooting, monitoring, and incident management, while ensuring compliance and system resilience. Strong soft skills (communication, documentation, teamwork) are as critical as technical expertise. Future-ready engineers should also develop cloud administration, automation, and S/4HANA migration skills to support digital transformation initiatives. Core Technical Skills - System Administration (SAP Basis) - Managing SAP system landscapes, daily monitoring, log analysis, and troubleshooting Essential - Database Administration - Understanding HANA DB with HSR, Sybase ASE with HADR, MaxDB, Oracle, SQL Server for backups, recovery, performance tuning - OS Knowledge (Linux/Unix/Windows) - Managing SAP environments across multiple platforms - System Monitoring - Using SAP tools (SM50, ST22, SM37) and OS-level monitoring to ensure stability of system and interfaces - Performance Tuning - Identifying system bottlenecks, tuning DB, and optimizing workloads SAP-Specific Skills - SAP Installation andamp; Configuration - End-to-en