SAP Technical Architecture Consultant - Basis & Security in Manchester

Locations: London, Birmingham, Manchester

Salary: Competitive salary and package (depending on level of experience)

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, delivery, and support of SAP technical architecture with a strong focus on SAP Basis and system security.
• Work with client, functional, infrastructure, and security teams to support secure, stable, and scalable SAP landscapes.
• Take responsibility for assigned Basis and security deliverables across areas such as system configuration, transports, upgrades, monitoring, access controls, authorizations, compliance remediation, and operational readiness.

Qualifications

• Lead the technical design and architecture of SAP solutions, focusing on SAP Basis, system security, SAP S/4HANA, RISE, SAP Fiori, SAP BW and SAP Cloud Platform.
• Responsible for assigned deliverables in Tech Architecture, including Basis, infrastructure dependencies, landscape design, technical governance and system security.
• Experience managing SAP technical landscapes across application servers, databases, interfaces, transports, upgrades, patches, performance tuning and operational readiness.
• Ability to design and implement SAP security controls, including user access, roles, authorizations, Segregation of Duties considerations and privileged access management.
• Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA technical upgrades, migrations, conversions and cloud journeys, including dependencies across Basis, infrastructure and security workstreams.
• Ability to collaborate with functional, infrastructure, integration and security teams to align technical solutions with business, compliance and operational requirements.
• Experience in technical risk assessment, system hardening, audit support, compliance remediation and mitigation planning across SAP environments.

Set Yourself Apart

• 3+ years of delivering SAP Basis, technical architecture or system security outcomes in complex SAP landscapes.
• Accountable for deliverables across Tech Architecture and Security, ensuring Basis, infrastructure and access-control activities are delivered to agreed standards.
• Hands-on understanding of SAP security concepts, including roles, authorizations, user administration, access controls, audit readiness and compliance-driven remediation.
• Proven capability in leading Basis and security design discussions with clients, technical teams and stakeholders across SAP transformation programmes.
• Strong ability to identify technical and security risks early, shape practical mitigation plans and support secure, stable and scalable SAP operations.

Benefits

• In addition to a competitive basic salary, the role includes up to 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice.
• Flexibility and mobility are required, including time onsite with clients and partners to enable delivery of outstanding services.

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