SAP Basis AdministratorThe OpportunityThis role works directly with USTRANSCOM stakeholders, business process owners, SAP functional teams, software developers, and enterprise architects supporting the Joint Transportation Management System (JTMS), the Department of Defense's enterprise SAP S/4HANA platform for transportation, logistics, and supply chain operations. It is an opportunity to apply SAP Basis expertise to support critical national defense missions while ensuring the stability, performance, and security of a modern enterprise SAP landscape.
Work is primarily performed on-site at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, supporting government and contractor teams in mission-focused environments.
Position SummaryC5T is seeking an SAP Basis Administrator to support the Joint Transportation Management System (JTMS), USTRANSCOM's enterprise SAP S/4HANA platform supporting global transportation, logistics, procurement, supply chain, and financial operations. This position takes ownership of a dynamic SAP S/4HANA landscape, ensuring its stability, performance, and security across the full system lifecycle, including installations, upgrades, patching, monitoring, and technical migrations.
The SAP Basis Administrator collaborates with infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, database, functional, and development teams to shape a highly optimized SAP environment. This role offers the opportunity to lead key lifecycle initiatives, including implementations, upgrades, cloud transitions, and modernization projects, while helping build a resilient enterprise platform that supports long-term mission success.
Location: Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Work will primarily take place in government workspaces with limited telework based on mission requirements.
Key Responsibilities- Administer SAP S/4HANA, ECC, Solution Manager, Fiori, Gateway, Web Dispatcher, SAP BTP, and related system components.
- Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain SAP systems following vendor and organizational best practices.
- Perform SAP kernel upgrades, support package deployments, Enhancement Packages, and SUM-based activities.
- Execute SAP system copies, client copies, refreshes, and full landscape cloning.
- Monitor system health, performance, availability, and capacity using SAP tools and enterprise monitoring solutions.
- Troubleshoot SAP Basis issues including performance, transport failures, connectivity, and system errors.
- Manage SAP Transport Management System (TMS), including sequencing and migrations across all environments.
- Coordinate maintenance windows, technical deployments, and outage communications to minimize disruption.
- Support SAP High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) design, testing, and execution.
- Perform SAP user administration and work with security teams on technical authorization requirements.
- Conduct system housekeeping tasks such as background job monitoring, spool management, interface checks, and log reviews.
- Collaborate with DBAs on SAP HANA backup, recovery, tuning, and optimization activities.
- Support integrations with middleware, identity management, authentication platforms, and external systems.
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, SOPs, and configuration baselines.
- Assist with ATO, RMF, STIG compliance, vulnerability remediation, and cybersecurity requirements.
- Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action planning for production incidents.
- Support cloud-based SAP environments including SAP RISE and hybrid architecture deployments.
- Provide technical assistance during new deployments, releases, and ongoing sustainment operations.
Required Qualifications- Hands-on experience administering SAP Basis in enterprise environments.
- Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, or similar SAP platforms.
- Proven experience with SAP installations, upgrades, patches, and technical migrations.
- Strong knowledge of SAP Transport Management System (TMS).
- Experience supporting SAP HANA databases.
- Working knowledge of Linux and/or Windows systems running SAP applications.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve SAP performance and availability issues.
- Solid understanding of SAP architecture and technical landscape design.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
- Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
- Active Secret security clearance required.
- S. Citizenship required.
- Ability to work on-site at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Desired Qualifications- SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration (SAP S/4HANA).
- Experience with SAP Solution Manager, including Focused Run.
- Experience administering SAP Fiori.
- Experience supporting SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
- Experience working with SAP cloud environments.
- Experience supporting Department of Defense or Federal transportation, logistics, or ERP modernization programs.
Benefits- Competitive salary
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- 401(k) with company match
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Supplemental benefits including accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity coverage
- Company-paid life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- 10 paid holidays annually
- Responsible Paid Time Off aligned with mission needs
