SAP Basis Consultant

About the role

Cognizant is looking for an experienced SAP Basis Consultant to join the team supporting a major client. The role focuses on ensuring stability, performance, and reliability of SAP environments across on‑premise, cloud (ECS) and hybrid landscapes.

Key responsibilities

• Administer SAP Basis components, including S/4HANA, ECC, Fiori, NetWeaver and HANA.
• Monitor system health, manage upgrades, patches and cloud connector configurations.
• Lead day‑to‑day deliverables for client engagements and coordinate with business stakeholders, architects and partners.
• Plan and execute application maintenance, system refreshes, disaster‑recovery drills and audit activities.
• Drive change‑management processes and ensure compliance with risk and confidentiality policies.
• Provide technical leadership, continuous‑improvement ideas and support functional teams.

Required profile

• 6‑10 years of hands‑on SAP Basis experience, preferably with S/4HANA and Fiori.
• Proven ability to lead teams and communicate with senior stakeholders.
• Experience in AMS projects, service/release management and technical deployments.
• Strong understanding of SAP cloud technologies and infrastructure.

Required skills

• SAP Basis, S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SAP APO, SAP BW, SAP Solution Manager
• Fiori, NetWeaver, Web Dispatcher, Cloud Connector, SSL certificates
• HANA administration, Oracle database, BTP IS, Vertex, Paymetric
• Change Management, Service & Release Management, Technical Deployment