Oliver Parks Group

Practice Director for Core Technology, AI and SAP (UK and Scandinavia)

• Title: SAP Basis Consultant (Freelance – 6 Months)
• Location: Hamburg or Berlin, Germany
• Duration: 6 Months
• Start Date: ASAP / Flexible

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced SAP Basis Consultant to support our client’s ongoing SAP landscape operations, upgrades, and optimization initiatives. The consultant will play a key role in ensuring system stability, performance, and reliability across a complex and modern SAP environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and administer the SAP technical environment including system installations, upgrades, patches, and enhancements
• Perform system monitoring, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis
• Support SAP Basis activities across ECC, S/4HANA, BW, Solution Manager, PI/PO, and other SAP platforms
• Manage user administration, transport management, system copies, and client refreshes
• Ensure high system availability and implement best-practice Basis standards
• Collaborate with infrastructure, development, and functional teams to resolve cross-functional issues
• Support ongoing migration, cloud integration, and system modernization initiatives
• Maintain technical documentation and contribute to continuous improvement efforts
• Provide on-call or after-hours support as required during key project phases

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of hands-on SAP Basis administration experience
• Strong expertise in SAP NetWeaver, S/4HANA, HANA database administration, and Linux/UNIX environments
• Proven experience with system upgrades, migrations, SAP kernel updates, and support packages
• Solid understanding of SAP Transport Management System (TMS)
• Experience with Solution Manager (ChaRM, Monitoring, System Administration)
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a strong advantage
• Familiarity with high-availability configurations and disaster recovery concepts
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and strong documentation skills
• Fluent in English; German language skills are a plus

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
• Team-oriented mindset with a proactive approach
• Hybrid working model possible (onsite presence in Hamburg or Berlin required)
• Dynamic, international team and a large-scale enterprise SAP environment
• Opportunity to contribute to strategic transformation and optimization initiatives

How to Apply

If you meet the above requirements and are available for a 6-month engagement, please submit your CV, availability, and confirmation of your daily rate.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Consulting

Industries

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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