Senior SAP Basis Consultant

Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €39.7 billion in 2024 and currently employs around 95,000 people in 54 countries and markets.

Tire solutions from the Tires group sector make mobility safer, smarter, and more sustainable. Its premium portfolio encompasses car, truck, bus, two-wheel, and specialty tires as well as smart solutions and services for fleets and tire retailers. Continental has been delivering top performance for more than 150 years and is one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers. In fiscal 2024, the Tires group sector generated sales of 13.9 billion euros. Continental's tire division employs more than 57,000 people worldwide and has 20 production and 16 development sites.

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Senior SAP Basis Consultant to join our SAP Technology team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the administration, architecture, and optimization of SAP landscapes, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across all SAP systems. This role involves strategic planning, project leadership, and hands-on technical expertise in both on-premises and cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the administration and operation of SAP systems landscapes (ECC, S/4HANA, SAP BTP, etc.)
• Design and implement SAP system landscapes, including upgrades, migrations, and patching in close co-operation with the application team and the provider
• Manage and optimize system performance, capacity planning
• Ensure compliance with security policies, user and role administration, and system audits
• Collaborate with the provider teams (network, storage, OS, upgrades) to ensure seamless SAP operations
• Support SAP HANA database administration and tuning
• Drive automation and standardization of SAP Basis processes
• Provide technical leadership in SAP projects, including cloud transformation and integration initiatives
• Mentor junior consultants and provide expert guidance to internal stakeholders

Close collaboration with the external data center provider

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in SAP Basis administration
• Strong expertise in SAP NetWeaver, S/4HANA, SAP HANA, and SAP cloud services
• Experience with SAP system migrations (e.g., upgrades, cloud migration)
• Familiarity with SAP BTP, SAP Cloud Connector, and hybrid system landscapes
• Proficient in system monitoring tools and performance tuning
• Knowledge of backup/recovery strategies and high availability setups
• Fluent in English

Preferred Skills:

• SAP certifications (e.g., SAP Certified Technology Associate)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

What we offer

Being part of a global IT team of thousands of colleagues working on various innovations and tasks, there is always an opportunity to grow and move into different directions within our corporation.

• Working in Agile environment with an inspiring team of various regions and cultures.
• Contributing to concept, design and implementation of global solutions to thousands of users worldwide.

https://www.continental.com/en/career/working-at-continental/fields-of-work/it-needs-you/

On top of that you can expect the following benefits:

• Individual development planning based on your personal needs and targets (e. g. mentoring, trainings or global internal Software Academy)
• Some days working from home after ramp-up (unless workshops etc. require physical presence)
• Paid leave (e. g. birthday, marriage)
• Agile and collaborative workstyle
• Opportunity to make a difference
• Employee discounts
• An international team across 5 locations in a globally active organization
• Life insurance
• Health insurance
• Pantry vouchers
• Sabbatical option

If this sounds like a perfect match for you and if you want to become the next supporter of our core values Trust For One Another, Passion to Win and Freedom to Act, we are looking forward receiving your application.

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