SAP Basis Technical Lead | SAP HANA Upgrade | Banking

Location: Sydney, NSW
Working Arrangement: Hybrid, approximately 50% onsite
Employment Type: Contract

About the Opportunity

Talent International is recruiting an experienced SAP Basis Technical Lead to support a major SAP CRM platform upgrade within a leading Australian banking environment.

This is a hands-on technical leadership opportunity for an SAP Basis specialist with proven experience delivering complex SAP infrastructure and database upgrades, particularly across Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SAP HANA Database and SAP HANA Cockpit.

The project is currently in its initial stages, providing an opportunity to take ownership of technical planning, upgrade readiness, execution and post-upgrade validation.

Working alongside established SAP Basis, DevOps and infrastructure engineering teams, you will act as the primary onshore technical lead, coordinating delivery and managing key technical stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical planning and delivery of a major SAP CRM platform upgrade.

• Coordinate and oversee upgrade activities across RHEL, SAP HANA Database and SAP HANA Cockpit.

• Develop and manage detailed technical upgrade plans, dependencies, prerequisites and implementation activities.

• Provide technical leadership to offshore SAP Basis and DevOps engineering teams.

• Collaborate with infrastructure, Red Hat and platform teams to ensure technical readiness.

• Identify and manage technical risks, troubleshoot upgrade issues and drive resolution.

• Oversee upgrade execution, system testing and post-upgrade validation.

• Act as the primary technical point of contact for stakeholders throughout the upgrade.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Extensive hands-on SAP Basis experience within complex enterprise environments.

• Proven experience leading and delivering SAP technical infrastructure and platform upgrades.

• Strong practical experience with SAP HANA Database upgrades, including version upgrades, administration and troubleshooting.

• Experience with SAP HANA Cockpit installations, upgrades and technical administration.

• Strong experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) in SAP environments, including operating system upgrade activities.

• Experience managing technical upgrade prerequisites, compatibility assessments and post-upgrade validation.

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery and coordinate multiple engineering teams.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience working directly with enterprise clients.

Highly Desirable

• Experience supporting SAP environments hosted on AWS.

• Familiarity with SAP HANA Cockpit 2.0, SAP HANA Lifecycle Manager (HDBLCM) and support package upgrades.

• Exposure to DevOps, infrastructure automation and platform orchestration.

• Previous experience coordinating offshore SAP Basis and engineering teams.

• SAP CRM technical upgrade experience.

• Experience delivering SAP upgrades within banking or financial services environments.

What We’re Looking For

We are specifically seeking a technically strong SAP Basis professional with demonstrated experience delivering SAP platform upgrades, rather than someone whose background is primarily focused on day-to-day SAP administration and monitoring.

The successful candidate will be comfortable taking technical ownership of an upgrade, understanding infrastructure dependencies, coordinating engineering teams and resolving complex technical challenges.

Practical upgrade experience across SAP HANA Database, HANA Cockpit and RHEL will be a key differentiator.

Apply Now

If you have strong SAP Basis technical leadership experience and have successfully delivered upgrades involving SAP HANA, HANA Cockpit and RHEL, we’d love to hear from you.