SAP Technical & Service Delivery Specialist

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled SAP Technical & Service Delivery Specialist with expertise in S/4HANA to join our team at Airbus Defence and Space SAU. This role uniquely combines deep SAP Basis expertise with service delivery management for SAP Hosting, coordinating service providers that support our mission‑critical SAP landscape.

Key responsibilities

• Perform SAP Basis administration tasks such as installation, configuration, patching and upgrades of S/4HANA systems.
• Monitor system performance, availability and stability, and resolve complex technical issues across database, OS and application layers.
• Manage end‑to‑end service delivery for SAP Hosting, including SLAs, KPIs, capacity planning and infrastructure lifecycle.
• Drive automation of server and database provisioning using tools like Ansible and Terraform, and ensure optimal hardware resources for SAP HANA workloads.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or a related field.
• Proven experience as an SAP Basis Administrator or Technical Specialist with a focus on S/4HANA.
• Demonstrated experience in Service Delivery Management for enterprise‑grade server infrastructure.

Required skills

• SAP HANA database administration.
• Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) and automation tools (Ansible, Terraform).
• Enterprise server architecture, virtualization (VMware, Nutanix, cloud‑native environments).
• SAP system hosting (on‑premise, cloud, hybrid) and SAP transport management.
• Strong knowledge of SAP Basis, S/4HANA architecture and integration points.