Senior SAP Basis / Infrastructure Specialist
Kuala Lumpur, W.P. Kuala Lumpur
|Hybrid
|Contract
|Job ID 7914|Posted Sep 11, 2025JOB DESCRIPTION
Senior SAP Basis / Infrastructure Specialist
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
About Horizontal: Established since 2003 in the US, Horizontal solves complex challenges across two distinct businesses: Horizontal Digital and Horizontal Talent. We are consistently recognized for being a top workplace and one of the fastest-growing private companies. Horizontal Talent specializes in staffing for IT, Digital & Creative, and Business & Strategy markets. We have global offices in the US, UAE, India, Malaysia & Australia.
About the Role: We are seeking a highly experienced Senior SAP Basis / Infrastructure Specialist with 10+ years of expertise in SAP Basis administration and infrastructure management. This is a senior individual contributor role, requiring deep technical knowledge, hands-on problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage complex enterprise SAP landscapes. A strong background in Unix/Linux systems will be highly advantageous.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the stability, scalability, and performance of mission-critical SAP environments, while acting as a subject matter expert for technical SAP operations.
Key Responsibilities
Requirements:
The above description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
About Horizontal: Established since 2003 in the US, Horizontal solves complex challenges across two distinct businesses: Horizontal Digital and Horizontal Talent. We are consistently recognized for being a top workplace and one of the fastest-growing private companies. Horizontal Talent specializes in staffing for IT, Digital & Creative, and Business & Strategy markets. We have global offices in the US, UAE, India, Malaysia & Australia.
About the Role: We are seeking a highly experienced Senior SAP Basis / Infrastructure Specialist with 10+ years of expertise in SAP Basis administration and infrastructure management. This is a senior individual contributor role, requiring deep technical knowledge, hands-on problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage complex enterprise SAP landscapes. A strong background in Unix/Linux systems will be highly advantageous.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the stability, scalability, and performance of mission-critical SAP environments, while acting as a subject matter expert for technical SAP operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Landscape Ownership: Act as the technical lead for SAP Basis across multiple landscapes (ECC, S/4HANA, BW/BI, Solution Manager, Fiori, etc.).
- System Administration: Oversee installation, configuration, monitoring, and maintenance of SAP systems and supporting infrastructure.
- Performance & Reliability: Conduct regular system health checks, capacity planning, and performance tuning to ensure optimal system availability.
- Upgrades & Patching: Execute complex SAP upgrades, migrations, kernel updates, and database patching with minimal downtime.
- Security & Compliance: Manage system security, authorizations, and compliance with internal and external standards.
- Infrastructure Integration: Ensure seamless integration between SAP systems, databases, and operating environments (Unix/Linux preferred).
- Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis: Lead the resolution of high-priority incidents and perform root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
- High Availability & DR: Implement and support high availability, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Technical Documentation: Create and maintain detailed documentation of system configurations, operational processes, and troubleshooting guidelines.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Application, Infrastructure, and Security teams to drive end-to-end system reliability and project success.
Requirements:
- Minimum 10+ years of SAP Basis administration experience in large, complex environments.
- Proven expertise in SAP NetWeaver, S/4HANA, Solution Manager, and SAP Fiori administration.
- Solid background in Unix/Linux system administration.
- SAP installations, upgrades, migrations, and support packages at scale.
- In-depth knowledge of SAP HANA and traditional DBs (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server).
- Hands-on experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Solution Manager, SAP CCMS).
- Strong understanding of infrastructure dependencies (networking, storage, OS).
- Analytical and detail-oriented, with strong troubleshooting capabilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently as a senior individual contributor while influencing peers and teams.
- SAP Basis or HANA certifications.
- Experience with cloud-hosted SAP landscapes (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Knowledge of automation/scripting tools (Shell, Ansible, Terraform).
- Exposure to DevOps/CI-CD practices in SAP environments.
The above description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Horizontal is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
We seek to provide employment opportunities to talented, qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex/gender including gender identity and/or expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.
In addition, Horizontal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application or interview process, please contact us.
All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.