Staff SAP Basis Engineer
Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.
Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.
What You’ll Do:
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior SAP Basis Engineer with hands-on expertise in SAP S/4HANA versions 1809 to 2023 at the application layer. The ideal candidate will have customer-side experience working with SAP HEC, ECS, or RISE environments. This role involves managing upgrades, ensuring stable day-to-day operations, troubleshooting critical issues, and collaborating with external partners and service providers.
SAP System Management & Upgrades
- Lead SAP S/4HANA upgrades, including N+1 or direct upgrades.
- Plan, execute, and validate system updates, patches, and kernel upgrades.
- Optimize system performance, memory utilization, and workload balancing.
Operations & Incident Management
- Oversee daily SAP Basis operations, ensuring system availability and performance.
- Triage, troubleshoot, and resolve SAP-related technical issues efficiently.
- Perform proactive system health checks, capacity planning, and performance tuning.
- Work with functional teams to resolve SAP application performance and database issues.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
- Partner with external service providers, vendors, and internal teams to manage SAP environments.
- Act as a liaison between business users and technical teams for SAP Basis-related concerns.
- Work closely with SAP support, third-party tool vendors, and cloud providers for issue resolution.
Security & Compliance
- Implement SAP security best practices in collaboration with the Security and Compliance teams.
- Support SAP GRC and compliance initiatives, including audits and system hardening.
Tools & Technology Stack
- Work with tools such as:
- SAP ALM
- EPI-USE Labs – system landscape management & data masking
- Control Panel GRC – governance, risk, and compliance
- SAP GRC – access control and security
- SNP Glue – data migration and integration
- Snowflake – data warehousing and analytics
- Tricentis Tosca & Livecompare
What You Need:
- 12–15 years of experience as an SAP Basis Engineer specializing in SAP S/4HANA (1809–2023).
- Hands-on experience in managing SAP environments on HEC, ECS, or RISE.
- Strong expertise in SAP upgrade management (with or without N+1 approach).
- Experience in SAP Basis operations, performance tuning, and technical troubleshooting.
- Proficiency in working with external vendors and service providers.
- Familiarity with SAP security, compliance, and GRC tools.
- Understanding of integration tools such as SNP Glue and Snowflake.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment with minimal supervision.
Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience with cloud deployments and hybrid SAP landscapes
- Knowledge of SAP ALM & Solution Manager and automation tools
Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications
At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between 133,400- 166,800. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at people@archer.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
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Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.
Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to People@archer.com. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.
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