SAP Basis Consultant

Ryan offers a dynamic and award-winning global culture with a flexible work environment, generous paid time off, and world-class benefits and compensation. The company supports rapid and exponential career growth, including company-sponsored two-way transportation. The Senior Consultant, Tax Technology role focuses on delivering tax automation services to Fortune 1000 clients. This involves detailed requirements analysis, process design, software installation and implementation, testing, training, and developing client documentation to optimize tax automation solutions.

Key Responsibilities:
- Foster a positive team environment and provide guidance to colleagues and junior team members.
- Respond promptly to client and internal stakeholder inquiries related to SAP Basis support and administration.
- Assist in creating technical documentation and client deliverables.
- Support managers in SAP technical project activities such as setup, testing, implementation, and post-go-live support.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and project teams to resolve issues and maintain system availability.
- Act as the primary contact for SAP Basis incidents, ensuring timely communication with management and stakeholders.
- Monitor SAP systems for availability, performance, and background job issues.
- Analyze SAP environments to identify incompatibilities or weaknesses and recommend improvements.
- Perform SAP Basis administration tasks including transport management, OSS Note implementation, kernel updates, support packages, client administration, and system refresh/copy activities.
- Support system patching, maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades across SAP environments.
- Maintain technical and operational documentation.
- Ensure secure technical connectivity across SAP systems, including HTTP/HTTPS, certificates, authentication, and encryption configurations.
- Work with infrastructure teams to support SAP environments hosted on Linux and Windows servers.
- Support related SAP technical systems such as SAP ECC, S/4HANA, SAP DRC, SAP BTP, Solution Manager, and ChaRM as applicable.
- Document business and system processes related to tax determination.
- Install and configure tax automation software solutions, implement indirect tax automation software, and assist with project management duties.
- Create, execute, and document testing scenarios.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Accounting, or Accounting Information Systems.
- Minimum of 3 years hands-on SAP Basis administration experience in enterprise environments, including SAP ECC and S/4HANA Basis support.
- Proficiency in core Basis activities such as system monitoring, troubleshooting, performance tuning, background job management, transport management, OSS Note implementation, kernel and support package maintenance, client administration, and system refresh/copy support.
- Experience with incident management and production support.
- Strong understanding of SAP landscape architecture, technical dependencies, and SAP security best practices including certificates, authentication, encryption, and secure communication.
- Experience supporting SAP systems on Linux and Windows platforms.
- Solid knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS and SAP connectivity fundamentals.
- 1–2 years of SAP ABAP development experience, including ABAP OO, ABAP Dictionary, Reports, IDOCs, Enhancements, BADIs, BAPIs, RFCs, ALV Reports, OData Services, CDS Views, and RAP development in Eclipse.
- Familiarity with SAP BTP and SAP Cloud Platform technologies.
- Understanding of XML/JSON, HTTP, REST web services, SQL, and SAP database structures.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with global teams.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits:
- Experience with SAP Private Cloud and exposure to SAP Public Cloud environments.
- Knowledge of SAP GTS, SAP DRC, SAP BTP, and SAP Solution Manager administration.
- Familiarity with SAP technical integration concepts such as IDocs.
- Experience with tax automation solutions like Vertex or ONESOURCE Determination.
- Background in supporting upgrades, migrations, or environment builds.
- SAP certifications in Basis, S/4HANA, or related cloud/infrastructure technologies are advantageous.
- Advanced proficiency in SAP technologies (ABAP, RAP, BTP, CDS Views, OData Services), integration and cloud tools (REST APIs, XML/JSON, HTTP, SQL), and development tools (Eclipse, SAP GUI, UI5, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS).
- General IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, and Project.
- Additional skills such as experience with Alteryx and workflow development are a plus.
- Valid driver’s license required.
- This role requires approximately 50% independent travel.
- The work environment is primarily standard indoor office settings with extended periods of computer use.
- The position involves regular interaction with employees across all levels and external vendors and clients.

Ryan is an equal opportunity employer committed to disability and veteran inclusion. This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.