SAP Basis Consultant jobs in Tampa, FL

This position exists to perform responsible technical work in installing, designing, and maintaining the SAP BASIS Infrastructure. Responsible for tuning system performance and troubleshooting issues. Responsible for managing scheduled batch jobs, profile security, and system patches. Responsible for the creation, maintenance and availability of databases, data files or manual data storage systems. Responsible for guiding IT employees in the use of database software and linkage to application programs.

Develops, documents, maintains, and implements policies and procedures to ensure the integrity and security of the SAP BASIS System. Coordinates with Network and Security Administrators to ensure the security needs of the system are met. Develops, documents, and implements policies and standards for system design and access. Monitors system performance, analyzes, and implements design changes to enhance performance, and coordinates this with systems staff. Develops, documents, and implements policies and standards for system database design and access. Monitors system database performance, analyzes, and implements design changes to enhance performance, and coordinates this with systems staff when necessary. Implements procedures and processes for the dissemination of data and information and means for the archiving of data. Provides technical leadership in the selection, implementation, and operation of SAP software, within district guidelines and in coordination with software developers. Identifies and documents standards for use and operation of database software. Analyzes production or testing problems to determine whether they are caused by database software malfunctions, SAP Application, or the Infrastructure Environment and, in coordination with systems staff, makes corrections where required. Fulfills administrative reporting requirements. Plans, implements, tests, and documents disaster recovery of SAP systems and related services.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Considerable knowledge of systems administration, file structures and design, database design and management, data communications design concepts, communications system programming, communications access methods, line control techniques, time sharing concepts and techniques, operating system, and current hardware systems architecture. Must possess strong communication skills, both oral and written. Bilingual/biliterate preferred.

Graduation from a regionally accredited college with a Bachelor's degree in mathematics or computer sciences or equivalent training in all aspects of SAP BASIS Administration can be substituted. Experience with Microsoft SQL Database administration, and communications design, programming, and management essential. Training in systems analysis concepts desirable. A minimum of four years Information Technology experience including two years of Systems Administration in a large enterprise environment preferred.

Requires sitting and some standing, walking and moving about to coordinate work. Requires face-to-face discussions and contact with individuals and/or teams. Requires the use of alternative communication systems, such as electronic mail, telephones and computers. Requires coordination of work tasks to establish priorities, set goals and meet deadlines. Requires work with both internal and external contacts and with the public.

Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions. Requires sitting for the majority of the day, and the ability to lift, carry, move and/or position objects infrequently weighing up to 20 pounds. The job requires normal visual acuity, good manual dexterity, and field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, sense of smell, depth perception, and texture perception.