Role Highlights
* Shape & strengthen CSIRO's SAP landscape, keeping critical systems reliable, secure & high performing
* Be the go to SAP expert, partnering across CSIRO stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions
* Enable smoother, best practice systems that support science at scale
The opportunity
As the Senior SAP Basis Administrator with CSIRO, you'll play a critical role supporting world‐class scientific research by ensuring the stability, performance and future‐readiness of our SAP environments.
Working within the IM&T SAP Solutions Team, you'll lead the installation, upgrade and maintenance of SAP systems, databases and operating systems, while configuring, monitoring and optimising complex technical landscapes. You'll collaborate closely with Finance, People and IM&T stakeholders to design and deliver integrated system solutions aligned to CSIRO's roadmap, streamline the user experience across the organisation, and harness data‐driven insights to support leading practices and processes.
This is an opportunity to apply deep technical expertise in a purpose‐driven organisation making a real impact through science and innovation.
High‐level duties
* System Landscape Architecture Configuration and Operations including Disaster Recovery Architecture, Design, Validation and Testing
* Monitor / maintain / update integration/interfaces with internal and cloud applications
* SAP Application Security, Security Patch review and management
* OS and Database level Security, Patch Monitoring, Backup operations and Management
* Advise on System Architecture / Future state
* Team Lead / Mentor activities for the Basis Team
Location: Canberra (Preferred), Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
Salary: AU$135,571 – AU$158,863 per annum (pro rata for part‐time), plus 15.4% superannuation
Tenure & work schedule: Indefinite
Reference: 103092
Essential Criteria
* Minimum 10 years experience working as an SAP Basis Administrator with demonstrated experience of system architecture, configuration and operations.
* Demonstrated experience of stopping/starting SAP instances/Databases and Operating Systems in Linux environments.
* Demonstrated experience in management of Transport Management System including scheduling and executing transport requests in a multi‐tier environment.
* Demonstrated experience of backup administration and disaster recovery including Database and Operating Systems.
* Demonstrated experience of system integration administration including design, monitoring, maintenance and updating integrations with internal and cloud applications.
* Demonstrated experience of system administration including SAP Kernel upgrades, SAP OSS note implementation, applying SAP Add‐ons/Support packs, OS monitoring/patching/upgrades/space/disk management, HANA DB monitoring/patching and upgrades.
* Demonstrated experience in SAP batch job creation/configuration/maintenance and management.
* Demonstrated experience and knowledge in SAP and Cyber Security including patching reviews and management.
* Demonstrated experience performing SAP system copies and data refreshes in a multi‐tiered environment.
* Demonstrated experience in contributing to the design of future state architecture for on‐premise and cloud solutions including S/4HANA, SuccessFactors and Business Technology Platform.
* Demonstrated experience in team leadership and mentoring activities.
Desirable
* Experience with non‐SAP middleware including Axway.
* Experience with DB variants including MaxDB and PostgreSQL.
Inclusion and Belonging
Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.
CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.
Eligibility
This is a security assessed position. Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens with the successful candidate required to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Negative Vetting 1 level. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
Child Safety
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. For details, view our Child Safe Policy.
Applications close
Applications close: 2 June 2026, 11pm AEST
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