SAP S/4HANA Consultant (SC Cleared)

SAP S/4HANA Technical Consultant / SAP Basis Consultant (SC Cleared) Location: Bristol, UK (Hybrid - 3 days per week onsite) Contract Length: 6 Months (Extension Likely) Day Rate: £500 - £550 per day (Inside IR35) Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required Overview We are seeking an experienced SC Cleared SAP S/4HANA Technical Consultant / SAP Basis Consultant to join a major transformation programme delivering SAP S/4HANA within a secure environment. This is a hands-on technical role requiring strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA system provisioning, installation, landscape management, HANA database administration, and system lifecycle activities. The successful consultant will play a key role in building and maintaining SAP environments hosted on a hyperscaler platform, with AWS experience highly desirable. Key Responsibilities Lead SAP S/4HANA system provisioning and landscape setup activities. Perform initial SAP S/4HANA system builds within AWS and other cloud environments. Execute SAP S/4HANA installations, configuration, and technical setup. Manage SAP kernel installations, upgrades, and patching activities. Configure clients, transports, RFC connections, and logical systems. Support SAP S/4HANA release upgrades, FPS implementations, and Support Package management. Participate in performance testing, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR) exercises. Administer SAP HANA databases, ensuring optimal performance, resilience, and stability. Implement backup, recovery, monitoring, and housekeeping processes. Support environment refreshes and landscape maintenance activities. Work closely with project teams, infrastructure teams, and SAP functional consultants throughout the programme lifecycle. Essential Skills & Experience SAP S/4HANA & SAP Basis Strong hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA system provisioning and landscape setup. Experience delivering initial SAP S/4HANA builds on hyperscaler platforms, preferably AWS. Expertise in: SAP S/4HANA installation Kernel installation and patching Client setup and configuration Transport management RFC configuration Logical system configuration Experience with: S/4HANA release upgrades Feature Pack Stack (FPS) implementations Support Package Stack management SAP HANA Database Administration Hands-on HANA database administration experience including: Initial sizing and setup Backup and recovery configuration Performance monitoring Database housekeeping Point-in-time recovery SAP Landscape Management Strong understanding of SAP landscape architecture including: SAP S/4HANA sizing and capacity planning DEV, QAS, PRE-PROD and PROD environment management Client strategy and refresh processes Backup and recovery planning SAP logging and monitoring High Availability and Disaster Recovery concepts Requirements Active SC Clearance is mandatory. Ability to work onsite in Bristol 3 days per week. Strong stakeholder engagement and documentation skills. Experience working within large-scale enterprise SAP transformation programmes