SAP HANA Administrator

Role: SAP HANA Administrator
Salary: £50,000 - £62,000
Location: Birmingham (Hybrid - 3 Days On-site Weekly)
Requirement: Eligible for Security Clearance
Network IT is recruiting for a SAP HANA Administrator to join our client's Enterprise Support & Security team, supporting the lifecycle management of Linux-based SAP HANA services. This is a hands-on technical role focused on database administration, performance optimisation, and ensuring secure, reliable infrastructure to support business-critical operations.
You’ll work closely with the SAP team and wider IT stakeholders to maintain high availability, troubleshoot issues, and deliver improvements across the SAP HANA environment. This is a key role balancing day-to-day operational delivery with strategic infrastructure support, including upgrades, compliance, and automation initiatives.
Due to the nature of work you would be involved in, the successful candidate will need to be eligible for Security Clearance (SC).
Key Responsibilities
In this dynamic role, you’ll be at the heart of our client’s SAP HANA infrastructure—optimising performance, solving complex database challenges, and ensuring seamless operations across critical business systems. From tuning and troubleshooting to collaborating with cross-functional teams and driving automation, you’ll play a pivotal part in delivering secure, high-performing services that support strategic growth and innovation. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy blending technical depth with real-world impact, this is the opportunity to make your mark.

• Administer, manage, and maintain SAP HANA databases.
• Perform database tuning, performance monitoring, and capacity planning.
• Support backup, recovery, and replication operations.
• Resolve database performance and data-related issues.
• Collaborate with SAP and IT teams to ensure smooth operations and issue resolution.
• Deliver infrastructure services in line with SLA and compliance targets.
• Ensure adherence to ITIL processes and security standards.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and non-technical summaries.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a SAP HANA Administrator.
• Strong background in database administration, tuning, and recovery.
• Skilled in automation and scripting for database operations.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• High level of technical competence and attention to detail.
• Good understanding of ITIL framework and change management.
• Ability to summarise technical issues for non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable Experience

• Experience with SAP upgrades (S2 to HANA).
• Exposure to cloud platforms and virtualisation technologies.
• Familiarity with cross-platform endpoint tools.
• Relevant certifications in SAP or database technologies.