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SAP BASIS Administrator
SAP System Administration & Landscape Management
SAP BASIS administrators are the people who keep SAP running — managing the technical infrastructure, applying support packages, maintaining transport management, and ensuring system availability across the landscape. Without a skilled BASIS team, SAP becomes fragile. We place BASIS administrators who have managed production S/4HANA landscapes, not just test systems.
- System landscape management, transport management system (TMS), and SAP system monitoring and tuning
- Support package application, SAP upgrades, user administration, and basis security authorisations
- We screen for practical depth, not just certifications
- Contract, contract-to-hire, or full-time — your choice
- US and Canada talent. Shortlist in 5–10 business days.
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About CRM Force
Boutique means something different when the person who built the company has done the work.
Saad Ahmed spent 20 years as a CRM consultant, solution architect, and implementation lead — building marketing automation and CRM systems for clients from start-ups to publicly traded enterprises. He founded CRM Force to bring practitioner-led vetting to a space dominated by generalist agencies.
Every candidate goes through a two-step internal qualification process — reviewed by two separate evaluators before they reach you. We confirm experience, certifications, technical depth, and fit. You receive a shortlist, not a resume dump.
CRM consultants, architects, developers, and admins. Marketing automation specialists. RevOps leaders, business analysts, and project managers. If it touches the CRM or marketing technology stack, we place it. Contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire — across all seniority levels.
We Recruit for You
Three reasons companies choose us over a traditional recruiter — and what makes the difference in practice.
Vetted by Someone Who Has Done the Work
Saad Ahmed, founder of CRM Force, spent 20 years as a CRM Consultant and Solution Architect — building HubSpot implementations, designing data models, and running client engagements himself. When he reviews a candidate for your role, he is not reading a job description. He is evaluating whether someone can do work he has done himself. That distinction matters.
No Resume Dumps. A Shortlist You Can Act On.
You receive 3 to 5 pre-vetted candidates, each with our written assessment — why we believe they fit your role, where they are strong, and what to probe in the interview. Our internal process puts every candidate through two separate evaluation stages before they reach you. You only meet people who have cleared the bar.
Three Engagement Models. One Standard.
Contract for short and long-term engagements. Contract-to-hire when you want to try before you commit. Direct placement for permanent roles. Every model includes the same sourcing, multi-stage screening, skills assessment, and reference validation. The delivery vehicle changes — the standard does not.
Our Recruitment Process
Four steps from brief to shortlist — no surprises, no padding, no wasted interviews.
We Learn Your Requirements
A focused role briefing call — not a generic intake form. We ask about portal size, Hub configuration, seniority level, technical depth required, team structure, and what a genuinely great candidate looks like for your specific situation. The brief matters more than most clients expect.
We Search Our Network
We work our pre-built database of CRM and HubSpot professionals alongside targeted outreach to passive candidates who are not actively applying. The majority of the people we present are not on job boards — they are available to the right opportunity, if the right person asks.
You Receive a Shortlist
Typically 3 to 5 pre-vetted candidates, each with our written assessment — not just a resume. We tell you why we believe each person is right for your specific role, where they are strong, and what you should probe in the interview. You decide who moves forward.
We Support You to Offer
We coordinate interviews, facilitate debriefs, provide market-rate compensation benchmarks, and support you through the offer stage. The search does not end when we send the shortlist — it ends when you have the right person in the role.
Find an SAP BASIS Administrator
We place CRM and Marketing Automation professionals across the US and Canada.
Industries We Serve
SAP BASIS administrators are placed at any organisation running SAP — across manufacturing, financial services, utilities, retail, public sector, and healthcare — wherever the SAP technical landscape requires dedicated administration. We work with organizations of all sizes — from growth-stage startups to publicly traded enterprises — across all major industries.
Not sure what you need? We can help you define the role.
One conversation is usually enough. No commitment required.
When You Need an SAP BASIS Administrator
A few things we hear from clients before they reach out.
- Ongoing system landscape administration for production, QA, and development SAP instances
- Support package and enhancement package application and regression testing coordination
- S/4HANA system conversion or technical migration project BASIS support
- SAP performance monitoring, database tuning, and system stability management
- Transport management, user administration, and system security authorisation maintenance
How We Vet SAP BASIS Administrators
BASIS administration requires deep technical SAP platform knowledge combined with infrastructure awareness. We assess both.
Red Flags to Watch For
- Only experience on non-production systems — no production landscape administration background
- Cannot explain TMS and transport route configuration — only imported transports as instructed
- No experience applying Support Package Stacks in production — only in sandbox environments
- No S/4HANA experience — only legacy SAP R/3 or ECC BASIS administration
Whatever your sector, we know CRM talent.
Tell us about the role and we will get back to you within one business day.
BASIS Specialisations We Place
SAP BASIS spans system administration, security, performance, and cloud infrastructure.
System Administration
Landscape management, background jobs, spool, work process monitoring, and system stability.
Transport & Change Management
TMS configuration, transport routing, import management, and change freeze protocols.
Upgrade & Patching
SPS application via SUM, kernel upgrades, and system conversion project BASIS support.
SAP on Cloud / RISE
SAP on Azure, AWS, GCP administration and RISE with SAP managed landscape operations.
SAP BASIS Roles We Place
From BASIS administrators to technical architects, we place the full SAP technical talent spectrum.
SAP BASIS Administrator
Manages day-to-day SAP system administration across the landscape including transports, jobs, and monitoring.
- Daily system administration
- Transport management
- Performance monitoring and tuning
SAP BASIS Lead / Senior Administrator
Leads the BASIS team, manages SPS upgrades, and owns the technical roadmap for the SAP landscape.
- Team leadership and mentoring
- Support package planning and application
- System conversion and upgrade projects
SAP Security & Authorisations Specialist
Designs and maintains the SAP authorisation concept including role design, SoD conflict resolution, and audit compliance.
- Role design and maintenance
- SoD conflict analysis and remediation
- GRC integration and audit support
Frequently Asked Questions
- What does SAP BASIS cover?
- SAP BASIS (Business Application Software Integrated Solution) covers all technical administration of the SAP system landscape — system installation, upgrades, and patching; transport management; user and authorisation administration; background job scheduling; performance monitoring and tuning; database administration (particularly SAP HANA for S/4HANA); system connectivity and RFC management; and system backup and recovery.
- What is the difference between SAP BASIS and SAP security?
- SAP BASIS covers all technical system administration. SAP security (also called authorisations) is a specialisation within or adjacent to BASIS focused specifically on role design, authorisation object management, Segregation of Duties (SoD) compliance, and integration with governance tools like SAP GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance). On smaller teams these are handled by the same person; on larger landscapes they are separate roles.
- What SAP BASIS skills are specific to S/4HANA?
- S/4HANA runs exclusively on SAP HANA database, so BASIS administrators need HANA DBA skills — HANA Studio/Cockpit, backup and recovery, HANA tenant management, and HANA performance analysis. S/4HANA also uses SAP ABAP Application Server (AS ABAP) with HANA as the database layer, and in cloud deployments (RISE), BASIS administrators work alongside the managed cloud provider for infrastructure operations.
- Can you place BASIS administrators for contract engagements during S/4HANA migration projects?
- Yes — BASIS demand spikes significantly during S/4HANA migration projects for system landscape preparation, system conversion execution, and post-cutover stabilisation. We place BASIS administrators for project-based contracts as well as ongoing managed landscape administration roles.
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