Linux Administrator and AWS Cloud (7+ Years)

Requisition ID: 405481
Work Area: Information Technology
Expected Travel: 0 - 10%
Career Status: Professional
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
Career Level: T3
Hiring Manager: Kiran Kumar Gurubasappa Kapse 
Recruiter Name: Yogitha Revanasiddappa
Additional Locations:

Meet Your Team

SAP Enterprise Cloud Services (ECS) is SAP’s private cloud managed services provider demonstrating accelerated growth & enabling customers start their journey with cloud.

We are searching for motivated, skilled, and value-oriented technical project leads taking over responsibility as Customer Service Request Owner with focus on driving service request improvements, technical projects to optimize service execution quality via standardization and automation to strengthen our ECS Delivery Productization team.

Join our multinational team as a seasoned Linux & Cloud Administrator responsible for providing L3/L4 expert support for all Linux OS and infrastructure-related customer issues. You'll play a crucial role in building automation solutions and enhancing our platform operations to deliver top-tier cloud services tailored for SAP Applications to enterprise customers worldwide.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for ensuring round-the-clock availability of SAP systems operating within SAP ECS. Tasked with promptly responding to, troubleshooting, and resolving alerts and incidents occurring within the Linux OS or infrastructure layers, spanning across VMWare, GCP, and BareMetal environments.
• Serving as the elevated L3/L4 escalation contact for critical production issues. Adhering to change management protocols while executing service requests. Actively pursuing avenues to optimize standard operating procedures by leveraging automation techniques.
• Implement automation solutions to streamline platform operations, enhancing efficiency and reliability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to elevate our cloud services for SAP Applications, focusing on scalability, security, and performance.
• Work closely with a diverse, multinational team to ensure the delivery of world-class cloud services tailored specifically for SAP Applications to our global enterprise clientele.
• Participate in designing and implementing strategies to optimize the customer experience and meet service level agreements (SLAs).
• Understand and operate the AWS platform.

What you bring

Must have

• 8 -15 years of experience in administering Linux operating systems (Redhat / SuSe) at an advanced level, with a strong grasp of troubleshooting and resolving complex issues.
• Hands-on experience in administering Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments.
• Proficiency in networking encompassing TCP/IP, IP routing, NAT, and firewalls.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing network services such as DNS, LDAP, and HTTP proxies.
• Strong comprehension of IT security practices, particularly in OS hardening techniques.
• Proven track record in scripting languages (e.g., Shell, Perl, Python, Go, etc.) and adeptness with server automation tools like Ansible or CHEF

Desirable

• Ansible: Proficiency in Ansible for configuring servers, deploying software, and orchestrating more advanced IT tasks.
• Basic Understanding of Kubernetes orchestration system, deploying, scaling, and managing containerized applications.
• GitHub: Familiarity with GitHub operations such as pull requests, reviewing and merging code, as well as experience in managing repositories, branches, and tags.
• DevOps Pipeline: Understanding of DevOps principles and practices, as well as the stages in the continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline - from coding, to testing, to deployment, to monitoring.

#SAPECSCareers

​Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 405481  | Work Area: Information Technology  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.