How to apply for Sr. SAP Basis / NetWeaver Admin

About Protera

The job listing describes Protera as a protein technology company working on sustainable, nutritious food with reduced environmental impact. The listing does not describe the team, culture, or work environment, so ask about those in an interview. The role is remote within the US.

About the role

This role covers SAP Basis and NetWeaver administration: running SAP landscapes, installing and upgrading systems including S/4HANA and Business Suite products, and supporting migrations to AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. You would also handle Fiori support, performance monitoring, backup and disaster recovery, documentation, and change management. The listing says the role includes mentoring junior staff and acting as a point of contact for customer issues.

A typical day

The listing does not describe a daily routine, so this is unknown. Based on the responsibilities, a typical day would likely involve monitoring SAP systems, troubleshooting issues, working with development and application teams, and handling change requests or customer issues. Ask the interviewer how the team splits monitoring, project work, and customer support.

Who Protera is looking for

• Has hands-on SAP Basis administration experience across installation, configuration, upgrades, and patching of SAP systems.
• Has worked with S/4HANA and other SAP Business Suite products, plus SAP Fiori application support.
• Has supported SAP migrations to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Can handle backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations, and is comfortable as a customer-facing point of contact in change management.

Tips for this application

• Name the specific SAP versions and modules you have administered, including any S/4HANA conversion or upgrade projects.
• List the cloud platforms you have migrated SAP workloads to (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and the tools you used for each migration.
• Give concrete numbers where possible: number of SAP systems managed, size of landscapes, uptime or downtime figures, and recovery time objectives you met.
• Describe your Fiori experience in detail, since the listing calls it out separately from general Basis work.
• Mention any mentoring or customer-facing work, because the listing includes both mentoring junior staff and acting as a customer point of contact.

What to cover in your cover letter

Cover your direct SAP Basis and NetWeaver administration experience with specific system names and versions. Cover your cloud migration work, naming the platform and your role in the migration. Cover a performance or downtime problem you diagnosed and fixed, with the result. Cover any experience mentoring other administrators or handling customer escalations.

Research before applying

• Read Protera's website and any public materials about its protein technology and products, since the listing gives only a one-line description.
• Check whether Protera runs its own SAP systems or provides SAP services to other companies, because the listing mentions customer issues and service delivery but does not make the business model clear.
• Look up the backgrounds of the people you would report to or work with, if names are given during the process.
• Check current SAP support timelines and cloud provider SAP certification requirements (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) so you can speak to them in the interview.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• Walk through an SAP system installation, upgrade, or S/4HANA conversion you led, including the steps and problems you hit.
• How you have migrated or supported SAP on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, and what differed from on-premise.
• How you monitor SAP system performance and what you do when you find a bottleneck.
• How you set up and test backup, recovery, and disaster recovery for SAP systems.
• How you have supported SAP Fiori applications, including any issues with Fiori setup or performance.
• How you handle change management and customer escalations as a point of contact.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Listing SAP experience without naming the specific versions, modules, or products you worked on.
• Claiming cloud migration experience without saying which platform and what your actual role was.
• Sending a generic cover letter that does not mention SAP Basis, NetWeaver, S/4HANA, Fiori, or cloud platforms.