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Role highlights
- Shape & strengthen CSIRO’s SAP landscape, keeping critical systems reliable, secure & high performing
- Be the go to SAP expert, partnering across CSIRO stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions
- Enable smoother, best practice systems that support science at scale
About CSIRO
As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.
Visit CSIRO.au for more information.
The opportunity
As the Senior SAP Basis Administrator with CSIRO, you’ll play a critical role supporting world‑class scientific research by ensuring the stability, performance and future‑readiness of our SAP environments.
Working within the IM&T SAP Solutions Team, you’ll lead the installation, upgrade and maintenance of SAP systems, databases and operating systems, while configuring, monitoring and optimising complex technical landscapes. You’ll collaborate closely with Finance, People and IM&T stakeholders to design and deliver integrated system solutions aligned to CSIRO’s roadmap, streamline the user experience across the organisation, and harness data‑driven insights to support leading practices and processes.
This is an opportunity to apply deep technical expertise in a purpose‑driven organisation making a real impact through science and innovation.
High-level duties include:
- System Landscape Architecture Configuration and Operations including Disaster Recovery Architecture, Design, Validation and Testing
- Monitor / maintain / update integration/interfaces with internal and cloud applications
- SAP Application Security, Security Patch review and management
- OS and Database level Security, Patch Monitoring, Backup operations and Management
- Advise on System Architecture / Future state
- Team Lead / Mentor activities for the Basis Team
Role particulars
Location and office arrangements: Canberra (Preferred), Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
Salary: AU$135,571 – AU$158,863 per annum (pro rata for part-time), plus 15.4% superannuation
Tenure & work schedule: Indefinite
Reference: 103092
As the successful candidate, you will bring:
Essential criteria
- Minimum 10 years experience working as an SAP Basis Administrator with demonstrated experience of system architecture, configuration and operations.
- Demonstrated experience in stopping/starting of SAP instances/Databases and Operating Systems in Linux environments.
- Demonstrated experience in management of Transport Management System including scheduling and executing transport requests in a multi-tier environment.
- Demonstrated experience of backup administration and disaster recovery including Database and Operating Systems
- Demonstrated experience of system integration administration including design, monitoring, maintenance and updating integrations with internal and cloud applications.
- Demonstrated experience of system administration including SAP Kernel upgrades, SAP OSS note implementation, applying SAP Add-ons/Support packs, OS monitoring/patching/upgrades/space/disk management, HANA DB monitoring/patching and upgrades.
- Demonstrated experience in SAP batch job creation/configuration/maintenance and management.
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge in SAP and Cyber Security including patching reviews and management.
- Demonstrated experience performing SAP system copies and data refreshes in a multi-tiered environment.
- Demonstrated experience in contributing to the design of future state architecture for on-premise and cloud solutions including S/4HANA, SuccessFactors and Business Technology Platform.
- Demonstrated experience in team leadership and mentoring activities.
Desirable
- Experience with non-SAP middleware including Axway.
- Experience with DB variants including MaxDB and PostgreSQL.
For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the Position Description.
Not sure if you meet all the criteria?
While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.
Setting you up for success
We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact [email protected] and let us know how we can support you.
Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO.
Inclusion and belonging
Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.
CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.
Eligibility
This is a security assessed position, applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens with the successful candidate being required to be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Negative Vetting 1 level.Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
Child safety
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.
How to apply
Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.
Applications close
2nd of June 2026, 11pm AEST
