Senior Site Reliability Engineer – SAP Basis and Cloud Operations

at Nvidia
📍 Santa Clara, United States
USD 140,000-224,200 per year
SENIOR
✅ On-site

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Security @ 4 Ansible @ 4 Linux @ 4 DevOps @ 7 Python @ 4 SQL @ 6 GCP @ 4 CI/CD @ 3 AWS @ 4 Azure @ 4 Bash @ 7 SRE @ 4 CloudFormation @ 4 Compliance @ 4

Details

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior SAP Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join the SAP Basis organization within the Business Applications group. The role focuses on operational excellence, performance tuning, observability, automation, and reliability of mission-critical SAP systems running on cloud and on-premises infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Perform system performance tuning for S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, and SAP BTP across SAP application servers, HANA databases, and underlying infrastructure.
  • Develop and enhance observability capabilities within the SAP landscape, focusing on actionable operational metrics and insights.
  • Define, monitor, and continuously improve SLIs and SLOs to ensure SAP service reliability and customer satisfaction.
  • Automate operational tasks, monitoring, and configuration using Python, Shell scripting, and tools like Ansible.
  • Collaborate with SAP Basis, infrastructure, and application teams to troubleshoot and resolve complex system issues.
  • Conduct root cause analysis and lead post-incident reviews to drive continuous improvement and prevent recurrence.
  • Implement and enforce policies and procedures to ensure compliance and operational integrity.
  • Continuously tune SAP and database performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement best practices.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or SAP Basis roles with a focus on system reliability and performance.
  • Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash/Shell for automation and tooling.
  • Hands-on experience with Linux or other Unix operating systems.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD practices and deployment automation.
  • Strong hands-on experience with SAP systems (S/4HANA, HANA DB, NetWeaver, SAP BTP).
  • Deep understanding of SAP NetWeaver, transports, batch processing, and interface architecture.
  • Proficiency in SAP performance tuning, including HANA memory management, SQL plan analysis, and ABAP runtime optimization.
  • Hands-on experience in automation, configuration, and deployment on AWS, including EC2, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, and security groups.
  • Knowledge of DevOps practices such as Continuous Integration and Deployment.

Ways to stand out

  • Demonstrated operational excellence running SAP systems in public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Proven expertise in advanced database performance tuning, especially for HANA and other enterprise-grade platforms.
  • Exceptional ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex performance, architectural, and process-related issues across SAP landscapes.
  • Professional certifications in SAP, AWS, databases, ITIL, and/or PMP.
  • Strong understanding of AI/ML tools and demonstrated ability to apply them within SAP Basis and system operations.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Base salary range: 140,000 USD - 224,250 USD (final base salary determined by location, experience, and peer pay).
  • Eligible for equity and benefits.

Other information

  • Applications accepted at least until August 10, 2025.
  • NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse work environment.