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What if you could work on something that you can’t test… but cannot afford to fail? Something that could have spent years on a submarine, is launched into outer space (where the temperature is below -250c), comes hurtling through the atmosphere, being heated up and shaken and then must work? Some challenge.

That’s exactly what the team of over 6,500 people at AWE do every day: delivering important work, in support of the most important mission – keeping the nation safe.

AWE plays a crucial role in national nuclear security. Their role in nuclear deterrence and their specialist technical assistance to nuclear threat reduction is vital in the defence against the most serious threats faced by the UK. Working to support the defence of our country, AWE has a clear mission: to keep everyone, the environment, their products and information, sites, and everything around them, safe and secure.

Responsibilities:

• Provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) guidance and perform core BASIS activities such as systems/servers’ administration, transports management, Fiori launchpad configurations, web dispatcher/router setup, high-availability, and disaster recovery setup, database administration, performance tuning, etc.
• Review and integrate all application requirements, including functional, security, integration, performance, quality, and operations requirements.
• Review and integrate technical architecture requirements.
• Provide input into final decisions regarding hardware, network products, system software, and security.
• Install, configure, and maintain SAP systems.
• Provide technical support for SAP systems.
• Perform system upgrades and patches to ensure the system is up to date.
• Monitor and optimize system performance.
• Create and maintain technical documents and procedures.
• Collaborate with other teams to design, implement, and manage SAP systems.
• Participate in change management processes.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Extensive experience of SAP Basis administration in large environments, preferably running SAP Business Suites including S/4 HANA.
• Proficiency in SAP system performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Experience in monitoring and troubleshooting HANA and Oracle databases.
• Participation in a minimum of 2-3 implementations of SAP systems.
• Ability to take ownership of work activities and bring them to a timely and efficient conclusion.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with technical and non-technical multi-functional teams across regions.
• Proven problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• Led the implementation of SAP systems across multiple technical landscapes.

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with hannah.kenna@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

AWE’s ambition is to create workplaces that recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and where people feel able to be themselves at work. They strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.

Disability confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, AWE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on PSRapplications@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following “this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.