SAP Basis Administrator
2026-04-27T06:20:51+00:00
Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL)
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https://www.uedcl.co.ug/
FULL_TIME
UEDCL Tower, Plot 37 Nakasero Road, Kampala
Kampala
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Professional Services
Computer & IT, Science & Engineering
2026-05-08T17:00:00+00:00
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Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)
The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) is a limited liability company incorporated in Uganda under the Companies Act. UEDCL owns the 33KV and below voltage electricity distribution networks. The company sales and distributes electricity in Uganda as per ERA License issued on 31 December 2024 covering over 135 political districts, operates a modern pole plant at Lugogo, and executes key rural electrification schemes on behalf of the Government of Uganda.
Responsibilities or duties
To ensure the technical stability, performance, and security of SAP systems.
- SAP system installation and maintenance
- Transport and patch management
- Performance monitoring and troubleshooting
- Demonstrated experience in system landscape management, including development, quality assurance, and production environments.
- Experience in SAP upgrades, kernel updates, support packs, transport routes, interface monitoring, and incident troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with integration support across SAP modules and connected enterprise systems.
- Ability to support period-end and month-end processing, system stability, and business continuity for critical ERP operations.
- Good understanding of system security, access management, audit readiness, logging, and compliance controls in enterprise environments.
- Experience with monitoring tools, job scheduling, root-cause analysis, and documentation of standard operating procedures.
Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Professional certification in SAP Basis, SAP HANA, Linux administration, cloud infrastructure, or related enterprise platforms is an added advantage.
- Proven hands-on experience in installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, patching, transport management, and performance tuning of SAP systems, preferably including SAP S/4HANA.
- Strong working knowledge of SAP system architecture, including application servers, database connectivity, client administration, user authorizations support, background jobs, spool management, and system refreshes.
- Experience in SAP HANA database administration support, system backups, recovery procedures, high availability, and disaster recovery coordination.
- Good knowledge of operating systems supporting SAP environments, especially Linux/Unix and Windows Server, as well as virtualization and infrastructure dependencies.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder support skills.
- Good communication skills and ability to work with technical teams, business users, vendors, and project teams.
- High level of integrity, attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure in a mission-critical environment.
Added Advantage
- Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA in a live operational environment with post-go-live stabilization responsibilities.
- Experience in a utility, telecom, banking, or other high-transaction environment where uptime, controls, and operational resilience are critical.
- Exposure to SAP SuccessFactors, Ariba, OpenText, interfaces, and infrastructure refresh Programmes.
- Experience working in environments with governance committees, vendor coordination, and structured ICT reporting.
* SAP system installation and maintenance * Transport and patch management * Performance monitoring and troubleshooting * Demonstrated experience in system landscape management, including development, quality assurance, and production environments. * Experience in SAP upgrades, kernel updates, support packs, transport routes, interface monitoring, and incident troubleshooting. * Familiarity with integration support across SAP modules and connected enterprise systems. * Ability to support period-end and month-end processing, system stability, and business continuity for critical ERP operations. * Good understanding of system security, access management, audit readiness, logging, and compliance controls in enterprise environments. * Experience with monitoring tools, job scheduling, root-cause analysis, and documentation of standard operating procedures.
* SAP system installation and maintenance * Transport and patch management * Performance monitoring and troubleshooting * SAP system architecture * Database connectivity * Client administration * User authorizations support * Background jobs * Spool management * System refreshes * SAP HANA database administration * System backups * Recovery procedures * High availability * Disaster recovery coordination * System landscape management * Operating systems (Linux/Unix, Windows Server) * Virtualization * Infrastructure dependencies * SAP upgrades * Kernel updates * Support packs * Transport routes * Interface monitoring * Incident troubleshooting * Integration support * Period-end and month-end processing support * Business continuity * System security * Access management * Audit readiness * Logging * Compliance controls * Monitoring tools * Job scheduling * Root-cause analysis * Documentation of standard operating procedures * Analytical skills * Problem-solving skills * Stakeholder support skills * Communication skills * Attention to detail * Ability to work under pressure
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field. * Professional certification in SAP Basis, SAP HANA, Linux administration, cloud infrastructure, or related enterprise platforms is an added advantage. * Minimum of 2 years' relevant experience in SAP Basis administration, ERP platform support, or enterprise applications infrastructure management. * Proven hands-on experience in installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, patching, transport management, and performance tuning of SAP systems, preferably including SAP S/4HANA. * Strong working knowledge of SAP system architecture, including application servers, database connectivity, client administration, user authorizations support, background jobs, spool management, and system refreshes. * Experience in SAP HANA database administration support, system backups, recovery procedures, high availability, and disaster recovery coordination. * Demonstrated experience in system landscape management, including development, quality assurance, and production environments. * Good knowledge of operating systems supporting SAP environments, especially Linux/Unix and Windows Server, as well as virtualization and infrastructure dependencies. * Experience in SAP upgrades, kernel updates, support packs, transport routes, interface monitoring, and incident troubleshooting. * Familiarity with integration support across SAP modules and connected enterprise systems. * Ability to support period-end and month-end processing, system stability, and business continuity for critical ERP operations. * Good understanding of system security, access management, audit readiness, logging, and compliance controls in enterprise environments. * Experience with monitoring tools, job scheduling, root-cause analysis, and documentation of standard operating procedures. * Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder support skills. * Good communication skills and ability to work with technical teams, business users, vendors, and project teams. * High level of integrity, attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure in a mission-critical environment. * Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA in a live operational environment with post-go-live stabilization responsibilities. * Experience in a utility, telecom, banking, or other high-transaction environment where uptime, controls, and operational resilience are critical. * Exposure to SAP SuccessFactors, Ariba, OpenText, interfaces, and infrastructure refresh Programmes. * Experience working in environments with governance committees, vendor coordination, and structured ICT reporting.
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Vacancy title:
SAP Basis Administrator
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Computer & IT, Science & Engineering]
Jobs at:
Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL)
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, May 8 2026
Duty Station:
UEDCL Tower, Plot 37 Nakasero Road, Kampala | Kampala | Kampala
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, April 27 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)
The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) is a limited liability company incorporated in Uganda under the Companies Act. UEDCL owns the 33KV and below voltage electricity distribution networks. The company sales and distributes electricity in Uganda as per ERA License issued on 31 December 2024 covering over 135 political districts, operates a modern pole plant at Lugogo, and executes key rural electrification schemes on behalf of the Government of Uganda.
Responsibilities or duties
To ensure the technical stability, performance, and security of SAP systems.
- SAP system installation and maintenance
- Transport and patch management
- Performance monitoring and troubleshooting
- Demonstrated experience in system landscape management, including development, quality assurance, and production environments.
- Experience in SAP upgrades, kernel updates, support packs, transport routes, interface monitoring, and incident troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with integration support across SAP modules and connected enterprise systems.
- Ability to support period-end and month-end processing, system stability, and business continuity for critical ERP operations.
- Good understanding of system security, access management, audit readiness, logging, and compliance controls in enterprise environments.
- Experience with monitoring tools, job scheduling, root-cause analysis, and documentation of standard operating procedures.
Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Professional certification in SAP Basis, SAP HANA, Linux administration, cloud infrastructure, or related enterprise platforms is an added advantage.
- Proven hands-on experience in installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, patching, transport management, and performance tuning of SAP systems, preferably including SAP S/4HANA.
- Strong working knowledge of SAP system architecture, including application servers, database connectivity, client administration, user authorizations support, background jobs, spool management, and system refreshes.
- Experience in SAP HANA database administration support, system backups, recovery procedures, high availability, and disaster recovery coordination.
- Good knowledge of operating systems supporting SAP environments, especially Linux/Unix and Windows Server, as well as virtualization and infrastructure dependencies.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder support skills.
- Good communication skills and ability to work with technical teams, business users, vendors, and project teams.
- High level of integrity, attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure in a mission-critical environment.
Added Advantage
- Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA in a live operational environment with post-go-live stabilization responsibilities.
- Experience in a utility, telecom, banking, or other high-transaction environment where uptime, controls, and operational resilience are critical.
- Exposure to SAP SuccessFactors, Ariba, OpenText, interfaces, and infrastructure refresh Programmes.
- Experience working in environments with governance committees, vendor coordination, and structured ICT reporting.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
UEDCL is seeking to recruit qualified, competent and highly motivated Ugandans to fill the following positions;
For detailed job descriptions and to apply, please visit our website: .
To apply, upload your CV (Clearly indicating 3 referees with contacts), Cover letter and all copies of academic and other support documents. Put the job title on the subject line. Only applications received online will be considered.
Address your Application to:
The Head Human Resource and Administration, UEDCL Tower, Plot 37 Nakasero Road, Kampala.
All applications MUST be submitted by Friday, May 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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