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Join CVS Health as a Senior SAP Basis Technical/Hands On Consultant supporting a large, complex, and business-critical SAP landscape across multiple business units. This senior technical role is responsible for SAP Basis architecture, administration, lifecycle management, and operational support across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. Success in this role requires deep SAP Basis expertise, strong technical judgment, and the ability to work effectively across infrastructure, network, firewall, development, cloud, and operations teams to maintain secure, resilient, and high-performing SAP platforms.
We are looking for a self-motivated, growth-oriented technical professional who brings strong ownership, learns quickly, adapts to changing technologies and operating models, and is driven to keep expanding both technical depth and cross-functional effectiveness in a complex enterprise environment.
This position participates in a rotating 24/7 on-call schedule.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Architecture and strategy: Design scalable, secure, and highly available SAP infrastructure across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. Help establish technical standards and align platform roadmaps, upgrades, and maintenance with business objectives.
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Technical leadership: Provide expert guidance to junior and mid-level SAP Basis administrators, promote operational best practices, and coordinate work across internal teams, external partners, and service providers.
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SAP platform administration: Install, configure, administer, monitor, and maintain SAP systems and supporting technologies, including SAP S/4HANA, NetWeaver, HANA, Oracle, and associated enterprise applications.
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Performance and capacity management: Conduct system health checks, capacity planning, workload analysis, and performance tuning across SAP application, database, operating system, and infrastructure layers.
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Availability and recovery: Develop, test, and maintain backup, restore, high-availability, disaster-recovery, and failover procedures to support business continuity requirements.
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Incident and problem management: Lead diagnosis and resolution of complex P1 and P2 incidents, coordinate technical recovery efforts, perform root-cause analysis, and implement preventive and corrective actions.
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Migrations and upgrades: Lead SAP S/4HANA conversions, database migrations to HANA, system refreshes, client copies, landscape transformations, kernel upgrades, Support Package Stack updates, and other lifecycle activities.
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Cross-functional collaboration: Partner closely with network engineering, firewall, infrastructure, database, development, cloud, and operations teams to coordinate administration, resolve complex issues, and support reliable SAP platform operations.
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Vendor and platform coordination: Work directly with internal and external operations teams on the administration, support, and lifecycle management of contracted SAP systems.
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Security and compliance: Maintain secure SAP technical configurations and support patching, vulnerability remediation, audit readiness, access controls, and compliance with enterprise policies.
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Documentation and operational discipline: Maintain accurate technical documentation, operational procedures, support records, and knowledge-sharing materials that strengthen team capability and support continuity.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
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Experience: 8 or more years of information technology experience, including at least 5 years in a senior SAP Basis and SAP HANA support role.
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SAP platform expertise: Strong hands-on experience administering SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC, SAP HANA, and SAP NetWeaver.
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Technical operations: Experience with installations, upgrades, patching, system refreshes, transport management, monitoring, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and major incident resolution.
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Infrastructure and resilience: Working knowledge of Oracle and SAP HANA databases, AIX, Linux, and Windows platforms, and backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery practices.
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Cross-functional effectiveness: Ability to work across multiple technical domains and partner effectively with adjacent teams supporting infrastructure, networking, security, development, cloud connectivity, and vendor-managed environments.
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Support coverage: Ability to participate in a rotating 24/7 on-call schedule.
JOB TYPE
Contract
PAY
$60.00 - $65.00 per hour
APPLICATION QUESTION(S)
- Willingness to work on W2
- Ability to participate in a rotating 24/7 on-call schedule
Experience
- SAP Basis: 5 years (Required)
- SAP HANA: 5 years (Required)
- SAP S/4HANA: 5 years (Required)
- IT: 8 years (Required)
- SAP NetWeaver: 5 years (Required)
- Oracle: 5 years (Required)
- SAP HANA databases: 5 years (Required)
- AIX: 3 years (Required)
WORK LOCATION
Remote
Position Summary
Join CVS Health as a Senior SAP Basis Technical/Hands On Consultant supporting a large, complex, and business-critical SAP landscape across multiple business units. This senior technical role is responsible for SAP Basis architecture, administration, lifecycle management, and operational support across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. Success in this role requires deep SAP Basis expertise, strong technical judgment, and the ability to work effectively across infrastructure, network, firewall, development, cloud, and operations teams to maintain secure, resilient, and high-performing SAP platforms.
We are looking for a self-motivated, growth-oriented technical professional who brings strong ownership, learns quickly, adapts to changing technologies and operating models, and is driven to keep expanding both technical depth and cross-functional effectiveness in a complex enterprise environment.
This position participates in a rotating 24/7 on-call schedule.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
-
Architecture and strategy: Design scalable, secure, and highly available SAP infrastructure across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. Help establish technical standards and align platform roadmaps, upgrades, and maintenance with business objectives.
-
Technical leadership: Provide expert guidance to junior and mid-level SAP Basis administrators, promote operational best practices, and coordinate work across internal teams, external partners, and service providers.
-
SAP platform administration: Install, configure, administer, monitor, and maintain SAP systems and supporting technologies, including SAP S/4HANA, NetWeaver, HANA, Oracle, and associated enterprise applications.
-
Performance and capacity management: Conduct system health checks, capacity planning, workload analysis, and performance tuning across SAP application, database, operating system, and infrastructure layers.
-
Availability and recovery: Develop, test, and maintain backup, restore, high-availability, disaster-recovery, and failover procedures to support business continuity requirements.
-
Incident and problem management: Lead diagnosis and resolution of complex P1 and P2 incidents, coordinate technical recovery efforts, perform root-cause analysis, and implement preventive and corrective actions.
-
Migrations and upgrades: Lead SAP S/4HANA conversions, database migrations to HANA, system refreshes, client copies, landscape transformations, kernel upgrades, Support Package Stack updates, and other lifecycle activities.
-
Cross-functional collaboration: Partner closely with network engineering, firewall, infrastructure, database, development, cloud, and operations teams to coordinate administration, resolve complex issues, and support reliable SAP platform operations.
-
Vendor and platform coordination: Work directly with internal and external operations teams on the administration, support, and lifecycle management of contracted SAP systems.
-
Security and compliance: Maintain secure SAP technical configurations and support patching, vulnerability remediation, audit readiness, access controls, and compliance with enterprise policies.
-
Documentation and operational discipline: Maintain accurate technical documentation, operational procedures, support records, and knowledge-sharing materials that strengthen team capability and support continuity.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
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Experience: 8 or more years of information technology experience, including at least 5 years in a senior SAP Basis and SAP HANA support role.
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SAP platform expertise: Strong hands-on experience administering SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC, SAP HANA, and SAP NetWeaver.
-
Technical operations: Experience with installations, upgrades, patching, system refreshes, transport management, monitoring, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and major incident resolution.
-
Infrastructure and resilience: Working knowledge of Oracle and SAP HANA databases, AIX, Linux, and Windows platforms, and backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery practices.
-
Cross-functional effectiveness: Ability to work across multiple technical domains and partner effectively with adjacent teams supporting infrastructure, networking, security, development, cloud connectivity, and vendor-managed environments.
-
Support coverage: Ability to participate in a rotating 24/7 on-call schedule.
JOB TYPE
Contract
PAY
$60.00 - $65.00 per hour
APPLICATION QUESTION(S)
- Willingness to work on W2
- Ability to participate in a rotating 24/7 on-call schedule
Experience
- SAP Basis: 5 years (Required)
- SAP HANA: 5 years (Required)
- SAP S/4HANA: 5 years (Required)
- IT: 8 years (Required)
- SAP NetWeaver: 5 years (Required)
- Oracle: 5 years (Required)
- SAP HANA databases: 5 years (Required)
- AIX: 3 years (Required)
WORK LOCATION
Remote
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a SAP Technical Consultant
Align your degree to SAP modules
USCIS evaluates whether your specific degree field directly relates to the SAP duties in your role. A computer science, information systems, or engineering degree strengthens your specialty occupation case far more than a general business degree paired with SAP certifications alone.
Verify worksite LCA coverage before accepting
Each client worksite requires its own certified LCA. If your consulting role places you at multiple client sites, confirm your employer has filed site-specific LCAs before you start work there, since a single umbrella LCA won't cover unlisted locations.
Search employers on Migrate Mate first
Find SAP Technical Consultant roles at employers with verified H-1B visa LCA filing history by searching Migrate Mate. You can filter by city and role type, which matters because prevailing wage obligations mean sponsors in higher-cost metros often post stronger compensation packages.
Look for systems integrators and ERP consultancies
SAP consultancies, Big Four firms, and enterprise IT services companies file H-1B petitions for SAP roles at high volume. Targeting employers whose core business is SAP implementation means sponsorship is a standard part of their hiring process, not an exception requiring internal approval.
Use OFLC Wage Search to benchmark your offer
Your employer's LCA must certify wages at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your SAP role and worksite. Run your SOC code and work location through OFLC Wage Search before negotiating so you know the floor your employer is legally required to meet.
File premium processing for tight project timelines
SAP project start dates often drive employer urgency. If your onboarding date is fixed, ask your employer to elect premium processing when filing the I-129 petition with USCIS so adjudication completes within days rather than months.
H-1B Visa SAP Technical Consultant: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an SAP Technical Consultant role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, SAP Technical Consultant roles typically qualify as specialty occupations. The position requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, or a directly related field to perform the technical duties involved in SAP configuration, ABAP development, or systems integration. USCIS looks at the degree requirement for the specific role as described in the LCA and petition, so the job description must reflect degree-level complexity, not just SAP tool familiarity.
Which SAP modules are most commonly sponsored under H-1B?
Employers file H-1B petitions across a broad range of SAP modules, but S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP FICO, SAP HCM, and SAP SD roles appear frequently in DOL LCA disclosure data. Technical roles involving ABAP, SAP BASIS, and integration platforms also generate consistent sponsorship activity. Demand tracks enterprise digital transformation projects, so modules tied to cloud migration and analytics tend to attract the most active sponsors at any given time.
What happens to my H-1B status if I move to a different client site?
Moving to a new client worksite requires a new certified LCA for that location before you begin work there. Your employer must file an amended I-129 petition with USCIS if the new worksite represents a material change to your position. Consulting arrangements with rotating client sites require proactive LCA management from your employer, so confirm their compliance process before accepting an offer structured around multiple project sites.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new SAP employer mid-status?
Yes, H-1B portability lets you start working for a new sponsoring employer once they file a non-frivolous I-129 transfer petition with USCIS, without waiting for approval. Your status period carries over rather than resetting to three years from the transfer date. The new employer must file a fresh LCA covering your new worksite and role, and your total authorized period remains capped at six years unless you have a qualifying green card application in progress.
How do I find SAP Technical Consultant roles where employers actively sponsor H-1B visas?
Search Migrate Mate to browse SAP Technical Consultant openings at employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history. Because LCA disclosure data shows which employers have certified positions at specific wage levels and locations, you can focus your applications on companies that have already committed to sponsorship rather than asking HR to evaluate it from scratch.