Senior SAP Basis Engineer
Yesterday• Amsterdam, Netherlands
At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We're the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you make. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the food you sample. Through our products, partners and people, we can empower everyone to experience the world.
We're a truly global e-commerce company, with business operations in nearly every country and city on the planet. And we want to make it easy for everyone, anywhere in the world, to pay for their travel or do business with our platform - whenever and however it's convenient for them.
Our brand new FinTech business unit - with teams in Amsterdam, Bangalore, London and Shanghai - develops new products and drives innovation to help us continue removing financial friction from the travel process. That makes buying and selling travel-related products and services simpler for both travellers and partners.
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The Financial Systems team provides technology expertise to the finance department and is responsible for SAP, HANA, and connected 3rd party systems at Booking.com. We want to change the way people work with SAP, by building a finance application platform that supports simplification of business processes, and empowers the finance community with better financial insights.
We run our SAP environment on HANA and in February 2016 we migrated to Simple Finance. In 2019 we started our journey to S/4HANA with Central Finance.
Role Overview
As a Senior SAP Engineer, you design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot scalable SAP and non-SAP infrastructure solutions. You drive constant innovation while ensuring operational stability, risk awareness, and regulatory compliance. You steer the Financial Systems group toward solutions that improve efficiency, standardize enterprise platforms, and support secure, resilient, and high-performing SAP landscapes in a globally distributed environment.
Key Job Responsibilities & Duties
- Combine your knowledge and expertise with the goals of our business to support and maintain a world-class solutions infrastructure and to enable our continued growth;
- Facilitate technical discussions and decision-making to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability of the provided solutions;
- Act as technical authority for SAP infrastructure design decisions, driving architecture standards, operational excellence, and long-term platform strategy;
- Mentor and support other engineers by promoting engineering best practices, automation standards, and operational excellence across the SAP platform;
- Be responsible for configuring, monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting the SAP technical environment on an ongoing basis;
- Plan, prepare, install, upgrade, and maintain complex SAP system landscapes;
- Plan and implement the appropriate change control for systems subject to SOX compliance;
- Ensure adherence to regulatory and control frameworks including SOx, NIST, DORA and internal security standards, balancing innovation with risk mitigation and system protection;
- Evaluate and design interfaces between SAP and external systems, handle the migration/upgrades of SAP databases;
- Lead technical enablement and integration of modern SAP ecosystem components including Cloud ALM, SAP BTP, RISE with SAP landscapes, SAP Focused Run and S/4HANA transformation initiatives;
- Drive automation and infrastructure-as-code principles (Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Ansible) across SAP landscapes to reduce manual operational risk and improve deployment reliability;
- Design, implement and operate the full stack (hardware, storage, operating system, system setup) that supports our systems and some non-SAP solutions (mainly) gravitating around our ERP;
- Be part of the Finance technical team that interfaces daily with other groups and works with system users to define their needs, identify problems, evaluate, advise and provide solutions;
Role Qualifications & Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in SAP Basis administration work, with experience in upgrades/ migrations and SAP HANA administration;
- Good knowledge of the NetWeaver technology stack;
- Hands-on SAP administration experience from initial planning to final delivery (standard administration tasks, system copies, upgrades, migrations);
- Good conceptual knowledge of databases;
- Hands-on experience with HANA and/or other DBMSes;
- Good conceptual knowledge and hands-on experience with Linux and IP networking;
- Good development skills (preference to Bash, Python, ABAP).
- Good conceptual knowledge of Storage, web applications (FIORI), Single Sign-On (SSO) on SAP platforms;
- Experience with Cloud ALM, SAP BTP, SAP Focused Run, and RISE with SAP landscapes is strongly preferred;
- Strong understanding of security architecture, encryption principles, audit requirements, and segregation of duties in regulated financial environments;
- A great customer focus, standout colleague attitude and superb communication skills in English.
Benefits & Perks - Global Impact, Personal Relevance:
Booking.com's Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, as well unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:
- Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave
- Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)
- Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Booking.com:
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have been a core part of our company culture since day one. This ongoing journey starts with our very own employees, who represent over 140 nationalities and a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations.
Take it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo Pisano: "At Booking.com, the diversity of our people doesn't just build an outstanding workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. It's a place where you can make your mark and have a real impact in travel and tech."
We ensure that colleagues with disabilities are provided the adjustments and tools they need to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Application Process:
- Let's go places together: How we Hire
- This role does not come with relocation assistance.
Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.
Pre-Employment Screening
If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.
Pre-Employment Screening
If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.
Client-provided location(s): Amsterdam, Netherlands
Job ID: booking-28320
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2026-02-24T18:36:31
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Fitness Subsidies
- Dental Insurance
- Mental Health Benefits
- Virtual Fitness Classes
Parental Benefits
- Adoption Leave
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Family Support Resources
- Return-to-Work Program
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Casual Dress
- Happy Hours
- Snacks
- Some Meals Provided
- Company Outings
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Holiday Events
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Volunteer Time Off
- Summer Fridays
Financial and Retirement
- Pension
- Company Equity
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Stock Purchase Program
Professional Development
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Access to Online Courses
- Lunch and Learns
- Internship Program
- Leadership Training Program
- Work Visa Sponsorship
- Learning and Development Stipend
- Professional Coaching
- Shadowing Opportunities
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
- Unconscious Bias Training