SAP S4 HANA BASIS Consultant

SAP S4 HANA BASIS Consultant

Position Description
Responsibilities:
AMS / Production Support (L2 & L3)

. Provide end-to-end Basis support for SAP S/4HANA systems under RISE (Private Cloud).
. Monitor system health, performance, and availability.
. Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for production incidents.
. Resolve issues within defined SLAs and KPIs.
. Manage incidents, service requests, and change requests.
. Support on-call or rotational support models (if applicable).

RISE with SAP (Private Cloud) Operations

. Coordinate with SAP ECS/RISE operations teams.
. Manage system refreshes, client copies, and transport landscape.
. Support OS/DB-level coordination with SAP (where applicable).
. Oversee patching cycles and maintenance windows.
. Review SAP EarlyWatch reports and recommend improvements.
. Manage high-availability and disaster recovery procedures.

System Administration & Technical Expertise

. Perform SAP kernel upgrades and support package implementation (in coordination with SAP).
. Monitor and optimize: HANA database performance Application server performance Background jobs and batch processes
. Manage transport management system (TMS).
. Perform role/user administration and authorization support.
. Maintain system documentation and architecture diagrams.

Security & Compliance

. Ensure compliance with audit and security policies.
. Manage SSL certificates and secure communication setup.
. Support vulnerability remediation activities.
. Collaborate with security teams on IAM and access controls.

Change & Release Management

. Participate in release planning for S/4HANA changes.
. Support cutover and deployment activities.
. Review and validate transports before production deployment.
. Ensure minimal downtime and risk mitigation.

Continuous Improvement & Governance

. Identify recurring incidents and propose preventive solutions.
. Optimize system performance and stability.
. Define operational best practices for RISE environments.
. Mentor junior Basis consultants.
. Participate in cloud roadmap discussions.

Must-Have Skills:

. Proven experience in leading SAP Basis operations and architecture across on-premise, AWS and Rise environments.
. Experience in SAP cloud environment, BTP and S4HANA.

Qualifications & Experiences:

. 4-6 years deep SAP Basis Administration experience
. 2+ years of experience working in a NetWeaver 7.0 or higher environment
. 2+ years of experience in S/4HANA/HANA environment.
. 2+ years of experience supporting SAP in Cloud environment, solution manager, SAP XI.
. 2+ years of experience leading the Basis resources during production support and SAP infrastructure project execution
. Minimum of one full life-cycle implementations (End to end)
. Experience in databases and various operating systems. Experience with Enhancement Packages, ABAP and Java stack administration including system copies.
. Experience supporting SAP in AWS cloud environment.
. Advanced level knowledge in managing SAP with HANA database with backup, High Availability and DR solution.
. Strong interpersonal and communications skills both written and verbal to include translating complex technical issues clearly and precisely to both technical and non-technical parties.
. Understanding of SAP applications and their functionalities is an added advantage.
. You must be able to communicate effectively and tactfully with all levels of personnel, both in person and on the telephone
. Must be able to pay close attention to complex details and understand written and oral instruction
. Must be able to organize and schedule work effectively
. Must be able to work well under time constraints

Technical Skills
SAP Landscape

. SAP S/4HANA
. SAP HANA database administration
. SAP NetWeaver
. SAP Solution Manager / Cloud ALM
. Fiori Front-End Server

RISE / Cloud

. RISE with SAP (Private Cloud Edition)
. SAP Enterprise Cloud Services (ECS)
. High Availability & Disaster Recovery concepts
. Hyperscaler exposure (AWS/Azure/GCP – advantage)

Basis Core

. TMS configuration
. System monitoring & performance tuning
. Kernel upgrades & patch management
. Background job management
. SSL & certificate management
. User & authorization administration

Tools & Monitoring

. SAP Early Watch
. ST22, SM21, ST03, STMS, DBACOCKPIT
. OS & HANA monitoring tools

Certifications (Preferred)

. SAP S4HANA certifications any
. SAP on AWS

Your future duties and responsibilities

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

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