SAP Basis Administrator

Job Summary

We are currently seeking a SAP BASIS Administration to join our team in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

SAP Basis administration with advanced cloud architecture, with 10+ years of experience should lead the end-to-end migration strategy, including pre-migration assessments, execution of the OS/DB migration using DMO or SWPM, and the setup of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) on the Azure platform.

Role Overview

Title: Senior SAP Basis Cloud Migration Architect

Experience Required: 10+ years in SAP Basis; at least 3-5 years focused on hyperscaler cloud migrations (specifically Azure).

Lead the technical architecture, planning, and successful execution of migrating complex on-premises SAP landscapes (ECC, S/4HANA, BW, PI/PO) to Microsoft Azure IaaS and PaaS.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate the existing on-premises landscape to tshirt sizing, calculate Azure CPU/RAM requirements, and optimize storage throughput (IOPS).
• Design highly available Azure landing zones, virtual networks (VNets), subnets, ExpressRoute configurations, and network security groups (NSGs) for SAP traffic.
• Formulate migration roadmaps, mapping out lift-and-shift, OS/DB migrations, or brownfield/greenfield S/4HANA conversions using tools like Software Update Manager (SUM) with Database Migration Option (DMO).
• Lead export/import procedures and database migrations (e.g., AnyDB to HANA, Oracle to Azure SQL/HANA).
• Deploy SAP VMs, configure Azure Managed Disks, Azure NetApp Files, and Azure Backup/ASR (Azure Site Recovery).
• Lead OS/DB migrations from on-premises MS SQL Server or AnyDB to SAP HANA on Azure using SAP SUM DMO.
• Architect migrations for MS SQL workloads using Azure Database Migration Service (DMS), Log Shipping, or Always On Availability Groups.
• Design optimal Azure Managed Disks (Premium SSD v2, Ultra Disk) and Azure NetApp Files (ANF) configurations for HANA KPIs and SQL Server log/data files.
• Configure Azure-native clustering, Windows Failover Cluster, and Linux Pacemaker with Azure Fence Agents for zero-downtime tolerance.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) or configuration automation using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Ansible, or Python.
• Analyze system usage to right-size Azure VMs, start/stop automation, and manage Reserved Instances/Savings Plans to reduce TCO.
• Manage SAP HANA backup/recovery, Hana System Replication (HSR), tenant databases (MDC), delta merges, and memory management.
• Optimize MS SQL Server configurations, database consistency checks (DBCC), transaction log management, and index rebuilds.
• Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks using SAP DBACOCKPIT, HANA Studio, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), and Azure Monitor.

Technical Skills Required

• SAP Tooling: SAP SUM DMO, SWPM, Migmon/R3load, DBACOCKPIT, and HANA Cockpit.
• MS SQL Stack: SSMS, SQL Server Agent, Always On, and Transparent Data Encryption (TDE).
• Azure Native Services: Azure Backup for SAP HANA, Azure Backup for SQL Server, and Azure Site Recovery (ASR).

Standard Basis Operations

• Manage complex transport management systems (TMS), client copies, system refreshes, and support pack stacks.
• Manage third-party integrations, SAP Cloud Connector setups, and Azure Active Directory (Entra ID) SSO mapping.

Qualifications Skills

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering field.
• SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration or SAP Certified Technology Specialist - OS/DB Migration for SAP HANA.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty (AZ-120).

Deep proficiency in Linux (RHEL/SUSE) and Windows Server environments, with strong SQL/HANA database administration skills.