SAP HANA Basis Architect - Implementation & Support

Description :

Role : SAP HANA Basis Architect

Experience : 8+ Years

Location : Bangalore

Role Overview :

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in SAP Basis administration, S/4HANA migrations (brownfield), and technical architecture design.

This role demands deep technical acumen, leadership capabilities, and the ability to guide complex SAP landscapes across implementation and operations phases.

Key Responsibilities :

- Oversee SAP Basis administration, system builds, upgrades, migrations, and performance tuning.

- Manage brownfield migration projects, ensuring minimal downtime and seamless transition from legacy

systems to S/4HANA.

- Define and maintain technical architecture standards, landscape designs, and system governance frameworks.

- Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams to ensure optimal SAP system performance and compliance.

- Support system refreshes, DR setups, HANA DB monitoring, patching, and backup strategy implementation.

- Provide technical leadership during project planning, design, and implementation phases.

- Troubleshoot complex Basis-related issues, including performance bottlenecks, upgrade conflicts, and kernel issues.

- Ensure alignment with SAP best practices, compliance, and audit readiness across environments.

- Maintain strong documentation standards for architecture diagrams, SOPs, and technical design documents.

Required Skills & Experience :

- Mandatory experience in Brownfield (System Conversion) Projects.

- Hands-on expertise with RISE with SAP, SAP HANA, Solution Manager (SolMan), and SAP Cloud Connector.

- Strong understanding of SAP landscape architecture, transport management, and system monitoring tools.

- Experience with HANA sizing, performance optimization, and system refresh strategies.

- Proven experience in system upgrades, patches, and security configuration (SAP Router, SNC, TLS).

- Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.

- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination experience.

Preferred Skills (Good To Have) :

- Exposure to SAP BTP, SAP Cloud ALM, and SAP Analytics Cloud integration.

- Familiarity with OS/DB migration, cloud hosting (Azure/AWS/GCP), and automation frameworks.

- SAP certification(s) in HANA, Basis, or Cloud Architecture.