Description :

The SAP S/4HANA Basis Senior Consultant will be responsible for end-to-end administration, optimization, and lifecycle management of SAP S/4HANA environments across complex, multi-system landscapes.

This role requires deep expertise in SAP Basis, HANA administration, system architecture, performance engineering, and technical operations to support mission-critical enterprise applications.

The consultant will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure high availability, scalability, and security of SAP systems, ensuring seamless delivery of business-critical processes.

Key Responsibilities :

SAP S/4HANA & Basis Administration :

- Manage installation, configuration, and administration of SAP S/4HANA systems across development, QA, staging, and production landscapes.

- Oversee SAP kernel upgrades, patching, add-on deployments, and technical validations.

- Ensure optimal performance, system health, and operational stability across all SAP components.

SAP Landscape Architecture & Instance Management :

- Design scalable and secure SAP landscapes aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

- Perform system copies, refreshes, client strategies, and multi-instance configuration management.

- Manage integration architecture for S/4HANA, ECC, BW on HANA, and other NetWeaver components.

HANA Database Administration & Optimization :

- Perform advanced HANA DB administration, backup/ recovery, log management, and system replication operations.

- Conduct HANA performance analysis, memory management, compression strategies, and SQL workload tuning.

- Manage multi-tenant database containers (MDC) and system landscape provisioning.

Release Management & Transport Control :

- Manage SAP Transport Management System (TMS), workflow approvals, and cross-landscape transport routes.

- Oversee release cycles, retrofit activities, and controlled deployments across parallel landscapes.

System Upgrades, Migrations & Integrations :

- Execute S/4HANA conversions, system upgrades, Unicode migrations, and integration with cloud or hybrid solutions.

- Support SAP Fiori setup, gateway configuration, and OData service management.

- Manage SAP Solution Manager (SolMan) for monitoring, CHARM, technical operations, and system analytics.

Performance Engineering & Troubleshooting :

- Conduct root-cause analysis on application, DB, network, and interface performance issues.

- Optimize S/4HANA, ECC, BW, and NetWeaver performance through proactive assessment and tuning.

- Ensure minimal disruption through high-availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) readiness.

Security, Compliance & Governance :

- Manage user administration, authentication strategies, SSL configuration, and system security hardening.

- Ensure compliance with audit standards, license measurement, and system governance policies.

Mandatory Skills & Technical Expertise :

- SAP Basis Administration across large, distributed SAP landscapes.

- SAP S/4HANA System Administration with hands-on experience in installations, upgrades, and conversions.

- Expertise across SAP ECC, S/4HANA, and BW on HANA platforms.

- In-depth understanding of SAP NetWeaver Stack including ERP, BW, NWDI, BO, Enterprise Portal.

- Advanced skills in HANA Database Administration, monitoring, and system replication.

- Strong proficiency in HANA performance and memory tuning.

- Proven experience in SAP application installation, configuration, and deployment.

- Expertise in SAP System Upgrades, Support Packs, Fiori activation, and Release Management.

- Hands-on experience with SAP Transport Management System (TMS).

- Strong understanding of SAP Landscape Design, strategy, and instance configuration management