AES SAP- Basis - Senior Associate

PwC; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC India is seeking a Senior Associate in SAP to deliver consulting services for SAP supply chain and operations. You will lead S/4HANA administration, upgrades, and HANA DB management, while leveraging cloud offerings like BTP and SAC to optimize client supply chains.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor juniors, and ensure timely, high-quality deliverables across engagements in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Basis Administration and Architecture experience in SAP S4 and Netweaver systems.
• Strong knowledge and experience in HANA Database and MS SQL Database Administration.
• Configuration knowledge on SAP cloud offerings such such as BTP, SAC, Cloud connector, etc.
• Prepare and monitor performance reports and implement solutions to improve system performance.
• Proficient in UNIX/Linux and Windows OS platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead SAP S/4HANA administration and end-to-end upgrades (SPS/major versions).
• Manage HANA database and perform kernel and support package upgrades.
• Provide client-facing SME guidance and deliver engagements with quality and on time.
• Mentor junior resources and contribute to COE activities while ensuring SLA adherence.

Skills

S4 Installation

HANA DB Administration

SAP Upgrade

SAP Cloud (BTP)

SAC

Cloud Connector

UNIX/Linux

Windows OS

English Communication

Education

BE / BTech / ME / MTech / MBA

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

HANA

BTP

SAC

Cloud Connector

Job description

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

SAP

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.

In SAP supply chain and operations at PwC, you will specialise in providing consulting services for SAP supply chain and operations applications. You will analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and offer training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of SAP supply chain and operations applications. Working in this area, you will enable clients to optimise their supply chain processes, improve operational efficiency, and achieve their strategic objectives.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm’s code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Role: Senior Associate

Tower: SAP

Experience: 6 - 10 years

Key Skills: S4 installation and configuration. HANA Database administration. SAP Upgrade. At Least one SAP Associate level certification. Exposure to SAP Cloud offerings such as BTP, SAC and Cloud connector

Educational Qualification: BE / B Tech / ME / M Tech / MBA

Work Location : India

• As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:
• Use feedback and reflection to develop self-awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Proven track record as an SME in chosen domain.
• Ability to come up with Client POC/POV for integrating/increasing adoption of emerging Tech. like BlockChain, AI et al with the product platform they are associated with.
• Mentor Junior resources within the team, conduct KSS and lessons learnt.
• Flexible to work in stretch opportunities/assignments.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Ticket Quality and deliverables review.
• Status Reporting for the project.
• Adherence to SLAs, experience in incident management, change management and problem management.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.
• Demonstrate leadership capabilities by working with clients directly and leading the engagement.
• Work in a team environment that includes client interactions, workstream management, and cross-team collaboration.
• Good Team player. Take up cross competency work and contribute to COE activities.
• Escalation/Risk management.

Position Requirements:

Required Skills:

Hands

-on Basis Administration and Architecture experience in SAP S4 and Netweaver systems. Responsible for performing installations, end to end SAP upgrades (SPS, Major SAP version), applying support packages and other support activities. Strong knowledge and experience in HANA Database and MS SQL Database Administration. Configuration knowledge on SAP cloud offerings such such BTP, SAC, Cloud connector, etc. Prepare and monitor performance reports and implement solutions to improve the system performance. Proven expertise in performing Kernel update, support pack update and SPS upgrade. Strong knowledge in performing end to end system refresh Excellent knowledge in client copy, applying OSS notes, EWA report analysis, Printer administration, Fiori administration. Solution Manager implementation and configuration. SLT Replication setup, configuration and administration SAP BOBI, Data services installation and configuration Proficient in the use of methodologies supported by SAP best practices. Excellent Knowledge in UNIX/ Linux and Windows OS platform. Communicating appropriately and in a timely manner with the requester (end user), the business, and the various stakeholders that this role will need to interface with, including NOC, Hosting Operations, IT, etc. Must be proactive and self-motivated. Must be easily understood and possess excellent English communication skills, both verbal and writing skills. Must Have customer facing experience. Exposure to ITIL framework

Preferred Skills:

• 1 ITIL certification

1. SAP S/4 conversion, HANA Database administration, SAP Solution Manager, SAP S/4HANA System Administration Certifications

Managed Services

Application evaluation services

• At PwC we relentlessly focus on working with our clients to bring the power of technology and humans together and create simple, yet powerful solutions. We imagine a day when our clients can simply focus on their business knowing that they have a trusted partner for their IT needs. Every day we are motivated and passionate about making our clients’ better.
• Within our Managed Services platform, PwC delivers integrated services and solutions that are grounded in deep industry experience and powered by the talent that you would expect from the PwC brand. The PwC Managed Services platform delivers scalable solutions that add greater value to our client’s enterprise through technology and human‑enabled experiences. Our team of highly‑skilled and trained global professionals, combined with the use of the latest advancements in technology and process, allows us to provide effective and efficient outcomes. With PwC’s Managed Services our client’s are able to focus on accelerating their priorities, including optimizing operations and accelerating outcomes. PwC brings a consultative first approach to operations, leveraging our deep industry insights combined with world class talent and assets to enable transformational journeys that drive sustained client outcomes. Our clients need flexible access to world class business and technology capabilities that keep pace with today’s dynamic business environment.
• Within our global, Managed Services platform, we provide Application Evolution Services (formerly Application Managed Services), where we focus more so on the evolution of our clients’ applications and cloud portfolio. Our focus is to empower our client’s to navigate and capture the value of their application portfolio while cost‑eff…
• As a member of our Application Evolution Services (AES) team, we are looking for candidates who thrive working in a high‑paced work environment capable of working on a mix of critical Application Evolution Service offerings and engagement including help desk support, enhancement and optimization work, as well as strategic roadmap and advisory level work. It will also be key to lend experience and effort in helping win and support customer engagements from not only a technical perspective, but also a relationship perspective.

Travel Requirements

Not Specified