SAP Basis AMS Consultant

Persistent Systems Limited; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group term life insurance

Personal accident insurance

Mediclaim hospitalization

Flexible work hours

Long Service awards

Education sponsorship

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Persistent Systems Limited in Pune is seeking an experienced SAP Basis AMS Consultant to provide AMS across SAP landscapes. You will monitor systems, manage transports, perform kernel upgrades, and handle incidents and service requests to ensure stability and performance.

You will collaborate with SAP functional, database, and infrastructure teams, drive continuous service improvement, and contribute to automation and governance initiatives within an SLA-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years hands-on SAP Basis AMS experience.
• Experience in production and non-production SAP landscapes.
• Strong knowledge of SAP NetWeaver ABAP and Java administration.
• Experience with incident, service request, change, and release management.
• Understanding of SAP interface connectivity and integration points.
• Experience with backups, disaster recovery, and HA concepts.
• Excellent teamwork and clear communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor SAP system availability, performance, and health across environments.
• Resolve SAP Basis incidents and service requests within SLAs.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement preventive actions.
• Manage SAP user, role, and client administration activities.
• Support transport management, migrations, and deployments.
• Execute kernel upgrades, support package installations, and maintenance.
• Coordinate with infra, security, and SAP functional teams.
• Maintain runbooks, SOPs, and knowledge articles.
• Identify opportunities for automation and monitoring improvements.

Skills

SAP Basis AMS

System Monitoring

Incident Management

Change Management

Transport Management

Backup & DR planning

SAP interface connectivity

SAP NetWeaver ABAP/Java

Collaboration with cross-functional IT

Tools

SAP HANA

RFC connectivity

System administration tools

Job description

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

We are seeking an experienced SAP Basis AMS Consultant to provide reliable Application Management Services (AMS) across production and non-production SAP landscapes. The ideal candidate will be responsible for system monitoring, incident resolution, service request fulfillment, change implementation, technical administration, and continuous service improvement. In this role, you will work closely with SAP functional teams, database administrators, infrastructure teams, security teams, and business stakeholders to ensure system stability, availability, performance, and operational excellence. You will play a critical role in maintaining SAP environments while supporting modernization, automation, and service quality initiatives.

• Role: SAP Basis AMS Consultant
• Location: Pune
• Experience: 5 to 8 Years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Monitor SAP system availability, performance, and operational health across production and non-production environments.
• Monitor and manage Background Jobs, Work Processes, System Dumps, Locks, Spools, Interfaces, Filesystems, Database Health, System Alerts.
• Resolve SAP Basis incidents and service requests within defined service levels.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Manage SAP user administration, role assignments, and client administration activities.
• Support transport management, transport migrations, and deployment activities.
• Execute SAP kernel upgrades, support package implementation, and technical maintenance activities.
• Administer RFC connections, printer configurations, certificates, and interface connectivity.
• Support system refreshes, client copies, and environment setup activities.
• Perform system start-up, shutdown, patching, and maintenance operations.
• Validate backups and support disaster recovery testing exercises.
• Coordinate with database, operating system, network, security, development, and SAP functional teams.
• Manage change requests through assessment, planning, testing, approvals, execution, and validation.
• Support release management and production deployment activities.
• Maintain operational documentation, SOPs, runbooks, and knowledge articles.
• Participate in shift handovers and operational review meetings.
• Identify opportunities for automation, monitoring improvements, performance optimization, and service enhancement.
• Ensure compliance with operational, security, quality, and governance standards.
• Support planned maintenance windows and business-critical activities when required.

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 5 to 8 years of hands-on SAP Basis AMS support experience.
• Strong experience supporting production and non-production SAP landscapes.
• Expertise in SAP NetWeaver ABAP and Java administration.
• Strong knowledge of System Monitoring, Transport Management, Background Jobs, Dumps Analysis, Locks Management, Spools Administration, RFC Management, Certificate Management, Client Administration.
• Experience performing SAP technical administration activities in enterprise environments.
• Good understanding of SAP HANA administration and monitoring.
• Knowledge of database performance, health checks, and maintenance activities.
• Experience supporting backup and recovery procedures.
• Familiarity with high availability and disaster recovery concepts.
• Understanding of database connectivity and infrastructure dependencies.
• Strong experience supporting Application Management Services (AMS) environments.
• Expertise in Incident Management, Service Request Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Release Management, Knowledge Management.
• Experience working within SLA-driven support environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and issue resolution capabilities.
• Working knowledge of operating systems, networking, and infrastructure services.
• Understanding of SAP interface connectivity and integration points.
• Experience coordinating with infrastructure and platform teams.
• Knowledge of enterprise IT operational support processes.
• Understanding of system lifecycle management activities.
• Experience planning and executing production changes.
• Knowledge of change impact assessments and risk mitigation.
• Experience supporting release implementations and deployment activities.
• Ability to maintain governance and compliance during operational changes.
• Strong documentation and validation skills.
• Experience working with distributed technical and functional teams.
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly to stakeholders.
• Strong ownership and accountability mindset.
• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced support environments.
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

“Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.”