Sap Basis Lead

NTT DATA, Inc.; India; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA, Inc. seeks a highly experienced SAP professional to join our senior team as SAP Basis/HANA Architect, Project/Implementation Lead, AMS Support Lead, and Presales contributor.

This role requires deep technical mastery of SAP Basis, SAP HANA/S/4HANA, plus strong leadership and commercial acumen to drive client engagements from concept through long-term operations. Locations include Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Noida, and Gurgaon.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in SAP Basis with 5+ years in Architect/Lead roles.
• Experience in Tier-1 environments with 2 implementations and 3–4 upgrades/migrations.
• Hands-on mastery of SAP Basis, NetWeaver, S/4HANA, and HANA, Oracle, MSSQL.
• Proven leadership of large, distributed technical teams; strong presales exposure.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SAP Basis/HANA Architect and drive architecture decisions.
• Lead project/implementation efforts and client engagements end-to-end.
• Oversee AMS support and ensure service quality.
• Contribute to presales activities and client proposals.

Skills

SAP Basis

SAP HANA

S/4HANA

NetWeaver

Migration leadership

Cloud infrastructure

Leadership

Communication

Presales experience

DevOps practices

Tools

SAP Automation tools

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

DevOps tools

ITIL

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced and results-driven SAP professional to join our senior team. The successful candidate will serve as a SAP Basis/HANA Architect, a Project/Implementation Lead, an AMS Support Lead, and a key player in Presales activities. This role requires deep technical mastery in SAP Basis and SAP HANA/S/4HANA technologies, coupled with strong leadership, communication, and commercial acumen to drive successful client engagements from initial concept through to long-term operations.

Locations: Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Noida, Gurgaon

Work Mode: Hybrid

Experience: 10 to 18 Years

Job Description:

• Experience: 10+ years of overall SAP Basis experience, with at least 5+ years in an Architect or Lead role, including demonstrable Presales experience.
• Have worked in Tier-1 organization with at least 2 implementations and 3-4 Upgrade/migration experience.
• Technical Mastery: Deep hands-on expertise in SAP Basis, NetWeaver, S/4HANA and HANA ,Oracle, MSSQL and other database administration.
• Migration Expertise: Proven experience leading multiple full-cycle SAO OS/DB migrations including SAP S/4HANA Conversions/Migrations and major system upgrades.
• Cloud Infrastructure: Strong working knowledge of running SAP on at least one major Hyperscaler (Azure, AWS, or GCP) or in a RISE with SAP context.
• Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading large, distributed, and cross-functional technical teams (both project and support).
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences and executive leadership.

Preferred

SAP Basis Certified Technology Associate/Specialist in S/4HANA or NetWeaver
Certification in one or more major public cloud platforms (e.g., "Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Solution Architect").

• Experience with SAP Automation tools, DevOps practices, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
• Proficiency in IT Service Management (ITSM) frameworks, particularly ITIL.