SAP HANA DBA ( Senior Consultant)

Cognizant; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Bengaluru seeks an experienced SAP HANA DBA to manage installation, upgrades, migrations, backups, and recovery. The role covers single DB and MDC environments, performance tuning, and high-availability configurations to ensure reliable enterprise data platforms.

The candidate will support production systems, monitor health, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive secure, scalable SAP HANA deployments.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of SAP HANA DBA experience.
• Experience with installations upgrades migrations and backups.
• Experience with Single DB and MDC environments.
• Strong knowledge of high availability configurations and security.

Responsibilities

• Administer SAP HANA architecture across enterprise landscapes.
• Manage Single DB and MDC environments.
• Install configuration post-installation activities and system provisioning.
• Perform upgrades migrations system refreshes and lifecycle management.
• Install and maintain SAP HANA Studio and related tools.
• Monitor performance tune SQL and optimize memory usage.
• Troubleshoot critical incidents and ensure system stability.
• Configure system replication for high availability and DR.

Skills

HANA Architecture

Database Administration

Performance Tuning

System Replication

HANA Installation

Troubleshooting

High Availability

Security Administration

Tools

SAP HANA Studio

SAP HANA Cockpit

HANA Client

Job description

Experience - 6yrs- 8yrs

Location - Bangalore

Job title - Senior Consultant

Job Summary

Experienced SAP HANA DBA with expertise in SAP HANA installation administration upgrades migrations backup and recovery performance tuning and system replication. Hands-on experience with Single DB and MDC environments HANA 1.0/2.0 upgrades security administration tenant management monitoring troubleshooting and high-availability configurations. Skilled in supporting production systems resolving critical incidents and ensuring database reliability and optimal performance.

Responsibilities

• Strong expertise in SAP HANA Architecture administration and support across enterprise landscapes.
• Hands-on experience managing Single Database and Multi-Tenant Database Container (MDC) environments.
• Performed SAP HANA database installation configuration post-installation activities and system provisioning.
• Managed HANA database reinstallation tenant database creation/deletion and lifecycle management activities.
• Installed and maintained SAP HANA Studio HANA Client HANA Client for Excel and HANA add-ons including AFL RTL and LCApps.
• Executed HANA SPS upgrades maintenance revisions and HANA 1.0 to 2.0 migrations for single-node scale-out and replication-enabled systems.
• Optimized database performance through monitoring trace analysis transaction management memory optimization table partitioning row-store reorganization and SQL performance tuning.
• Troubleshot critical issues involving CPU utilization OOM events blocked transactions long-running threads XS Engine and database alerts.
• Conducted SAP HANA DBCC health checks Mini Checks and EWA report analysis to ensure system stability and compliance.
• Implemented and administered HANA security through user management role assignments privilege administration and HDB user store configuration.
• Managed static and dynamic parameter configurations to improve system performance and operational efficiency.
• Performed backup recovery PIT/LPT restores and disaster recovery activities across on-premises Azure and AWS environments.
• Executed HANA database refreshes system copy activities DB SID changes virtual hostname renaming and password reset procedures.
• Utilized SAP HANA Studio and SAP HANA Cockpit 2.0 for administration monitoring and troubleshooting activities.
• Configured and managed HANA System Replication in 2-tier and 3-tier landscapes ensuring high availability and business continuity.
• Worked with HANA Hooks Pacemaker Clusters and scale-out environments including node addition and removal activities.
• Implemented SAP Notes and supported end-to-end SAP HANA deployment upgrade and maintenance projects.
• Planned and executed database restart activities during approved downtime windows and maintenance schedules.
• Resolved high-priority production incidents and ensured timely resolution of critical system alerts.
• Integrated SAP HANA with Smart Data Integration (SDI) for enterprise data connectivity and data provisioning requirements.
• Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver reliable secure and scalable SAP HANA platforms supporting business-critical applications.
• SAP HANA Certification is an added advantage demonstrating expertise in HANA database administration and best practices.