SAP HANA DBA ( Senior Consultant)

Cognizant; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Bengaluru seeks a Senior Consultant with extensive SAP HANA DBA experience to lead installation, administration, upgrades, migrations, backup and recovery, and performance tuning. The role covers Single DB and MDC environments, security, tenancy, monitoring, and high-availability configurations to ensure reliable database performance.

The candidate will support production systems, resolve critical incidents, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable SAP HANA

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience as SAP HANA DBA.
• Expertise in SAP HANA installation, administration, upgrades, migrations, backup and recovery.
• Proficient in monitoring, troubleshooting and high-availability configurations.

Responsibilities

• Administer SAP HANA architecture across enterprise landscapes.
• Manage Single DB and MDC environments, installations and provisioning.
• Perform SPS upgrades, migrations (1.0–2.0) and system replication setup.

Skills

SAP HANA Architecture

HANA Administration

HANA Upgrades

Backup and Recovery

Performance Tuning

System Replication

HANA Troubleshooting

HANA Studio

HANA Cockpit

Tools

SAP HANA Studio

SAP HANA Cockpit

HANA Client

Job description

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.

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.