Senior SAP Basis Engineer

Mindset Consulting, LLC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindset Consulting, LLC in Bengaluru, India, seeks a Senior SAP BASIS Engineer with 10+ years of hands-on experience in SAP BASIS administration, HANA, and system upgrades. You will manage SAP ABAP/JAVA stacks, SAP landscapes, and performance tuning.

The role covers AWS workloads, Linux/SUSE, HA, DR, and SUSE cluster configuration. You will participate in production support, infrastructure reliability, and continuous improvement across SAP environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years SAP BASIS Administration experience.
• Strong hands-on ABAP & JAVA stack administration.
• Expert knowledge of SAP HANA Database Administration.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA and NetWeaver landscapes.
• Hands-on with SAP installations, upgrades, kernel upgrades, and support packages.
• Proficient Linux administration on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES).
• Experience managing SAP systems on AWS and in cloud environments.
• Knowledge of HA, DR, and backup/recovery for SAP landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end SAP BASIS administration across environments.
• Administer ABAP and JAVA stacks including installation and troubleshooting.
• Monitor SAP landscapes and perform performance tuning and root-cause analysis.
• Perform system upgrades, patches, and support packages.
• Manage SAP HANA database administration, backups, and replication.
• Coordinate failover, DR drills, and high-availability configurations.
• Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, and development teams.

Skills

SAP BASIS Administration

ABAP stack

JAVA stack

SAP HANA Administration

AWS Management

Linux SUSE

HA/DR

SUSE cluster

Tools

SUSE Pacemaker

Corosync

AWS

SAP HANA System Replication

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Senior SAP BASIS Engineer with 10+ years of hands-on experience in SAP BASIS administration, SAP HANA Database Administration, system upgrades, performance optimization, and SAP infrastructure management.

The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in administering SAP ABAP and JAVA stacks, managing SAP HANA databases, and supporting complex SAP landscapes. Experience managing SAP workloads on AWS, Linux/SUSE administration, High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), and SUSE cluster configuration is highly desirable.

The candidate will play a key role in SAP landscape management, infrastructure reliability, technical upgrades, production support, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

1. SAP BASIS Administration & Landscape Management

• Manage end-to-end SAP BASIS administration, implementation, configuration, and operational support across SAP environments.
• Administer SAP ABAP and JAVA application stacks, including installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Support SAP NetWeaver and SAP application landscapes, including:
• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP BW/4HANA
• SAP Landscape Transformation (SLT)
• SAP PI/PO
• SAP Global Trade Services (GTS)
• SAP Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
• SAP Solution Manager
• Perform SAP system monitoring, health checks, performance tuning, and root-cause analysis.
• Manage SAP system lifecycle activities, including installations, upgrades, patches, and support package implementations.
• Maintain technical documentation, system architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and support documentation.
• Manage SAP transports, system configuration, and connectivity across Development, Quality, and Production environments.

2. SAP HANA Database Administration

• Perform SAP HANA database administration, configuration, and ongoing maintenance.
• Monitor and optimize SAP HANA database performance, memory utilization, and resource consumption.
• Manage database backups, recovery, replication, and database monitoring.
• Troubleshoot database performance issues, alerts, and connectivity problems.
• Perform SAP HANA revisions, upgrades, patching, and maintenance activities.
• Manage database availability, security, and operational reliability.
• Work closely with infrastructure and application teams to resolve database-related issues.
• Execute SAP system installations, upgrades, and technical migrations.
• Perform SAP kernel upgrades, support package upgrades, and SAP Note implementations.
• Handle SAP system refreshes, system copies, client copies, and post-refresh activities.
• Perform SAP application troubleshooting and production support.
• Monitor background jobs, work processes, system logs, short dumps, and application performance.
• Identify technical bottlenecks and implement corrective actions.
• Support planned maintenance activities and ensure minimal downtime during upgrades and system changes.
• Manage and support SAP workloads hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Configure, monitor, and maintain SAP systems using AWS infrastructure services.
• Support SAP system provisioning, infrastructure monitoring, and resource optimization.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure-related issues affecting SAP application and database performance.
• Collaborate with cloud and infrastructure teams to ensure SAP systems meet availability, scalability, and performance requirements.
• Support SAP infrastructure migrations and cloud modernization initiatives.
• Perform Linux system administration, particularly on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES).
• Manage operating system installation, configuration, patching, and maintenance.
• Monitor CPU, memory, storage, disk utilization, and operating system performance.
• Troubleshoot Linux-related issues impacting SAP applications and HANA databases.
• Manage filesystem configuration, storage allocation, and system-level configurations.
• Work with infrastructure teams to maintain a stable and secure SAP operating environment.

6. High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR) & Backup Management

• Design, configure, and maintain High Availability solutions for SAP applications and HANA databases.
• Implement and support Disaster Recovery strategies for SAP landscapes.
• Manage SAP HANA System Replication and database recovery procedures.
• Perform backup and recovery operations to ensure business continuity.
• Participate in disaster recovery drills, failover testing, and recovery validation.
• Monitor system availability and proactively identify infrastructure risks.
• Ensure SAP environments meet agreed recovery time and recovery point objectives (RTO/RPO).
• Configure, implement, and maintain SUSE High Availability clusters for SAP workloads hosted on AWS.
• Work with SUSE Pacemaker and Corosync clustering technologies.
• Configure cluster resources, monitoring, failover, and fencing mechanisms.
• Support cluster integration with SAP HANA System Replication.
• Troubleshoot cluster failures, resource issues, and failover scenarios.
• Perform cluster maintenance, patching, upgrades, and operational health checks.
• Ensure high availability and resilience of SAP systems running on AWS infrastructure.

8. Stakeholder Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Collaborate with SAP functional, development, infrastructure, database, and cloud teams.
• Provide technical guidance and support for complex SAP BASIS-related issues.
• Participate in technical discussions, architecture reviews, and infrastructure planning.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive BASIS administration activities.
• Proactively recommend improvements to system performance, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Maintain strong communication with stakeholders and provide regular technical updates.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• 10+ years of experience in SAP BASIS Administration.
• Strong hands-on experience with SAP ABAP and JAVA stack administration.
• Expert-level knowledge of SAP HANA Database Administration.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA and SAP NetWeaver landscapes.
• Hands-on experience with SAP installations, upgrades, kernel upgrades, and support packages.
• Experience with SAP system refreshes, system copies, and application support.
• Strong experience in Linux administration, preferably SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
• Working experience managing SAP systems on AWS.
• Experience with High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and Backup & Recovery.
• Hands-on experience with SUSE cluster setup, configuration, and maintenance in AWS.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP BASIS Certification – System Administration.
• SAP HANA Database Administration Certification.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified SAP on AWS qualification.
• Exposure to SAP BTP Administration.
• Experience with SAP infrastructure automation and monitoring tools.
• Experience with SAP HANA System Replication and SUSE Pacemaker clustering.