SAP basis Lead/Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Incentive

Medical Coverage

Family Leave

401K Plan

Certification & Training Reimbursement

Vacation & Holidays

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Charlotte, NC seeks an experienced SAP Basis architect to lead end-to-end SAP Basis operations across enterprise landscapes, ensuring system availability, performance and security.

You will own technical architecture for S/4HANA, RISE with SAP, HANA administration, upgrades and migrations, HA/DR planning, and SAP BTP integrations, while coordinating with global teams and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience with SAP Activate and SAFe Agile delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP Basis operations and ensure system availability, stability, performance, and security across enterprise SAP landscapes.
• Own technical architecture, migration planning, system conversions, cloud adoption, and operational governance for SAP transformation programs.
• Plan and execute ECC-to-S/4HANA conversions, OS/DB migrations, readiness checks, simplification analysis, remediation, and downtime optimization.
• Coordinate mock conversions, dry runs, cutover activities, production migration, hypercare, system refreshes, upgrades, and support pack implementations.
• Lead migration to and operation of RISE with SAP Private Cloud; coordinate with SAP ECS/RISE and hyperscaler teams for environment and service management.
• Configure and administer SAP BTP accounts, entitlements, transport management, identity services, connectivity, destinations, and integrations with SAP and non-SAP applications.
• Design cloud, HA/DR, and business continuity architectures; support infrastructure sizing, provisioning, cloud optimization, capacity planning, and performance tuning.
• Manage transport landscapes, client administration, monitoring , technical dependencies, RAID items, escalations, and technical governance.
• Act as the primary technical liaison among customer teams, SAP, hyperscalers, and implementation partners; lead workshops and migration planning sessions.
• Provide clear project status reporting, executive updates, technical documentation, and leadership to global delivery teams.

Skills

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Workshops facilitation

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

RISE with SAP

SAP HANA

SAP BTP

Azure

AWS

Job description

Job Description

• SAP S/4HANA Landscape Architecture: Expertise in designing, implementing, and governing SAP S/4HANA landscapes, including development, quality, production, and coexistence environments, while ensuring scalability, performance, and operational stability.
• RISE with SAP Architecture & Cloud Operations: Strong experience with RISE with SAP deployments, SAP-managed cloud services, hyperscaler environments (Azure/AWS), cloud operating models, and SAP's shared responsibility framework.
• SAP HANA Administration & Performance Tuning: Deep knowledge of SAP HANA database administration, monitoring, backup and recovery, system replication, capacity planning, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
• SAP Upgrades, Migrations & S/4HANA Conversions: Proven experience leading SAP technical upgrades, enhancement pack implementations, system refreshes, cloud migrations, and ECC-to-S/4HANA conversion programs using SAP best practices and tools.
• High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR) & Business Continuity: Expertise in designing resilient SAP architectures, including HA/DR strategies, disaster recovery planning, business continuity processes, and infrastructure failover mechanisms.
• SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP): Hands-on experience with SAP BTP services, Integration Suite, Cloud Connector, Identity Authentication Services (IAS), Identity Provisioning Services (IPS), and hybrid integrations between SAP and non-SAP platforms.
• SAP Basis Leadership, Governance & Stakeholder Management: Ability to lead global Basis teams, establish technical governance standards, manage vendors and managed service providers, and collaborate effectively with infrastructure, security, application, and business stakeholders.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP Basis operations and ensure system availability, stability, performance, and security across enterprise SAP landscapes.
• Own technical architecture, migration planning, system conversions, cloud adoption, and operational governance for SAP transformation programs.
• Plan and execute ECC-to-S/4HANA conversions, OS/DB migrations, readiness checks, simplification analysis, remediation, and downtime optimization.
• Coordinate mock conversions, dry runs, cutover activities, production migration, hypercare, system refreshes, upgrades, and support pack implementations.
• Lead migration to and operation of RISE with SAP Private Cloud; coordinate with SAP ECS/RISE and hyperscaler teams for environment and service management.
• Configure and administer SAP BTP accounts, entitlements, transport management, identity services, connectivity, destinations, and integrations with SAP and non-SAP applications.
• Design cloud, HA/DR, and business continuity architectures; support infrastructure sizing, provisioning, cloud optimization, capacity planning, and performance tuning.
• Manage transport landscapes, client administration, monitoring , technical dependencies, RAID items, escalations, and technical governance.
• Act as the primary technical liaison among customer teams, SAP, hyperscalers, and implementation partners; lead workshops and migration planning sessions.
• Provide clear project status reporting, executive updates, technical documentation, and leadership to global delivery teams.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

• Strong technical leadership, stakeholder management, vendor coordination, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to lead global delivery teams and cross-functional technical workshops in fast-paced transformation environments.
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, risk management, escalation management, and decision-making capabilities.

Experience with SAP Activate and SAFe Agile delivery methodologies

Experience with SAP Activate and SAFe Agile delivery methodologies

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Qualifications:

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Salary Range : $150,000 to $160,000 Per Annum