SAP Presales Lead for Basis for Security

Tata Consultancy Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 153,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in New York seeks a pure presales and individual contributor role to support presales solutioning, architecture design, and estimation for SAP S/4HANA transformation programs.

The role requires deep SAP Basis expertise, leadership in large SAP programs, and hands-on experience across on-premises, cloud, and RISE with SAP environments; you will define end-to-end architecture, manage HA/DR, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver client-ready solutions.

Qualifications

• 13+ years SAP experience with presales or solutioning
• Deep SAP Basis administration and architecture
• Strong S/4HANA system architecture, upgrades, and lifecycle management
• Experience in HA/DR setup, system sizing, and performance tuning
• Exposure to cloud platforms and RISE with SAP
• Strong understanding of integration architecture and transport management
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills
• High rigor and flexibility in presales environment
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
• Experience with automation tools such as LaMa, Solution Manager, Cloud ALM
• Familiarity with DevOps and infrastructure-as-code
• Experience in Big 4, SAP Partner, or large SI organizations
• Manufacturing industry experience required

Responsibilities

• Support presales solutioning and architecture design
• Lead SAP Basis-led presales and effort estimation
• Define end-to-end SAP system architecture including DEV/QA/PROD
• Architect S/4HANA strategies across on-premises, cloud, RISE with SAP
• Provide expertise in SAP Basis installations, upgrades, kernel management
• Design HA, DR, and scalability architectures
• Define performance optimization, sizing, and capacity planning
• Lead technical due diligence and system landscape assessments
• Architect migration and upgrade approaches with Basis governance
• Define security, roles, and compliance with SAP security teams
• Develop integration and interface architecture strategies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build end-to-end technical solutions
• Develop complexity-based estimation models for Basis activities
• Create client-facing deliverables (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Present technical solutions focusing on value and risk mitigation
• Stay current on SAP Basis innovations and S/4HANA roadmap

Skills

SAP Basis

Presales / Solutioning

S/4HANA architecture

Cloud & on-prem design

HA/DR design

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

LaMa

Solution Manager

Cloud ALM

Job description

• Pure Presales and individual contributor role to support presales solutioning, architecture design, and estimation for SAP S/4HANA transformation programs
• Require deep SAP Basis expertise, strong technical thought leadership, and proven experience in large-scale SAP program management, particularly in manufacturing environments
• Lead SAP Basis-led presales solutioning including architecture definition, technical proposals, and effort estimation
• Define end-to-end SAP system architecture including landscape design (DEV, QA, PROD) and transport strategies
• Architect S/4HANA platform strategies across on-premises, cloud, RISE with SAP, and hyperscale's
• Provide expertise in SAP Basis areas including installations, upgrades, kernel management, and lifecycle management
• Design high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), and scalability architectures
• Define performance optimization, system sizing, and capacity planning strategies
• Lead technical due diligence and system landscape assessments
• Architect migration and upgrade approaches ensuring strong Basis governance
• Define security, roles, and compliance alignment with SAP security teams
• Develop integration and interface architecture strategies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build end-to-end technical solutions
• Develop complexity-based estimation models for Basis activities
• Create client-facing deliverables (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Present technical solutions with focus on value and risk mitigation
• Stay current on SAP Basis innovations and S/4HANA roadmap

Job Description

• Pure Presales and individual contributor role to support presales solutioning, architecture design, and estimation for SAP S/4HANA transformation programs
• Require deep SAP Basis expertise, strong technical thought leadership, and proven experience in large-scale SAP program management, particularly in manufacturing environments
• Lead SAP Basis-led presales solutioning including architecture definition, technical proposals, and effort estimation
• Define end-to-end SAP system architecture including landscape design (DEV, QA, PROD) and transport strategies
• Architect S/4HANA platform strategies across on-premises, cloud, RISE with SAP, and hyperscale's
• Provide expertise in SAP Basis areas including installations, upgrades, kernel management, and lifecycle management
• Design high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), and scalability architectures
• Define performance optimization, system sizing, and capacity planning strategies
• Lead technical due diligence and system landscape assessments
• Architect migration and upgrade approaches ensuring strong Basis governance
• Define security, roles, and compliance alignment with SAP security teams
• Develop integration and interface architecture strategies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build end-to-end technical solutions
• Develop complexity-based estimation models for Basis activities
• Create client-facing deliverables (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Present technical solutions with focus on value and risk mitigation
• Stay current on SAP Basis innovations and S/4HANA roadmap

Qualifications

• 13+ years of SAP experience with at least 3 years in presales or solutioning
• Deep expertise in SAP Basis administration and architecture
• Strong experience in S/4HANA system architecture, upgrades, and lifecycle management
• Experience in HA/DR setup, system sizing, and performance tuning
• Exposure to cloud platforms and RISE with SAP
• Strong understanding of integration architecture and transport management
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills
• High rigor and flexibility in presales environment
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
• Experience with automation tools such as LaMa, Solution Manager, Cloud ALM
• Familiarity with DevOps and infrastructure-as-code
• Experience in Big 4, SAP Partner, or large SI organizations
• Manufacturing industry experience required

Salary Range: $153,400 - $207,500 a year