Senior SAP Basis & HANA Architect Leader

Accenture PLC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 123,000 - 338,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an SAP Basis Manager to lead Basis workstreams on SAP transformation projects and to architect SAP HANA environments in Azure or equivalent hyperscaler settings. The role requires deep experience with S/4HANA, HANA administration, and strong leadership across project and AMS engagements.

You will own landscape design, cutover planning, and go-live readiness, while driving HA/DR, transport governance, and cross-functional collaboration with AMS teams. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in SAP Basis, with at least two full-cycle S/4HANA implementations or Brownfield conversions in a lead or co-lead capacity.
• Minimum of 3 years experience/deep hands-on expertise in SAP HANA database administration on cloud infrastructure — memory architecture, HSR, backup strategy, performance tuning, and EarlyWatch Alert interpretation.
• Minimum of 2 years experience designing and executing SAP HA/DR solutions in Azure or equivalent hyperscaler environments.
• Minimum of 2 years experience managing transport landscapes and release governance across multi-system, multi-track project environments.
• Experience and proven track record of leading small-to-medium Basis teams (3–8 people) across project and AMS delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Lead Basis workstream delivery across S/4HANA Greenfield, Brownfield conversion, BTP extension, and AMS engagements — owning the technical landscape design, cutover planning, and go-live readiness from a platform perspective.
• Architect and govern SAP HANA database environments on Azure (Mv2/Mv3) or equivalent hyperscaler infrastructure — including NUMA tuning, NSE tiering strategy, delta merge configuration, HSR topology, and backup/recovery design.
• Drive high-availability and disaster recovery implementation — HANA System Replication, Pacemaker clustering, Azure Site Recovery, and Azure Files integration — and validate failover readiness pre-go-live.
• Own transport and release governance — establishing CTS+/ChaRM workflows, transport lanes, and release calendar alignment with project and AMS delivery teams; integrating with CI/CD pipelines where DevOps practices are in scope.
• Serve as the primary Basis escalation point for P1/P2 incidents during project hypercare and AMS steady state — leading RCA, coordinating cross-functional resolution, and authoring post-incident reviews (PIRs).
• Lead and develop a team of Basis consultants — assigning work, reviewing deliverables, running technical knowledge transfers, and building capability across junior and mid-level engineers.
• Engage client stakeholders at the technical lead and project manager level — providing landscape status updates, risk flags, and platform readiness assessments.

Skills

SAP Basis

S/4HANA

Azure

HANA administration

Leadership

CI/CD

PIRs

Scripting (Python/Shell/PowerShell)

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Pacemaker clustering

CTS+/ChaRM

CI/CD pipelines

SAP BTP

SLO/SNP/SLT

Job description

Accenture is seeking an SAP Basis Manager to lead Basis workstreams on SAP transformation projects and to architect SAP HANA environments in Azure or equivalent hyperscaler settings. The role requires deep experience with S/4HANA, HANA administration, and strong leadership across project and AMS engagements.

You will own landscape design, cutover planning, and go-live readiness, while driving HA/DR, transport governance, and cross-functional collaboration with AMS teams. Travel may be required.