Sr. SAP Basis Consultant

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Job Title: Sr. SAP Basis Consultant

Work Location: Richardson, TX 75082 (Hybrid)

Contract duration: 6

• SAP BASIS
• S4
  
  HANA
• Database Administrator

We are seeking an experienced Senior SAP Basis Consultant with 15–20 years of hands‑on expertise across SAP ECC, SAP S/4

HANA, and hybrid cloud landscapes. This role is critical for managing, optimizing, and supporting SAP technical environments for a Utilities sector enterprise with high availability, regulatory compliance, and mission‑critical operations.

The candidate must demonstrate strong technical depth in SAP Basis, HANA, system migrations, upgrades, performance tuning, and end‑to‑end lifecycle management.

• SAP System Administration
• Manage and administer SAP ECC on HANA DB, SAP EWM, BW/4
  
  HANA, SAP Cloud Connector, Gateway, BTP, CPI, GRC, Solution Manager, and associated components.
• Perform system copies, refreshes, client administration, transport management, and daily monitoring.
• Maintain high‑availability SAP environments including clustering, load balancing, and failover strategies.
• HANA Database Administration
• Perform HANA installation, upgrades, revision updates, backup & recovery, tenant management.
• Conduct HANA performance tuning, memory optimization, SQL plan analysis, and configuration for large‑scale utility workloads.
• Upgrades, Migrations & S/4
  
  HANA Projects
• Lead SAP system conversions, OS/DB migrations, Unicode migrations, and S/4
  
  HANA greenfield/brownfield deployments.
• Expert knowledge of SUM, DMO, Maintenance Planner, and Upgrade Planner tools.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Expertise
• Manage SAP environments hosted on Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform including infrastructure sizing and cloud migration strategies.
• Work with virtualization environments (VMware, Hyper‑V), Linux/Unix/Windows administration.
• Performance, Security & Compliance
• Perform deep‑dive system performance optimization, kernel updates, and parameter tuning.
• Implement SAP security best practices, patching policies, and compliance standards (NERC, SOX, GDPR—based on region).
• Support audits and system hardening initiatives.
• Disaster Recovery & High Availability
• Architect, implement, and test DR strategies using HANA System Replication, backup/restore, and multi‑site replication.
• Maintain 24/7 uptime SLAs critical to utility operations.
• Collaboration & Technical Leadership
• Provide expert‑level guidance to Basis team members, developers, and functional consultants.
• Work closely with utility business teams to support billing, meter management, GIS, customer service, and field operations modules.
• Manage vendor coordination and escalation with SAP OSS.

• 15–20 years in SAP Basis administration with deep hands‑on experience.
• Strong expertise in:
• SAP ECC 6.0 (EHP upgrades)
• SAP S/4
  
  HANA (1809/1909/2020/2022/2023)
• HANA 1.0 & HANA 2.0
• SAP BW/4
  
  HANA, PI/PO, GRC, Fiori, and SAP Gateway
• SAP Router, Web Dispatcher, SLD, CTS/ChaRM
• SAP Cloud Connector, SAP Gateway
• Experience In SAP Open Text Preferred
• Proficiency in Linux (SUSE/RHEL) and Windows environments.
• Experience with Azure/AWS cloud foundations, automation, and monitoring (Solution Manager, Focused Run).

• Prior experience in Utility Industry is highly preferred:
• Work Management, Asset Management,
• Integration with GIS, Oracle systems, SCADA, and AMI platforms.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to lead technical teams and drive mission‑critical initiatives.
• Comfortable working in a 24/7 operations environment as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (preferred).
• SAP Technical Certifications in:
• SAP Basis
• S/4
  
  HANA Administration
• HANA Operations
• ITIL certification is an advantage.

• Implementation
• Enhancement
• Support