SAP BASIS Consultant

We are seeking an experienced SAP BASIS L2 Consultant with 3 to 6 years of hands-on experience in SAP BASIS administration, supporting medium to large SAP landscapes in 24x7 production environments. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in SAP implementation, installation, upgrades, migrations, and administration across a broad range of SAP products including ECC, S/4HANA, BW/BI, BO, PI/PO, Fiori, Gateway, Web Dispatcher, Solution Manager, SRM, CRM, SCM, Portal (Java), and Content Server. Experience with SAP S/4HANA conversions and upgrades using SUM 2.0, including downtime optimization techniques, is essential.

Key Responsibilities
- Perform SAP system installations, kernel upgrades, support package implementations, SAP Note implementations, Enhancement Package (EHP) upgrades, and patch management.
- Execute homogeneous system copies, system refreshes, client creation, client copies, and landscape refresh activities.
- Administer SAP ABAP and Java stacks efficiently.
- Manage SAP HANA administration tasks such as installation, licensing, backups, restores, system replication, high availability, table partitioning, alert configuration, HANA Cockpit, database patching, upgrades, and routine database maintenance.
- Administer at least two SAP-supported databases, including SAP HANA, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, SAP ASE (Sybase), IBM DB2, or MaxDB.
- Conduct database administration, backup and recovery, performance tuning, and health monitoring.
- Optimize SAP application and database performance through tuning and system optimization.
- Support High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) environments, including planning and testing DR strategies.
- Monitor SAP systems, manage technical monitoring, configure managed systems, and administer SAP Solution Manager/ChaRM.
- Handle SAP Basis administration activities such as background job monitoring, spool and printer administration, RFC destination and SMTP configuration, basic user administration, system health checks, transport management, and backup monitoring.
- Implement and administer Single Sign-On (SSO) using SAML 2.0 for ABAP, Fiori, Java, and SAP Cloud applications.
- Manage SAP Fiori administration, Gateway configuration, Fiori Content Activation, SAP Best Practices activation, and Adobe Document Services (ADS) configuration.
- Work with SAP Cloud technologies including SAP BTP (Cloud Platform), Cloud Connector, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SuccessFactors, Concur, and cloud integration.
- Manage SSL/TLS certificate administration, wildcard certificate imports, content repository configuration, and source system connectivity.
- Support SAP integrations with PI/PO and cloud applications.
- Maintain a good understanding of Linux and Windows operating system administration, virtualization platforms, and infrastructure management.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex SAP Basis and database issues with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Communicate technical concepts effectively and work directly with clients during implementation and support projects.
- Be willing to work in a 24x7 support environment and travel onsite as required.

Required Qualifications
- 3 to 6 years of SAP BASIS administration experience in medium to large SAP landscapes.
- Strong experience with SAP implementation, installation, upgrades, migrations, and administration across multiple SAP products.
- Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA conversions and upgrades using SUM 2.0.
- Proficiency in SAP HANA database administration and at least one other SAP-supported database.
- Experience in SAP system monitoring, technical monitoring, and SAP Solution Manager administration.
- Knowledge of SSO implementation using SAML 2.0 and SAP Fiori administration.
- Familiarity with Linux and Windows OS administration and infrastructure management.
- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and client-facing communication skills.
- Ability to work in a 24x7 support environment and travel as needed.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits
- SAP HANA Database Certification.
- Knowledge of SAP authorization concepts and role administration.
- Experience with SAP Cloud Connector and SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
- Skills in infrastructure sizing, capacity planning, and resource optimization.
- Familiarity with automation and scripting for SAP Basis administration.

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