SAP Basis Consultant

Position: SAP Basis Consultant (U.S Citizen & Green Card Only)

Location: San Francisco, CA (Remote with occasional travel)

Duration: 12+ Months

Key Responsibilities

• 1. SAP System Administration

  • Manage and administer SAP ECC on HANA DB, SAP EWM, BW/HANA, SAP Cloud Connector, Gateway, BP, 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.

• 2. HANA Database Administration

  • Perform HANA installation, upgrades, revision updates, backup & recovery, tenant management.
  • Conduct HANA performance tuning, memory optimization, SQL plan and configuration for large‑scale utility workloads.

• 3. Upgrades, Migrations & S/4HANA Projects

  • Lead SAP system conversions, OS/DB migrations, Unicode migrations, and S/4HANA greenfield/brownfield deployments.
  • Expert knowledge of SUM, DMO, Maintenance Planner, and Upgrade Planner tools.

• 4. Cloud & Infrastructure Expertise

  • Manage SAP environments hosted on Azure, AWS, or GCP including sizing and cloud migration strategies.
  • Work with virtualization environments (VMware, Hyper‑V) and Linux/Unix administration.

• 5. Performance, Security & Compliance

  • Perform deep‑dive system performance optimization, kernel update 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.

• 6. 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.

• 7. 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 maintenance, customer service, and field operations modules.
  • Manage vendor coordination and escalation with SAP OSS.

Technical Skills

• 15-20 years in SAP Basis administration with deep hands‑on experience.

• Strong expertise in

  • SAP ECC 6.0 (EHP upgrades)
  • S/4HANA (1809/1909/2020/2022/2023)
  • HANA 1.0 & HANA 2.0
  • SAP BW/4HANA, PI/PO, GRC, Fiori, and SAP Gateway
  • SAP Router, Web Dispatcher, SLD, CTS/ChaRM
  • SAP Cloud Connector, SAP Gateway
• Experience in SAP OpenText (preferred).
• Proficiency in Linux (SUSE/RHEL) and Windows environments.
• Experience with Azure/AWS cloud foundations, automation, and monitoring (Solution Manager, Focused Run).

Domain Expertise

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

Soft Skills

• 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.

Education & Certifications

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