SAP Basis Administrator
Published | October 19, 2018 |
Location | Columbus, OH |
Category | Default |
Job Type | Full-time |
Description
The position of Senior HANA Administrator will support HANA systems with respect to database and platform and maintain the systems at optimal performance, availability and efficiency. This person will be responsible for the planning, installation, configuration, maintenance and production monitoring of HANA databases and systems and associated software tools, building best practices around HANA DB performance optimization and achieve continuous improvement through SQL tuning. The position also needs the understanding of Cloud technologies as it relates to running HANA on cloud as well as migrating the existing environments on premise to Cloud. The individual will also provide assistance and consultation to other infrastructure staff and work within cross-functional teams. Qualified candidate must have strong SAP Basis and database background.
Typical environment: SAP ECC, SAP SRM, SAP CRM, SAP MDG on HANA, SAP Business Suite on HANA, S/4 HANA on Cloud, HANA sidecar (scale up and scale out), Interfaces, Business Objects, Analysis for Office, Hadoop
Other Job Duties:
- Database monitoring with both ad-hoc tools and automated scripts or procedures
- Maintain and provide support for SOX compliance of HANA systems
- Diagnosis of problems and providing guidance as well as resolution for HANA systems
- HANA system performance monitoring, alerting (using Solution Manager etc.) and tuning to meet business KPIs
- Modification of system level configuration to optimize performance
- HANA security patching and diagnostic maintenance
- Advise and support Business Intelligence team in optimizing the Models
- Work closely with SAP application teams and other Infrastructure teams
- Interface with developers and modelers for performance and data access requirements
- Development of standards and procedures for the HANA database environment
- Consultation with infrastructure teams on HANA database requirements and configuration best practice
- Perform regularly scheduled database maintenance
- Stay current with HANA database technology developments and techniques, research new software and tools, proactively recommend improvements
- Evaluation and utilization of software products to assist in the management of HANA database
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience with HANA
- Experience with SAP HANA installation and HANA system migration, preferably from DB2 LUW source system
- Experience with Database HA/DR technologies and Linux
- Good working knowledge of query design using standard SQL
- Experience working in a regulated environment (SOX, FDA, etc.) subject to compliance controls
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experience supporting the SAP applications in a production support environment
- Excellent interpersonal, written and team collaboration skills
- Experience in Shell scripting knowledge preferred
- SAP certification in HANA Technology preferred