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Senior SAP Basis Administrator responsible for SAP landscape administration (ECC, S/4HANA, Solman, BTP), HANA database HA/DR and performance tuning, Azure-based deployments and migrations, SAP networking and security, integration with SAP BTP services, Cloud ALM transition, change management, documentation, runbooks, and stakeholder engagement.
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Administrator III - System & Applications Administration
1. 7+ years of overall experience
2. Primary point of contact for all SAP Basis issues related to the SAP environment and performs related duties as assigned.
3. Exposure to SAP landscapes (ECC, S4HANA, Solman, PI/PO, LVM, RMJ, Router, CC) across on-premises, public and private cloud environments, mostly Azure.
4. Good understanding of SLES and RHEL and ability to architect HA setup involving Linux Pacemaker and similar supported HA solutions for SAP HANA DB and SAP Central Services
5. work closely with infrastructure teams (Server, compute, security) to troubleshoot and resolve problems and suggest best practices of running SAP workloads in Azure.
6. Understanding of SAP Networking requirements involving, External and Internal connectivity to SAP and other applications using Proxy, Load Balancer, Application g/w, creating requests to get Firewall rules and NSG rules needed by the application.
7. Provide performance tuning, problem analysis for SAP instances. Ideally cloud based deployment experience mostly Azure.
8. Will participate in the IT Change Management process and validate/approval all SAP related changes.
9. Good communication skills, Ability to work in a team and work flexible hours to support engagements in different time zones.
10. BTP Platform knowledge in areas of configuration, integration, SSO, create subaccounts etc. including in depth knowledge of SAP BTP services (CPI, MRM, event mesh).
11. Experience with SAP BTP services, SAP Integration suite and SAP extension suite.
12. Design and implement integration between SAP BTP and other SAP or non-SAP systems.
13. Stay up to date with the latest SAP BTP technologies and drive innovation by proposing new tools and technologies.
14. Provide ongoing support for SAP BTP applications, resolving technical issues and ensuring optimal performance.
15. Monitor and optimize the performance of applications on SAP BTP, ensuring scalability and reliability.
16. Exposure to Cloud ALM and transition from Solman to Cloud ALM.
17. BTP certification - Added advantage.
18. HANA expertise : provide expert level guidance on SAP HANA database administration, High availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), performance tuning, security, workload, and data volume management.
19. Good exposure in HANA Database upgrades, table partitioning, pacemaker clusters.
20. Handle HANA troubleshooting: HANA replication, participate in failover/failback drills, slow queries, expensive statements, table growth, log segment issues, backup failure.
21. HANA Certification - added advantage.
22. Experience with large scale SAP deployments On-Prem and cloud, Migrations to Cloud.
23. Understanding of SAP Networking requirements involving, External and Internal connectivity to SAP and other applications using Proxy, LoadBalancer, Application g/w, creating requests to get Firewall rules and NSG rules needed by the application.
24. Ability to lead projects independently and create runbooks, project plans, and engage stakeholders efficiently.
25. Create Architecture diagrams, HLD, LLD and document the overall solution.
26. Sound knowledge of all BASIS activities Refresh, Upgrades, Certificates etc.
27. Familiar with RISE with SAP operating model and "shared responsibility" boundaries.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any other related discipline or equivalent related experience.
Preferred Certifications:
WORK EXPERIENCE:
4+ years of directly-related or relevant experience, preferably in application support or system/application/database administration.
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:
Behavioral Skills:
Technical Skills:
Tools Knowledge:
What Cencora offers
Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.
Full time
Affiliated Companies
Affiliated Companies: CENCORA BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.
The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [email protected]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned
Job Details
Administrator III - System & Applications Administration
1. 7+ years of overall experience
2. Primary point of contact for all SAP Basis issues related to the SAP environment and performs related duties as assigned.
3. Exposure to SAP landscapes (ECC, S4HANA, Solman, PI/PO, LVM, RMJ, Router, CC) across on-premises, public and private cloud environments, mostly Azure.
4. Good understanding of SLES and RHEL and ability to architect HA setup involving Linux Pacemaker and similar supported HA solutions for SAP HANA DB and SAP Central Services
5. work closely with infrastructure teams (Server, compute, security) to troubleshoot and resolve problems and suggest best practices of running SAP workloads in Azure.
6. Understanding of SAP Networking requirements involving, External and Internal connectivity to SAP and other applications using Proxy, Load Balancer, Application g/w, creating requests to get Firewall rules and NSG rules needed by the application.
7. Provide performance tuning, problem analysis for SAP instances. Ideally cloud based deployment experience mostly Azure.
8. Will participate in the IT Change Management process and validate/approval all SAP related changes.
9. Good communication skills, Ability to work in a team and work flexible hours to support engagements in different time zones.
10. BTP Platform knowledge in areas of configuration, integration, SSO, create subaccounts etc. including in depth knowledge of SAP BTP services (CPI, MRM, event mesh).
11. Experience with SAP BTP services, SAP Integration suite and SAP extension suite.
12. Design and implement integration between SAP BTP and other SAP or non-SAP systems.
13. Stay up to date with the latest SAP BTP technologies and drive innovation by proposing new tools and technologies.
14. Provide ongoing support for SAP BTP applications, resolving technical issues and ensuring optimal performance.
15. Monitor and optimize the performance of applications on SAP BTP, ensuring scalability and reliability.
16. Exposure to Cloud ALM and transition from Solman to Cloud ALM.
17. BTP certification - Added advantage.
18. HANA expertise : provide expert level guidance on SAP HANA database administration, High availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), performance tuning, security, workload, and data volume management.
19. Good exposure in HANA Database upgrades, table partitioning, pacemaker clusters.
20. Handle HANA troubleshooting: HANA replication, participate in failover/failback drills, slow queries, expensive statements, table growth, log segment issues, backup failure.
21. HANA Certification - added advantage.
22. Experience with large scale SAP deployments On-Prem and cloud, Migrations to Cloud.
23. Understanding of SAP Networking requirements involving, External and Internal connectivity to SAP and other applications using Proxy, LoadBalancer, Application g/w, creating requests to get Firewall rules and NSG rules needed by the application.
24. Ability to lead projects independently and create runbooks, project plans, and engage stakeholders efficiently.
25. Create Architecture diagrams, HLD, LLD and document the overall solution.
26. Sound knowledge of all BASIS activities Refresh, Upgrades, Certificates etc.
27. Familiar with RISE with SAP operating model and "shared responsibility" boundaries.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any other related discipline or equivalent related experience.
Preferred Certifications:
- Salesforce Certified Administrator
- Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
- Microsoft Certified IT Professional
- ITIL, ITSM Certifications
WORK EXPERIENCE:
4+ years of directly-related or relevant experience, preferably in application support or system/application/database administration.
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:
Behavioral Skills:
- Critical Thinking
- Detail Oriented
- Impact and Influencing
- Interpersonal Communication
- Multitasking
- Problem Solving
- Time Management
Technical Skills:
- Identity & Access Management
- Database Administration
- IT Support like Software & Hardware Installation, Troubleshooting
- Software Validation
- Systems Integration
- IT Regulatory Compliance like SOX Compliance
Tools Knowledge:
- Software Configuration Management Tools like Ansible, Puppet
- Citrix technologies like XenDesktop, XenApp, XenServer
- Operating Systems & Servers like Windows, Linux, Citrix, IBM, Oracle, SQL
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems like Sage, ASW, SAP
- Software like Case Management System, HR Information Systems, Kronos(Timekeeping Software), PHS Health and Safety Management System
- Java Frameworks like JDBC, Spring, ORM Solutions, JPA, JEE, JMS, Gradle, Object Oriented Design
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) Software
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems like Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Sales Cloud
- Internet Protocols like DNS, HTTP, LDAP, SMTP, Easy DNS, No IP
What Cencora offers
Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.
Full time
Affiliated Companies
Affiliated Companies: CENCORA BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.
The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [email protected]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned
Skills Required
- 7+ years of overall experience
- 4+ years of directly-related or relevant experience in application support or system/application/database administration
- Hands-on SAP Basis experience across landscapes (ECC, S/4HANA, SolMan, PI/PO)
- Expertise in SAP HANA administration including HA, DR, performance tuning, replication, backup/restore, table partitioning
- Experience designing and implementing HA for SAP HANA using Linux Pacemaker and related clustering solutions
- Experience running SAP on Azure (on-premises and cloud deployments, migrations to cloud)
- Good understanding of SLES and RHEL operating systems
- Knowledge of SAP networking requirements: proxies, load balancers, application gateways, firewall and NSG rules
- SAP BTP platform knowledge: configuration, integration, SSO, subaccounts, and SAP BTP services (CPI, MRM, Event Mesh)
- Experience with SAP Integration Suite and SAP Extension Suite and designing integrations between SAP BTP and other systems
- Experience with Cloud ALM and transition from Solution Manager to Cloud ALM
- Participation in IT Change Management processes and validation/approval of SAP changes
- Ability to provide performance tuning and problem analysis for SAP instances, including troubleshooting slow queries and expensive statements
- Ability to lead projects independently, create runbooks, project plans, HLD/LLD and architecture diagrams
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent experience
- Good communication skills and ability to work flexible hours across time zones
- Familiarity with RISE with SAP operating model and shared responsibility boundaries
- Experience with enterprise tooling and automation (Ansible, Puppet)
- Experience with databases, Oracle/SQL and general RDBMS administration
- Familiarity with identity & access management, systems integration, SOX/IT regulatory compliance
- BTP certification
- HANA certification
- Preferred certifications: Salesforce Certified Administrator, MCSA, MCITP, ITIL/ITSM
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