IT - Principal Consultant | SAP Basis Administration | ...

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PROFILES WITHOUT THE REQUIRED DETAILS and TIME SLOTS will be REJECTED. Job Title: Principal Consultant | SAP Basis Administration | SAP HANA Basis/DBA -- Senior SAP Basis Consultant - Utilities Industry Work Location & Reporting Address: Richardson, TX 75082 (Onsite-Hybrid. Will consider candidates willing to relocate to client's location) Contract duration: 6 MAX VENDOR RATE: market rate hour max Target Start Date: 02 Mar 2026 Does this position require Visa independent candidates only? Yes Must Have Skills: • SAP BASIS • S4HANA • Database Administrator Nice to Have Skills: Detailed Job Description: We are seeking an experienced Senior SAP Basis Consultant with 15-20 years of hands-on expertise across SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, 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. Key Responsibilities 1. SAP System Administration • Manage and administer SAP ECC on HANA DB, SAP EWM, BW/4HANA,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. 2. 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. 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 infrastructure sizing and cloud migration strategies. • Work with virtualization environments (VMware, Hyper-V), Linux/Unix/Windows administration. 5. 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. 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 management, GIS, customer service, and field operations modules. • Manage vendor coordination and escalation with SAP OSS. Required Skills & Qualifications Technical Skills • 15-20 years in SAP Basis administration with deep hands-on experience. • Strong expertise in: • SAP ECC 6.0 (EHP upgrades) • SAP 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 ,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: • SAP Basis • S/4HANA Administration • HANA Operations • ITIL certification is an advantage. Minimum Years of Experience: • 15 years Certifications Needed: • None Top 3 responsibilities you would expect the Subcon to shoulder and execute: • Implementation • Enhancement • Support Interview Process (Is face to face required?) • No Any additional information you would like to share about the project specs/nature of work:

Created: 2026-03-10