Job Summary

We are currently seeking a SAP BASIS Administration to join our team in Bangalore. SAP Basis administration with advanced cloud architecture, with 10+ years of experience should lead the end-to-end migration strategy, including pre-migration assessments, execution of the OS/DB migration using DMO or SWPM, and the setup of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) on the Azure platform.

Role Overview

Title: Senior SAP Basis Cloud Migration Architect

Experience Required: 10+ years in SAP Basis; at least 3-5 years focused on hyperscaler cloud migrations (specifically Azure).

Lead the technical architecture, planning, and successful execution of migrating complex on-premises SAP landscapes (ECC, S/4HANA, BW, PI/PO) to Microsoft Azure IaaS and PaaS.

Key Responsibilities

- Evaluate the existing on-premises landscape to tshirt sizing, calculate Azure CPU/RAM requirements, and optimize storage throughput (IOPS).
- Design highly available Azure landing zones, virtual networks (VNets), subnets, ExpressRoute configurations, and network security groups (NSGs) for SAP traffic.
- Formulate migration roadmaps, mapping out lift-and-shift, OS/DB migrations, or brownfield/greenfield S/4HANA conversions using tools like Software Update Manager (SUM) with Database Migration Option (DMO).
- Lead export/import procedures and database migrations (e.g., AnyDB to HANA, Oracle to Azure SQL/HANA).
- Deploy SAP VMs, configure Azure Managed Disks, Azure NetApp Files, and Azure Backup/ASR (Azure Site Recovery).
- Lead OS/DB migrations from on-premises MS SQL Server or AnyDB to SAP HANA on Azure using SAP SUM DMO.
- Architect migrations for MS SQL workloads using Azure Database Migration Service (DMS), Log Shipping, or Always On Availability Groups.
- Design optimal Azure Managed Disks (Premium SSD v2, Ultra Disk) and Azure NetApp Files (ANF)



configurations for HANA KPIs and SQL Server log/data files.
- Configure Azure-native clustering, Windows Failover Cluster, and Linux Pacemaker with Azure Fence Agents for zero-downtime tolerance.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) or configuration automation using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Ansible, or Python.
- Analyze system usage to right-size Azure VMs, start/stop automation, and manage Reserved Instances/Savings Plans to reduce TCO.
- Manage SAP HANA backup/recovery, Hana System Replication (HSR), tenant databases (MDC), delta merges, and memory management.
- Optimize MS SQL Server configurations, database consistency checks (DBCC), transaction log management, and index rebuilds.
- Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks using SAP DBACOCKPIT, HANA Studio, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), and Azure Monitor.

Technical Skills Required
- SAP Tooling: SAP SUM DMO, SWPM, Migmon/R3load, DBACOCKPIT, and HANA Cockpit.
- MS SQL Stack: SSMS, SQL Server Agent, Always On, and Transparent Data Encryption (TDE).
- Azure Native Services: Azure Backup for SAP HANA, Azure Backup for SQL Server, and Azure Site Recovery (ASR).

Standard Basis Operations
- Manage complex transport management systems (TMS), client copies, system refreshes, and support pack stacks.
- Manage third-party integrations, SAP Cloud Connector setups, and Azure Active Directory (Entra ID) SSO mapping.

Qualifications Skills
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering field.
- SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration or SAP Certified Technology Specialist - OS/DB Migration for SAP HANA.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty (AZ-120).

Deep proficiency in Linux (RHEL/SUSE) and Windows Server environments, with solid SQL/HANA database administration skills.

📌 SAP Basis Administrator (Bengaluru)
🏢 NTT DATA Business Solutions
📍 Bengaluru