SAP HANA Performance & Operations Specialist (Functional)

Role -- SAP HANA Performance & Operations Specialist (Functional)

Experience 4 years to 6 years

Notice Period Immediate to 15 days

Location Pune/Mumbai Secondary PAN India

• Strong familiarity with HANA Mini Checks, SQL statement analysis, EarlyWatch Alert (EWA) reports, HANA fundamentals, and ABAP system performance KPIs and transactions, with a focus on monitoring and interpretation.
• Strong understanding of ABAP development concepts, enabling effective correlation of issues across database and application layers (e.g., function modules, methods, where-used analysis) from an analysis and support perspective.
• Strong capability in conducting root cause analysis and driving performance improvement initiatives in collaboration with cross-functional teams across HANA landscapes.
• Hands-on experience supporting S/4HANA environments, with working knowledge of ABAP CDS views and Fiori-based application integration with HANA systems from an operations and support standpoint.
• Extensive experience in SAP HANA operations, administration, and performance optimization for SAP applications such as ERP/BW on HANA, BW/4HANA, and S/4HANA.
• Proven expertise in end-to-end analysis of HANA performance KPIs, including memory, CPU, and I/O bottlenecks, with the ability to recommend corrective actions.
• Well-versed in SAP technology stacks, cloud platforms, and HANA cloud adoption methodologies from an operations perspective.
• Good working knowledge of SQL statement analysis on SAP HANA, with the ability to identify expensive statements and collaborate with development teams for optimization.
• Capable of analyzing system-wide performance bottlenecks at both SAP HANA and OS levels, particularly for ABAP-based applications, and coordinating with relevant teams to trace issues to their ABAP origins.
• Good knowledge of SAP system housekeeping practices, including data reduction and data archiving strategies for HANA-based systems.
• Understanding of HANA table partitioning concepts and alignment with SAP application best practices; exposure to data tiering, data aging, and Near-Line Storage (NLS) for BW on HANA to support effective data volume management.
• Exposure to SAP Suite on HANA and S/4HANA migrations (Greenfield/Brownfield), including participation in system readiness checks, assessments, and post-migration stabilization (shakedown) activities.