SAP Hana Database Administrator

Position: SAP Database Administrator

Location: 100% Remote Herndon, VA

Duration: 12+ months (W2 role)

Description:

Maintain and administer SAP HANA databases and associated environments

Migrate data to SAP HANA Cloud and support lifecycle management tasks

Perform system failovers, takeovers, and periodic disaster recovery tests

Install, configure, patch, and manage HANA systems including backups and recovery

Monitor system health, set up alerts, and automate monitoring processes

Analyze database performance using trace files, logs, HANA Studio, and DBA Cockpit

Tune memory and CPU consumption, optimize resource usage

Manage HANA security: user and role management, grant audits, and audit policy creation

Develop workload classes, alert thresholds, and maintenance scripts

Implement SAP HANA security measures and integrate with external systems

Troubleshoot SQL scripts and understand database procedures, functions, and triggers

Provide subject matter expertise in HANA high availability, backup, and recovery

Requirements:

5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator

3+ years of hands-on experience with SAP HANA

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities

Ability to analyze logs and trace files to extract and interpret critical data

Proficiency in SQL and database procedural languages (writing, debugging, optimizing queries)

Familiarity with Linux operating systems and shell scripting

Experience with database monitoring, high availability, disaster recovery, and performance tuning

Strong communication skills for collaboration with cross-functional teams

Willingness to work flexible hours, including weekends or after-hours as needed

Hands-on experience in HANA installation, data provisioning, administration, and modeling

Familiarity with predictive monitoring, system metrics, and proactive outage prevention

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (preferred)