Manager Sap

Pradeep Barapati

SAP BASIS & HANA Architect

Email: adfymo@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: +1-858-***-****

Summary of Experience:

Experienced IT Team Leader with 16+ years of progressively responsible positions. Sound communication skills and ability to multitask allowing for expert delivery of IT solutions. Strong work ethics and collaborative style of management

Involved in all phases of implementations includes planning, Business BluePrint, Realization, performance/stress testing, Integration & Cutover tests, Go-Live and in Post Go-Live support

5+ years of progressive SAP HANA implementation experience

Successfully completed 3+ OS/DB Migrations to HANA

Sizing and landscape planning for BW and Business Suite ERP/CRM HANA migrations and BW NLS setup

Expertise in plan, design and Build of complex SAP systems in cloud (AWS)

Worked on the Back up strategies, performance (storage and Instance), Cost optimization of SAP Systems on AWS platforms

Well versed with the migration of SAP applications from on-premise to AWS cloud

Re-design of the landscapes to migrate the applications from on-premise to Azure data center

Migration of windows/SQL based SAP applications from on-premise to Azure cloud

Successfully Completed SAP Hybris Customer (C4C) implementation

Installed and configured the SAP Cloud Connector (version 2.11.0.3) to securely connect applications on SAP Cloud Platform with the on-premise systems

Integration of SAP cloud platform applications with the on premise ABAP systems, coordination with the network security and functional teams to establish a successful connectivity

Well versed with the Infrastructure activities such as VM builds, IP address management, Build High available NFS servers on Linux platform, Build of Linux clusters for the application failover

Played key role in SAP SuccessFactors implementation

Actively involved in Data center migrations for different SAP applications running on Windows/SQL, Linux/HANA and AIX/Oracle platforms for both VMs and physical servers using different approaches

Worked on Archiving using SAP ILM and Data management using DVM Well versed with SAP Best Practices and optimized techniques

SAP SLT installation and setup. Data loads and replication from Source SAP Business Suite to HANA and non-HANA target databases using SLT

SAP Technical Architecture, Sizing, hardware requirements, client and transport strategy documents, system build plan, back up & Restore, Microsoft Clustering, AIX HACMP for High-Availability, Batch Scheduling, performance monitoring tools, storage requirements

Providing DR solutions which include software base & storage replications

Implemented Solution Manager’s Change Request Management Functionality (ChaRM) and the Retrofit process. Configured Solution Manager availability monitoring for all the systems throughout the landscape and sending the email notifications

Implemented Transport Expresso at PSE as a replacement for Solution manager Charm

SAP NGW (Netweaver Gateway)/MCF (Multi Channel Foundation) planning, sizing, HA & DR strategies, system build, configurations and integrations, performance testing and monitoring

Experienced in SAP Fiori system landscape and architecture, installation, configuration and the deployment of SAP Fiori Apps.

SAP Environment coordinator role to provide the systems to the project, coordination of project migrations from N+1 to N landscape, resolving the conflicts between the projects, coordination of system refresh and restore processes

Performed the Solution Manager migration from AIX/Oracle to Linux/HANA and upgraded the version from 7.1 to 7.2

Extensively worked on SAP BOBJ BI 4.0/4.1/4.2 includes planning, licensing, Installation, configuration and performance optimization

Implemented Attunity Gold Client for Scrambling the sensitive data, Shell system creation, Copying the Time Sliced Data and copying the individual records.

Implemented SAP Test Data Migration Server (TDMS)

Worked end-to-end on BOBJ Data Services & Information Steward 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2 versions

Performed SAP S/4 HANA Installations

Experienced SAP HANA installation and Migrations using DMO option

Experienced on HANA planning, hardware sizing, builds strategies, High Availability setup, DR setup with HANA replication, Backup and Restore, Revision updates, performance monitoring and day-to-day support activities

Implemented SAP LaMa 3.0 and PCA (Post Copy Automation) tool to automate the system refresh process

Experienced in SAP Lumira installation and configuration

Experienced with BSI tax factory application includes install, update and support activities

Fully involved End-to-End life cycle of CRM implementation

Implemented PI 7.30 landscape which includes planning, sizing, installation, configuration, integration, performance tuning and monitoring

Implemented GRC 10 for the full Landscape, integrating with Corporate LDAP and setup the SAML2 authentication

Third party tools control-M & redwood, Tidal, Streamserve, DQM(Data Quality Management), Microsoft worksoft, Duet

Strong orientation towards leadership, teamwork, adaptability to change and innovation developed through a rich global work experience, working with teams of diverse nationalities and ethnicities

Certifications:

SAP Certified Technology Associate - SAP HANA 2.0 (SPS02)

SAP Certified Technology Specialist - SAP S/4HANA Conversion and SAP System Upgrade 2019

Experience Summary:

Client: Sacramento County

Location: Sacramento, CA

Duration: Feb 2020 to Current

Role: SAP BASIS Lead

Environment: Linux/HANA

Roles & Responsibilities:

Subject matter expert in SAP BASIS and SAP HANA

Train the team and bring them up to the speed for the SAP HANA Migration & support activities

Linux VM builds with SLES 15 SP1, Creation of logical volumes management, procuring the storage, VM resources adjustment

Build High Available NFS storage with DRBD (Distributed Replicated Block Device) and Pacemaker on Linux cluster environment, creation of the exports and mount points, setting and Administration

Linux OS upgrade from 12 SP3 to 15 SP1, Building the YUM repositories, Installing the packages and downgrading if needed, updating the pathces

HANA HA and DR planning, setup and testing the takeover process

IP Address Management for SAP servers using the VitalQIP tool for creating the A records and C names. Deleting the IP addresses and etc..

Working with the storage team to get the required disk for each build

Working on the backup strategies and identifying the suitable solution for each application

Setup Data Protector client on the servers, configuring the OS File systems and database backups

Move Production MaxDB database from the current HP P9500 to NetApp storage

Creating the cutover plans for the migrations and socializing it with the Technical and Functional teams and updating as appropriate

Monitoring the HANA DB performance, System Hung issues, memory leak issues for Java (Solution Manager) and fine tuning

Setup Disaster Tolerance with HPE Serviceguard and HANA System Replication, configuring the servicegaurd for Linux cluster and packages, Testing the failover

SAP Solution Manager dual stack split, Database migration from Oracle to HANA and application migration from HP-UX to SLES

ADS setup on Solution Manager Java and setting up the ADS connectivity on all backend systems

SAP Solution manager CCLM setup, LMDB setup, Maintenance planner setup, Technical Monitoring setup for SAP non-prod and production systems

SAP Netweaver gateway 2.0 planning, sizing, VMs build, build, configuration on Linux/HANA

Assigning the tasks to the team and tracking the process

Addressing client technical questions and concerns

Reviewing the options for production deployments between MCOS and MDC

Automation of HANA and Application pre and post refresh activities

SAP Content server and MaxDB migration planning from HP-UX to Linux, sizing, execution of Migration, testing the migration, cutover planning

MaxDB install, upgrade, Heterogeneous system copy and testing the export and import process, setting up the MaxDB alerts

HPE SAP Trend Analysis Measurement Service (TAMS) and implementing the recommendations from the report

Fixing all the solution manager setup and LMDB related issues

Streamlining the HANA database backup process, setting up the backups, schedules, retention policies and cleanup

Setup of HANA cockpit, including the resources, administration of the systems from the cockpit and setup the SSL

Setup of HANA Database email alerts for Non-production and Production environments, adjusting the thresholds and fine tuning the alert objects

Helping with the client team on critical daily support activities when needed

Implementing the recommendations from the SAP HANA go-live report, going through the reports and coming up with the right parameter values

Documentation of the activities and transitioning it to the client team

Providing the technical help to the team and addressing their concerns

Client: Starbucks

Location: Seattle, WA

Duration: May 2019 to Feb 2020

Role: SAP BASIS Lead

Environment: Linux/Oracle

Roles & Responsibilities:

Responsible for day to day operations and working on Production support issues

Managing the off-shore BASIS team, delegating the tasks to them, getting the status and making sure the tasks are delivered on time and addressing offshore team concerns

Coordination of monthly Linux patching activity

Planning and perform ECC HRSPs and Portal Support packages

Performing System refreshes and coordination with DBA, ABAP and functional teams for the validations

Implementation of the recommendations from the Data Volume management (DVM) report to reduce the overall database size

Solution manager technical system monitoring setup for the proactive monitoring of the managed systems

Implementation of Early watch alert report recommendations

Planning of updates related to OS and Database and working with release management team to come up with a schedule for the entire landscape

Documentation of the process and rolling it out to the team members

Implementation of SAP Backbone support and digitally signed SAP notes

Solution Manager Technical monitoring setup

Install and configure new ECC system in BSI

BSI cyclic updates and updating the BSI executables at the SAP level

Supporting and troubleshooting the BSI related issues, working with DBAs to clean-up the BSI message tables as and when needed

BASIS point of contact for any escalations

SAP Cloud Platform Integrator set up and connect cloud applications with on-premise SAP and non-SAP systems

SAP DR exercise planning and execution of DR activities

Oracle database patch updates

Monitoring the Oracle database replication between primary and stand-by

Table space monitoring and adding more space when needed

Lead, coach, and mentoring off-shore team members with the technical and process related issues

Migrating the changes between the landscapes and monthly retrofit activities

Puget Sound Energy

Location: Seattle, WA

Duration: Aug 2014 to April 2019

Role: Sr. SAP BASIS Administrator

Environment: Windows/SQL, AIX/Oracle and Linux/HANA

Roles & Responsibilities:

Supported PSE through successful roll out of multiple IT projects

Provided SI/Contractors guidance and direction that would help them gather requirements and do the technical feasibility within the PSE’s IT technical road map and educated them on PSE policies and culture

Prepared the project plan and successfully delivering on-time, within scope and budget by monitoring and tracking the progress. Communicate with stake holders on regular basis

HANA: Designed server architecture and performed sizing to define the hardware required for the CRM Linux/HANA landscape

Have performed the ECC/CRM HANA migrations for the entire landscapes

Responsible for CRM HANA Migration from win/SQL to Linux/HANA

Have successfully migrated ECC/CRM landscapes to HANA Database

Implemented EWA and SAP Max attention recommendations for the HANA systems

Performed the new system builds on Linux/HANA platforms, working with the infrastructure team for sizing and architecture designs

Performed the HANA installations for both scale-up and scale-out environments

Designed and Implemented HANA High Availability, Disaster Recovery setup using the HANA replication

Setting up the HANA backups using file system and net backup options, testing the backups and restores

Setup of HANA housekeeping for the cleanup of backup catalog entries using the python script

Setting up the database alerts from HANA studio and monitoring the alerts, resource utilization and DR replication status

HANA logging and tracing, Activating and analyzing the expensive SQL traces

HANA day-to-day operational support activities

Evaluated the option HANA Smart Data access (SDA) for the Real-time data replication from SAP ECC system to Cassandra database

Worked with SAP Security team to set up HANA SOX compliance based on the requirements

Setting up Fiori launchpad on-premise and on cloud

Perform configuration and extensions of SAP Fiori applications

Installation of the Fiori Apps & Front end server 2.0/3.0/4.0 add-ons

Fiori configuration with Trusted configuration between the Frontend & backend systems

Hybris 4 Sales limited deployment project - Being part of the workshops, setting up the replication between SAP and Cloud tenant, working on the integrations points, working with the IT security to enable the outbound and in-bound connectivity between SAP PI and H4S

MDG Implementation: PSE BASIS lead for MDG implementation, involved in planning, sizing, hardware requirements, High Availability, Disaster Recovery and integrations

Worked with Infrastructure to finalize the strategy for MDG landscape, Architecture and VM vs Physical hardware

SAP SLT installation and configuration to replicate data between SAP Source and HANA DB

SAP LVM implementation to automate the SAP system restarts and have built the windows PowerShell script to automate the windows patching server reboots

AWS Cloud: Have evaluated all the pricing options available in AWS for SAP systems and provided a deck to the management with the pricing options

Stood up the first PSE SAP system on AWS cloud platform which required lot of collaboration with infrastructure team, Firewall and IT Security teams

HANA Setup the HANA backups, alerts, firewall config for AWS cloud deployment platforms

Prepared the step-by-step documentation and check list for SAP System build on AWS cloud and trained other team members

Built full size production copy systems in AWS cloud. Worked with infra team to ship the data from PSE network to AWS using the direct connect

Data Quality and Data Management: PSE BASIS lead for Data Quality and Data Management areas, working with the Integrators, reviewing the strategies, helping the project with environment and data needs

Stood up new clients for Data Cleansing project POC and Mocks and have copied the data needed for the mocks and data validations

SAP Environment Coordinator: working with the projects to fulfil their environment requests, project migrations from N+1 to N landscape, monthly retrofits coordination, outage communications, conflict analysis and System refresh requirements and refresh coordination

Data Center Migration: Involved in DCDR project for migrating the servers from the old to new data center, brainstorming the options available for the systems move, participated in challenging sessions and performing the application migration activities

Windows cluster setup for Service Mobile Platform application, worked with the server team to setup the windows cluster and fixing all the issues raised during the setup process

BODS Upgrade and OS Migration: planning and upgrade of DQM from 4.0 SP3 to 4.0 SP8 which also includes the upgrade of Data Services, IPS, Information Steward and Satori. Used this opportunity to migration the application from Windows 2008 R2 to 2012 R2

SAP Training Environment Support: Point of contact for training systems issues, meetings with the training team, addressing their concerns, copying the production data needed for their training sessions

Customer Interface (CI) Project - Technical lead for the CI project, driven part of the workshops for CI and also helped for the design end to end process

Good understanding of the MCF end to end process, setting up the integration points, performed the connectivity from MCF to ECC/CRM connectivity and the configurations, activation and de-activation MCF services as and when needed. Disaster Recovery exercise planning, execution, coordination with the Release management, Infrastructure and functional teams

Supported the preference center conversion loads for Test, QA environments. Monitoring the load process, validation of data and monitoring the systems health during the loads

Integration points between SAP and non-SAP, new star, message broadcast and etc.

Helping the CI project with environment related activities for the DR activities, training systems setup & availability and for the cutover activities

Supported the CI project data cleansing loads for BP, Phone numbers and Addresses. Helped the project providing the environment for the initial POC work and for DR1.

Monitoring the replication issues such as monitoring the queues between ECC and CRM, validation for transactional RFCs, reprocessing the Stuck queues, monitoring the BDoc issues and validation of inbound and out queues

Have setup the data scrambling rules specific to PSE requirements

Worked with the functional teams (HR/CRM) to understand the scrambling requirements

Worked with the development team to create the custom function modules to achieve the PSE

scrambling requirements and testing

Successfully scrambled all the Non-prod ECC/CRM/BW systems to meet the deadlines

Built a shell ECC system using Gold Client System Builder plus

Copied all the ECC/CRM master data using Gold Client client construct

Testing the Gold client Intelligent slice to copy the data from source to target

Installed, Configured and upgraded BOBJ BI on a windows/SQL platform, migration of the application from windows 2008 R2 to windows 2012 R2

Security implementation, Disaster Recovery setup and testing for SAP BOBJ Enterprise Product Suite platform

Working with server team to setting up the SCOM alerts for windows based SAP servers and monitoring the SCOM alerts for server reboots, high resource (CPU, Memory) usages

Trouble shooting on BI Launchpad, Business Objects client tools connectivity issues

Provided support for SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence software and reporting

Customized and configured Business Objects Universes for efficient reporting and data analysis

Integration of BOBJ system with corporate AD for the authentication, working with the AD team to create the required security groups for different teams

Monitor and proactively maintain a multi-server BOBJ environment consisting of windows and SQL Server

Primary point of contact for SAP DQM and Information Steward (IS) applications. Monitoring the DQM address validation functionality, looking at the DQM and IS related issues

Have upgraded DQM from 4.0 Sp01 to 4.0 SP03

Have upgraded Data Services 4.1 to 4.2 SP04 patch 04

Have co-ordinated testing the batch jobs with stream serve team as part of the DQM upgrade

Have setup the DQM batch jobs and scripts on Dev and Sandbox environments

Upgraded SLD from 7.3 to 7.4 along with SQL upgrade from 2008 R2 to 2012 SP1

SAP GUI update and roll-out to all the users machines including the SAP teams

Performing the System copies and refreshes as and when needed based on the requirements

Performing BASIS tasks during the Bi-Monthly release

Helped Bill Redesign project with BASIS and DQM activities

Helped BW team with Data Services activities for GRC APAU project

Stream-lined the process for deploying the Data services objects

Created the Local and central repositories to stream line the deployment process

Built Dev, QA and Production systems for SAP GRC

Worked with Security team to perform all SAP GRC BASIS activities such as configurations, integration and performance fine tuning

Providing BASIS on-call support on a rotation BASIS and monitoring the SAP Infra inbox to support day to day BASIS activities

Company: Wicresoft

Client : Microsoft

Location: Seattle, WA

Duration: Jan 2013 to August 2014

Role: SAP Netweaver & BASIS Consultant

Environment: Windows/SQL

Roles & Responsibilities:

Supporting SAP PI and OER systems

Monitoring XML messages and helping the Dev. team to trouble shoot for the failed messages

Disaster Recovery exercise from primary to secondary data center

Performed SQL Server 2012 upgrade

SAP Cluster migration from Windows 2008 R2 to 2012 version for CI/RMCA landscape

SQL Server activities: Backup/Restore, Mirroring setup, Setup SQL Always-On Cluster with 3 nodes, Log Shipping setup, transaction log setup, failover and etc.

GRC 10 installation, configuration, activating necessary BC sets, deploying the GRC plug-ins on child systems, LDAP configuration with corporate AD, setting up approval process, configuring the systems into GRC and etc.

Migrated SAP GRC application from on-premise to Azure cloud

Rolled out solution Manager for availability monitoring, creating the work modes for the maintenance activities

Involved in performance testing for CI/RMCA system by running the different test scenarios for BPs, CAs, BITs, Billing Documents and Invoices and analyzing the test results and fine tuning the system for better results

Did a POC on SUM tool Near Zero Downtime and Down time minimized patching

Following the Quarterly Releases and applying the Support Packages and Kernel patches for the assigned system

Production support and on-call BASIS rotation

Importing the transports to target systems change control board

Security activities such as creating the users, assigning the Roles to the users, Authorization trace, approving and rejecting the user requests from GRC

System Refresh and performing post refresh activities

SSO for AS-ABAP with ADFS integration using SAML 2.0

Helping the team to troubleshoot the ongoing production support issues

Working on Microsoft internal components for Web Services, Batch Jobs, File Share creation

And etc.

BOBJ Data Services Roles:

Primary for all BOBJ Data Services activities

Upgraded the Data Services from 4.0 to 4.1 SP 01 patch 4 successfully throughout the landscape

Driving the performance test by identifying the scenarios to improve the performance by utilizing the parallel threading feature delivered with 4.1 version

Fine tuning the BOBJ Data Services system

Installation of Data Services of standalone and distributed environments

Adding the job servers, creating the Local & Central Repositories, SMTP setup, granting the users access to the repositories

Setting up the data-stores for source and target systems

Installed Information Steward on top of Data services and integrated with Data Services

Moving the objects to Central Repositories and deploying objects to the Local Repository

Regular support and maintenance activities, Trained other team members on Data Services

Company: Deloitte

Client : Puget Sound Energy (IS-U and CRM Implementation)

Location: Seattle, WA

Duration: Sept’ 2011 to Jan 2013

Role: SAP Netweaver & BASIS Consultant

Environment: Windows/SQL and AIX/Oracle

Roles & Responsibilities:

Involving in all phases of utilities implementation pro-actively and playing a key role in delivering the activities on time and co-coordinating b/w onsite and offshore BASIS team

Solution Manager charm implementation and retrofit process

Transport & Client strategy, Front-end strategy, Back & Restore strategy, Disaster Recovery strategies and ITC planning

Have split Dual Stack BW system into two separate ABAP and JAVA systems

Performed EHP5 upgrade and activation of Industry specific business function sets

Identify the special customization and transported the configuration to other clients

Have setup the transport management system for all the components

System copy standard method and database specific method and performed all the post system copy activities

Installed the CRM quality and production systems on Windows 2008 R2 MS Clustering

Setup the SSO between CRM ABAP and Web-IC

Planned AIX HACMP mount points, shared mounts b/w two nodes and local to the node and built the system, testing the failover

Installed ECC QAS on AIX HACMP environment and was able setup the application fail-over b/w both nodes

BOBJ BI 4.0 planning, licensing model, h/w requirements, built the dev/qa systems on single host and PRD on Distributed environment.

Post Configurations below:

SAP and LDAP authentication, sso to BW and alias sync

KM content setup on SAP portal for BI documents

Integrated BI LCM into Solution Manager CTS+ for performing the transports

OLAP and BW publisher configuration

BOBJ BI 4.0 client tools

Tuning the memory parameters on BOBJ BI servers

SLD, SMD and Wily Introscope

Gathering the requirements for ECC EHP5 and NW EHP2 upgrade and performed the upgrades and validating the systems after upgrade

Installed CRM 7.0 EHP1 and performed all the CRM specific post steps such as WEB IC configuration, Replication setup b/w ECC &CRM, registering the queues, web-ic SSO setup and transaction launcher setup

Installed PI 7.30 systems, performed PI specific post steps such as Integration Engine & builder configurations, Integration with backend ECC systems, registering the queues, proxy setup, SXMB_ADM configurations and etc.

Creating the directories for PI interfaces and mounting the file system on all the systems of PI and other components

Generating the Private/Public keys and proving it to the external vendors in order to set up communication with external systems

Working with firewall & network team to open up the inbound and outbound ports and setting up white listing to let the PI system to connect external systems

Advanced Adapter engine (AAE) setup

Migrated the PI content for ID and ESR to PI 7.30

Performance tuning and monitoring of the PI system

Configured Central Services Registry on PI system, integrating backend systems in the central SR and pushing all the web services to it.

Installed SLD 7.30 system and performed all the post steps such as creating software products & components, technical & business systems, registering the backend systems in SLD and data supplier configurations

Solution Manager system for CCMS setup, alert mechanism, wily introscope & SMD configuration, SMSY configuration including all satellite systems, uploading the blue print documents, project creation

Working with functional and business people for gathering the hardware requirements

Installed NWDI system and configured the system, CM services setup with solution manager CTS+

Conducting client meeting and understanding the business needs

SSO setup on SAP Portal by creating iViews to all the backend systems and rolled out SSO to all the project people

SAP BOBJ Data services 4.0 and all the post installation activities.

Creating the repositories and granting the repository access to the users

Installed and configured Data Quality Management (DQM) for address validation and integrating with CRM and ECC systems

Oracle table space extending, altering data files, granting the database privileges and performing the backups

Oracle database HA and DR setup and validation of the failover between the cluster nodes

Company: Deloitte

Client : COSD (City of San Diego)

Location: San Diego, CA

Duration: June 2010 to Sept’ 2011

Role: SAP Netweaver & BASIS Consultant

Roles & Responsibilities:

Installed Sandbox and Development ECC systems on virtual environment and perfomed all the post configurations

Gathered the requirement from functional team and did the EHP4 upgrade for the necessary components

Activated Business Functions in ECC system which are dependents for IS-U component

Installed Sandbox EP with EHP1 for Sandbox & Development systems and did all the post configurations which include creating system definitions for backend systems, applying latest SPS, ADS configuration, IGS Configuration, SSO Setup and etc.

Deployed UCES components on Sandbox and Dev J2EE systems, assigning UCES roles to users, XCM settings includes user management, application settings, userInterface, Configuration manager, changing the UME properties, enabling self-registration and self-management for the end users, logon help configuration

Configured LDAP with UCES with SSL for maintaining all the end users

Created tracks between J2EE and NWDI system for developers to use it as repository

Installed PI 7.11 with EHP1 and performed all the configuration which includes exchangeProfile setting, setting up integration repository both in PI and backend systems, SSO for PI web services, bgRfc configuration, Importing XI contents, creating interfaces for Business Systems and etc.

Have built Quality & PRD system on Windows 2008 cluster. As part of the pre-requisites checking the ping for all virtual hostnames and ip address, validating the fail-over between both the nodes, setting up the preferred and possible owners for the shared drives and etc.

Configured CTS+ for Portal system in Solution Manager to perform the portal transports

Installed Solution Manager 7.0 EHP1 and did the configurations which includes creating systems, RFCS, logical components for satellite systems, creating projects, uploading blue print documents in solman system, MOPZ settings, Downloading the stack

Driven the performance/stress/load testing of ECC, CRM and UCES systems by creating the virtual load on the system, running the business

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