Sap Basis Administrator

Sai (Sai Veerepalli)

SAP BASIS, HANA Admin & Cloud Engineer (S/4/HANA/ Fiori/Solution Manager/Azure/AWS/GCP/OpenText)

Email: ***.***********@*****.***

Mobile: 972-***-****

SAP Certified on HANA 2.0

AWS – Certified Solutions Architect

Microsoft Azure Administrator certified

Summary of Experience and Qualifications

Senior SAP Basis Administrator with over 15 years of strong experience in planning & implementing SAP solutions at on-premises & cloud.

Hands-On experience in administration of S/4, HANA, Sybase DB, OpenText, Solution Manager, Gateway/Fiori, BW, BODS, SLT, SAP Cloud Platform.

Good hands-on experience in setting up landscapes on AWS/AZURE/GCP.

Experienced in migrating SAP systems to AZURE/Google Cloud Platform.

Experience in End-to-End SAP implementation (on-prem & cloud) / upgrade projects right from preparation to go live support phases for S/4 HANA, SAP ERP, NetWeaver systems.

Experienced in Windows/Linux/Mac OS & Network administration.

Experienced in OpenText Archive server administration & good understanding of Vendor Invoice management / Invoice capture center processes.

Proven track record of designing & building infrastructure that is Reliable, Scalable, Cost-effective & Secure.

Detailed Skill Set

AWS Administration (Designed AWS infrastructure for migrating SAP landscapes to AWS, setup EC2 instances, manage snapshots, S3 storage administration, VPC/Subnet design, Transit VPC setup, Direct connect & Site to Site VPN setup, Monitoring, Manage billing)

Azure Administration (Deployed instances using Terraform templates, Migration from on-premises V-center to Azure Environment using ASR (Lift & Shift), Azure Load balancing, Virtual Networks, Azure Backups, App Services, Azure AD, Implemented Disaster Recovery setup using Azure Recovery Service Vault.)

GCP Administration (Setup GCP infra required to host SAP servers, Deployed SAP HANA single-host, high-availability cluster using Deployment manager)

Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of SAP S/4 HANA 1610/1909, NetWeaver, SAP Business Suite solutions such as SAP ECC, BI, CRM, SRM, SCM, EP, PI/XI and Solution Manager 7.2 on Windows, UNIX (Linux, AIX) & Azure platforms with Sybase, HANA, and MS SQL databases.

SAP Upgrades (Using SUM tools/4 conversion, Migration with DMO)

OpenText administration activities (Installation of OpenText addons, ICC, Archive server, Content Server, Enterprise scan, Image viewers, VIM Post-install activities, VIM DP document type configuration, Archive server config, Content Server administration, ICC config, ICC & Archive server integration activities.

NetWeaver ABAP Administration (System start/stop procedures, Kernel & SAP component patching, System copies, Spool management, Job scheduling, Monitoring & Troubleshooting, TMS activities, RFCs, Users & Authorizations, Workload analysis)

HANA administration (Installation/Upgrade, administration using Hana Studio, HDB command line, Hana cockpit, Backup/Recovery using backint, cockpit & backup scripts, monitoring & troubleshooting, security, High availability using Hana System Replication, HANA scale out adding, removing of nodes, configured table partitioning & distribution.

NetWeaver Java administration activities (Installation of NW Java standalone/ Abap+Java systems, Troubleshooting java-engine startup issues, Java system configuration using Visual admin, Config tool, Telnet & NWA, SSL configuration, Active directory integration & User administration, Java log monitoring, applying java patches via JSPM & SUM, SLD administration, JCO administration

Portal administration (Portal installation, Post-installation, Connecting backend systems to Portal, SSL/SSO Configuration, Portal security, Portal sizing, Load-balancing).

PI administration activities (Adapter Framework, Integration Engine, Integration Repository, Integration Directory, Runtime Workbench, SLD configuration, Message/Component monitoring)

Gateway & Fiori Administration

SLT administration (Installation, creating schemas, manage table replication, troubleshoot replication issues)

BOBJ & BODS administration (Installation, configuring services, repositories, SSO, security)

SAP Security (Role administration, authorization objects, User administration, Network level security, BW authorizations, GRC)

Solution manager implementation (Technical Monitoring, EWA, CHARM)

Sybase DB administration (Installation & Configuration, Backup/Recovery, DB tuning based on sp_sysmon reports, Monitoring using DBA cockpit & Asemon, Space management, ASE security)

Oracle administration (using BRTools, Start/Stop DBs, Backup/Recovery, Monitoring, Space management, Patching & upgrades)

MS SQL administration (Administration, Installation on MS Cluster, Monitoring & performance tuning)

Sql anywhere (Installation, creating Databases, Manage DB level authorizations, Backups, Performance monitoring)

MaxDB (Installation & administration using DBMGui & DBMCli

Linux admin (Installation, Patching, Network configuration, File shares, Securing using firewalls, Linux cluster setup, Scheduling using Cron, Bash scripting)

VMWare Administration (Installation, administration using vSphere client, SSH, VM backups, Monitoring, setting up alarm thresholds, analyze IO performance)

Network & Backups Administration

Hayes Gold-client implementation for refreshing Master/Transaction data from Production systems

Trex7.0 installation/troubleshooting & configuration

Install & configure Redwood for performing an optimized batch job administration in SAP.

Experience

02/18 to Present - Menasha Packaging -- Appleton, WI

Environment: S/4 HANA, Gateway/Fiori, BW, BODS, Solman, HANA 2.0, Sybase, Content Server, AWS Role: SAP Basis & AWS Cloud Administrator

Responsibilities:

As a cloud solution specialist, responsible to develop a build plan for migrating customers SAP Landscape to Amazon cloud & also as an SAP Basis Technical lead, responsible for planning, developing, designing, integrating, and maintaining all SAP system landscapes, specifically S/4HANA systems.

Architected & Sized components for AWS landscape.

Architected HA & DR Strategy for SAP landscape

Implemented cloud backup strategy.

Setup VPC, Subnets, Firewalls, Deploy EC2 instances, Setup S3 bucket

Work with Infra team to setup Subnets, VPN, Direct Connect, Transit VPC

Migrated BODS backend DB from MSSQL to SQL Anywhere

Setup HANA system replication (DR strategy on AWS cloud)

Conducted SAP Sizing workshops

Install & maintain SAP systems.

Prepare technical specification & Hardware sizing documents.

Evaluate complex SAP systems for production readiness.

Architecting High availability & Disaster recovery for systems hosted on AWS cloud Design backup strategies,

Tactical & OCC dashboards configuration (for pro-active monitoring of SAP landscape)

Setup End-user experience monitoring (for evaluating end-user performance across various Plants)

Upgrading legacy SAP systems.

Plan & coordinate cutover strategy.

SPOC to resolve Basis & Infrastructure issues,

Work with offshore team & coordinate day-day tasks

Train core team members

Provide guidance to the team based on daily discussions with client.

Work with client closely to understand challenges & provide solutions based on my vast experience in SAP & Network infrastructure.

07/16 to 02/18 – Kennametal -- Latrobe, PA

Environment: ECC6 EHP7, BW, BOBJ, Solman On-Prem to Azure, Solman 7.2 On HANA 2.0. Role: SAP Basis & Azure Administrator

Responsibilities:

As Sr. BASIS admin and Azure migration architect, helped to move on-Prem ECC6, BW, BOBJ, Solman 7.1 to Azure with HA and DR solution in place.

Prepare Complete End to End Solution design covering both PaaS & IaaS.

Performed Migration of applications like ECC, BW, BOBJ, Solman and another Server from on-premises to Azure Environment using ASR (Lift & Shift).

Led the design, architecture, and deployment of solutions in Azure platform.

Designed and Implemented Disaster Recovery setup for the Customers in Azure Cloud using Recovery Service Vault.

Worked on various Azure Security tools like Web application firewall, Azure Security Center, Azure Key Vault, Azure Storage Service Encryption, Azure Role Based Access Control and Azure Multi-Factor Authentication.

Deploy SAP ECC, BW, BOBJ, Solman system in Azure with HA and DR solution setup.

Configured Azure Governance to put control on subscription level in Azure Platform like Region, VM Sizes deployment, Vnet and others.

Designed and Implemented VPN IPSEC Tunnel connectivity from customer on premise to Azure Hybrid Cloud, this includes Site -to-site, Point-to-site.

Migrated workloads from one Azure Subscription to New Subscription.

Deployed Azure Cost Management and Monitoring options in whole landscape.

Migration of windows server from on premise to Azure.

Deployed Azure SQL databases and other Azure settings using PowerShell and JSON.

Azure VM on Azure portal and managing the azure subscription.

Worked on setting up the express route.

Configure ADFS and AD for on-Premise’s domain configure Azure VPN for Virtual Network Creating Azure Backup vault and protecting required VMs to take the VM level backups.

Designed and configured Azure Virtual Networks (VNETs), subnets, Azure network settings, DHCP address blocks, DNS settings, security policies and routing.

Azure Web sites, Services, SQL databases, and so on.

Managed multiple Data Centre disaster recovery exercises that addressed a broad span of disciplines (e.g., Windows Azure, On-Premises Datacenter’s Windows servers, Applications, Databases, Web Services, Storage and File Transfers)

Deploying & configuring Azure site to site recovery for DR and Azure back-up in ON -Premises/Azure Environment.

Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup plan per user request.

06/15 to 06/16 – INVISTA Corporation -- Wichita, KS

Environment: ECC 6.0, BW, CRM, SLT, HANA, Portal, Open Text Role: SAP Basis Administrator

Responsibilities:

Worked on HANA 1.0 upgrade

Installed SAP HANA HA using SAP HANA system replication.

Installing and setup of Solman 7.2 (Configured EEM, Charm (POC), Technical Monitoring, SLD/LMDB setup)

Installation of diagnostic agents and pushing the date from satellite system to Solman 7.2 on HANA.

Performed SAP Scale out Installation on HANA certified On-Prem Hardware for Production systems.

Installation of XSA services on HANA DB.

Experienced in S4 HANA System refresh and Homogeneous and Heterogeneous system copies.

Design of HA and DR for S4 HANA system.

Performed Splitting JAVA from dual stack using SWPM tool.

Design and configure Solution Manager Tools for End-to-End Solutions, monitoring and EWA and monitor all SAP system landscapes.

Configured End-User experience Monitoring.

Setup Charm scenarios for POC system

Worked on Designing and setting up complete SAP System landscapes.

Worked on Transport Management System (TMS) - Complete setup of Change & Transport System through STMS.

Perform Backup, Storage management using BR*Tools.

06/13 to 06/15 – Broadcom Corporation -- Irvine, CA

Environment: ECC 6.0, OpenText Archive Server, Enterprise scan, Invoice Capture Center, Vendor Invoice Management Role: OpenText Administrator

Responsibilities:

As a OpenText administrator my responsibilities in the project included Implementing various OpenText Products on High-availability configurations & supporting the implementation.

Working with Basis/Functional teams to implement & integrate OpenText Archive Server, Content Server, ICC, OCC, Vendor Invoice management products with SAP Applications.

Installed Archiver server & Content Server as a Highly Available/Load-balanced configuration.

Installed ICC & OCC in a Load-balanced configuration.

Designed support strategy & provided training to client teams.

Day-day issue troubleshooting & monitoring of Components.

Implemented backup strategy for OpenText Components.

04/11 to 05/13 – Sysco Foods -- Houston, TX

Environment: ECC 6.0 EHP 8, NetWeaver 7.5, BW 7.5, BPC 10.0, CRM with AIX Role: SAP Basis Admin

Responsibilities:

SAP upgrade from R/3 4.6C to ECC 6.0

Troubleshoot Export/Import issues during upgrade.

Hardware sizing from 4.6c to ECC 6.0

System copy from PRD to DEV

Update to Oracle 10.2.0.4 & interim patches using OPatch.

Pre-upgrade snapshots & verification after upgrade

Applied support packs and Kernel upgrade

Imported and maintained all system profiles (RZ10)

Applied kernel, application, basis and abap support packs as per Prepare phase requirement.

Applied relevant OSS Notes as per upgrade guide.

Installation and post-install basis configuration of BI7.0 (including source system connection)

Upgraded SAP Router to new release.

Installation and Configuration of Solution Manager 7.0 EHP1 via SOLMAN_SETUP

Built an effective BI 7.0 Security design using SAP standard role templates.

Prepared report based on SU25 analysis for New/Changed Authorization in ECC6.0

02/10 to 04/11 – Edison Mission Energy -- Irvine, CA

Environment: ECC 6.0, NetWeaver 7.0, BW 7.0, BPC, Portal, ADS Role: SAP Basis Admin

Responsibilities:

As a Basis Project lead for EME, responsibilities include

Project Activities:

Coordinating day-day tasks with offshore team

Coordination with basis team on SCE (parent company) side for BI connectivity activities

Plan System refresh activity

Present Basis utilization metrics to EMG Technical team managers

Plan resource utilization for Project & Support Activities on a bi-weekly timeframe

Participation in customer meetings

Participation in audit meetings & provide auditors with requested information.

Design landscape diagrams, documentation & update existing SOP.

Assisting support team when ticket volume increases

Participation in on-going projects (BPC7.5 implementation, ICC Implementation, Redwood Implementation, Xcelsius dashboards)

Implementing Single-Sign on & Logon Ticket mechanism for all systems in the landscape

Assist network team to implement Commvault backup system.

Process Improvement Activities:

Understanding current support process & come-up with a best practice/process improvement proposal to improve the existing processes.

Design/Implement plan for a parallel landscape for ECC & BI systems

Demonstrate Solution manager tools that would assist in end-end lifecycle management of SAP products.

Understanding customer’s landscape & come up with recommendations for Virtualizing SAP were considered effective.

Understanding of customer’s change management process & come-up with plan for SAP Change Request Management implementation

Implement procedures that help better collaboration between basis onsite & offshore teams (especially with respect to daily support & project-specific tasks)

Plan & implement an effective end-end monitoring solution using Solution Manager & Nagios

10/07 to 11/09 – Steelcase -- Grand Rapids, MI

Environment: Solution Manager 7.0, Netweaver 7.0 Role: Solution Manager Consultant

Installation of Solution Manager 7.0 & Upgrade to EHP1

Initial configuration & activation of Maintenance Optimizer for approval of patches

Creating system landscape & addition of satellite systems into the landscape.

Activation of Maintenance certificate for all SAP systems in SHV landscape

Implemented security roles for controlling access to service desk & change request management at various levels.

Implementation of Solution Monitoring & Central System administration system

CCMSR agent installation & activation of alert system to e-mail.

Implementation of Service desk for ticket handling (Standard functionality)

Trex installation & connection to solution manager for search functionality

Troubleshooting Trex Issues (GRMG issue, Nameserver, RFC, Http Server connection)

Configured Knowledge base for Service desk.

Implementation of Change Request Management for change handling change management process (SAP Standard workflow)

Activation of Early watch alerts for all systems in Super gas Landscape

Installation & Configuration of SAP Router for connection to SAP

Activation of Work centers for Service desk & Solution Monitoring/EWA.

Implementation of Solution Monitoring scenario for early watch & Solution reporting.

Implementation of Central system administration for daily task administration across all connected systems.

Implementation of Service desk scenario & for handing incidents created in all connected SAP systems.

Configured Service desk connectivity to HP Service center.

Implemented Issue Management scenario for Issues raised by multiple incidents.

Installation of CCMS agents across satellite systems (ECC, BI, Trex, PI 7.1, MDM, Portal)

Installation of CCMSPing agents to monitoring heartbeats of SAP components.

Installation & configuration of GRMG scenarios for WAS Java & non-sap heartbeats

Activation of Solution Manager for Central system monitoring

Activation of SCOT for alert notification to e-mails

Installing OZ Soft tool for interfacing CCMS alerts with Microsoft System Center Operations manager

Created custom Monitor Set with ccms monitors RFC, QRFC, Heartbeats, Response times, SLD, Transactions, Gateway, Filesystems, Locks, Updates, Tablespaces, PI monitors (to name a few).

Configured auto-reaction method.

Central alert reporting in SM Work center-based dashboards.

Business process monitoring for CUA Scenario.

PI Component monitoring via End-End Monitoring & GRMG

PI Message monitoring via CCMS & End-End monitoring

Tuning PI Integration engine

08/06 to 10/07 – Baker Hughes -- Houston, TX

Environment: ECC 6.0, Netweaver 7.0, BW 7.0 Role: SAP Basis Admin

Responsibilities:

Basis team member working on parallel SAP upgrade and Unicode conversion projects from R/3 4.6C to ECC 6.0, BW to BI 7.0, and SCM 4.1 to SCM 5.0, plus installation of associated NetWeaver components.

Involved hardware sizing from 4.6c to ECC 6.0.

Carried out Printer configuration, spool, and time administration for a couple of new servers.

Applied OSS Notes, SPAM updates, plug-ins, and support packs

Tablespace & backup administration using BRTools.

Troubleshooting network printing & SAPGUI issues for users on WAN

Checking system logs & correcting trouble situations

Studied ABAP dumps to resolve problems in SAP system.

Re-configuring operation modes for background & batch critical servers.

SAP Patch management activities

03/05 to 03/06 – The Coca Cola Company -- Atlanta, GA

Environment: R3 4.7, ECC 5.0, Netweaver 2004, BW 3.5 Role: SAP Security Consultant

Responsibilities:

Providing Level2/Level3 R3 Security support for Coca-Cola, Atlanta Corp.

Understanding technical requirements given in CRs in the RSD tool & assigning the CR to an appropriate team member.

Administration of RSA Keon Software (Creating/Modifying users in RSA console & fixing SNC errors for users who are assigned Highly Restricted roles)

Assignment of DAGs to Users based on Role/User-Deploy Location

Assisting team in resolving BW/HR Auth. Issues.

Involvement in Security Scoping tasks, during planning of New Rollouts

Knowledge on SOX regulation acts & used Virsa tool, to check SOD conflicts.

Responsible for handling critical security changes that affect all Roles in landscape via SU24 t-code.

Assisting users during testing in QA & then transporting Roles to P after User Sign Off

Peer-Review of Work done by Team Members for critical modifications.

User-administration activities in Portals.

Worked on CRs involving HR authorizations (Restricting access to Info types, Personnel areas via P_ORGIN)

View HR structure & adjust structural authorizations for new positions/jobs.

EDUCATION Bachelor’s in computer applications (Osmania University)

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