Sap Basis Information Technology

Naresh Reddy Akkala

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Dedicated SAP Basis professional with a Master’s degree in Information Technology Management, seeking to leverage around 13 years of experience, responsible for Planning Technical Architecture, Implementations & Go live support, hands-on experience on SAP Solution Manager, SAP S/4HANA, SAP R/3, PI, EP, BW, BOBJ, NetWeaver products, SAP upgrades & updates, OS/DB Migrations, systems refreshes and production support responsibilities on SAP HANA, DB2, Oracle, Max-DB and MS-SQL server databases. Hands-on experience in the entire lifecycle of NetWeaver Administration Execution, Maintenance, Implementation, and post-Implementation support.

Profile Summary

A goal-oriented professional with over ten years of IT experience, four years in managing/leading BASIS consultants, and ten-plus years of hands-on technical expertise in SAP basis and HANA databases.

Solid work experience on S4HANA, ECC, and NW installations.

Experience in the field of SAP Basis Implementation, OS/DB Migration, Upgrade, and Production Support Projects in large SAP landscapes that are geographical spread.

Academic Details

B. Tech (Electronics) from Abdul Kalam Institute of Science & Technologies under JNTU University, Hyderabad, in 2011

SAP Global Certifications

SAP Certified Technology Associate SAP Solution Manager 7.2 SPS10.

SAP Certified Technology Associate OS/DB Migration for SAP NetWeaver 7.52.

SAP Certified Technology Associate SAP HANA 2.0 SPS04.

SAP Certified Technology Associate SAP S/4HANA Conversion & SAP System Upgrade.

Technical skills

A goal-oriented professional with over ten years of IT experience, four years in managing/leading BASIS consultants, and ten-plus years of hands-on technical expertise in SAP basis and HANA databases.

Solid work experience on HANA, ECC, and NW installations.

Handling Critical ECC system performance issues

Experience in Release upgrades and version upgrades in various SAP components.

Deep Experience in troubleshooting on upgrade issues.

Performed in end-to-end GRC upgrade with ZDO tool/SUM.

Involved in EHP8 upgrade with ZDO tool/SUM.

Performed GRC system Migration from sql -HANA and Windows to Linux

Performed Sabrix Migration from on-perm to Azure Cloud

Involved in S4HANA conversions.

Experience in setting up on HANA High Availability environment with pacemaker cluster with several customers to ensure business availability and stability.

SAP Version upgrade – EHP8 Upgrade SPS11 NW 7.5 Leading the project E2E

Configuration of SDA configuration for MS SQL, Oracle HADOOP DB’s from HANA system.

Experience in HANA Replication Setup.

Experience in DR activities.

Experience SAP R/3 ECC 6.0(ABAP+JAVA) on (Windows/Unix/Linux) platforms with Oracle 12c and HANA as a Database in 24*7 SAP Production Support.

Experience in Security issues.

Experience setting up an end-to-end solution of different components in the SAP HANA Eco System.

Performed Installation, setup, configuration, and upgrade of SAP HANA database, SAP HANA studio, and SAP HANA client. Installed SAP HANA 1.0 SP4 and upgraded it to SAP HANA 1.0 SP5.

Involved in SAP HANA Administration, including creating and managing schemas for different SAP systems, data model objects, and import/export content.

Worked on installing SAP BOBJ and BODS systems.

Kernel Upgrade and system refresh activity, BOBJ Upgrades.

Client Maintenance (creation, deletion, copy, export/import).

Support pack implementation (SPAM/SAINT) and Java support pack implementation using JSPM.

Configuring Printers and Handling printer-related problems. Spool Administration

Packages. Setting up supplementation Language.

SAP database administration using BRTOOLS.

Printer and Handling printer-related problems. Spool Administration

Batch job scheduling and management, troubleshooting.

TMS configuration and handling transport-related problems and transport management.

Analyzing missing authorizations and assigning Roles to users

Pre & Post System Refresh activities

Table space management, Security, Backup-recovery.

Client maintenance and administration (Local client copy, remote client copy, and client

export and Import)

Created system messages when downtime is scheduled

System refreshes (Oracle/HANA) and (Unix/Linux/Windows OS)

ABAB+JAVA export and import.

SAP ECC6.0 installation in windows environment.

User management includes user creation, deletion, and user locks.

I have installed the Solman 7.1 E2E and configured the EWA and MOPZ.

Disk backup configuration in Windows and UNIX.

Working in Linux/Unix/Windows administration for SAP.

Early watch alert generation in PRD/QAS/DEV systems with the help of the Solution manager7.1.

Have performed ST-PI and ST/A-PI patch upgrades in all landscapes.

SAP clustering solutions expert. Extensive hands-on with HA software (pacemaker, SIOS, etc.) for SAP applications and

Migration Activities (onperm to AWS)

Led end-to-end migration of SAP ECC/BW from on-premises data center to AWS Cloud, ensuring minimal downtime and zero data loss.

Designed and implemented high-availability architecture for SAP systems on AWS using EC2

Utilized AWS native services (e.g., AWS Backup, and Systems Manager) for monitoring, automation, and disaster recovery.

Having Knowledge on Automated infrastructure provisioning using AWS CloudFormation and Terraform, reducing manual deployment time by 60%.

Optimized SAP HANA sizing on AWS leveraging best practices and Right Sizing methodologies.

Ensured SAP compliance with AWS Well-Architected Framework for security, cost optimization, and reliability.

Performed SAP system copy and homogeneous/heterogeneous migration using SWPM, and SAP Note-guided configurations.

Migrated SAP landscapes (ECC, BW, PI/PO, SolMan) to AWS with full lifecycle support including pre-migration assessments, testing, and cutover activities.

Implemented backup and recovery strategies using AWS Backup and native SAP BR*Tools integrated with S3.

Tuned SAP HANA and NetWeaver performance post-migration to align with AWS infrastructure specifics.

Managed SAP transports, system refreshes, and kernel upgrades in AWS post-migration environment.

Migration of SAP ECC environment to AWS

Migration of SAP Fiori Application to AWS

Performed SAP Solution manager 7.2 Migration on-premises to AWS.

Performed SAP NW Landscape Upgrade.

Performed SAP BW Migration on-premises to Microsoft Azure Cloud.

Performed SAP BW HANA 7.5 Landscape Upgrade

Performed SAP GRC 12 Landscape Upgrade

Performed SAP ECC EHP8 Landscape Upgrade using NZDM.

Performed SAP Enterprise Portal 7.5 Landscape upgrade.

Performed SAP Fiori 7.5 Landscape Upgrade

Performed SAP HANA DB SPS 12 and HANA 2.0 upgrade.

Designed SAP DR landscape.

Performed Content Server Upgrade.

Performed content Server Migration from on-perm to AWS

Preparation of Project Plan, CUT-Over Plan, Project Meetings, Project Status report, Contingency Plan, Staged Delivery, Project Scope of Work, Milestone monitoring.

Design, Develop & rollout the SAP database backup, restoration & backup retention policy.

Performed one source server migration to SAAS solution.

Performed DPagent and cloud connector migration from on-perm to AWS.

SAP server sizing & landscape design the solution to address the mission critical application & high availability 24 X7

BTP Cloud

Configured and administered SAP BTP subaccounts, global accounts, entitlements, and service instances as part of cloud landscape setup.

Managed connectivity between SAP BTP and on-premises SAP systems using SAP Cloud Connector, ensuring secure and reliable integration.

Having Knowledge on user and role management in SAP BTP using Identity Authentication (IAS) and Identity Provisioning Service (IPS), aligning with corporate SSO and security standards.

Set up and maintained destinations, connectivity services, and authentication methods for accessing backend SAP systems via BTP.

Configured and managed custom domains, trust configurations, and certificate management in SAP BTP to support secure web applications.

Monitored BTP services and applications using SAP BTP Cockpit and SAP Alert Notification service, ensuring high availability and performance.

Assisted in lifecycle management of BTP services, including provisioning, upgrades, and patching of service instances.

Ensured compliance with SAP security best practices and GDPR policies across SAP BTP configurations and integrations.

Performed HANA cloud connections setup from on-prem DB to HANA cloud

Performed Datasphere sub-account setup .

Core Competencies

~ SAP team Management ~ SAP Administration ~SAP ECC/S4/BW/NetWeaver/BO

~ Project Management ~ Delivery Management ~ Client Relationship

~ Technical Project Support ~ Reporting & Documentation

Organizational Experience

Growth Path:

Sep’22 – till now CYMS system INC, USA

Sep’17 – Sep’22 Principal Engineer/Lead Developer, Dell Technologies, Bangalore

Jun’15 – Sep’17 Associate Consultant/ Senior SAP Basis and HANA Administrator, ITC infotech, Bangalore Jan’12 – Jun’15 Associate Consultant/ SAP Basis and HANA Administrator, CIMA Business Solutions, Hyderabad

Key Result Areas:

Key Result Areas:

Client: BNSF

Role: Senior SAP Basis/Hana

Project Description: Production systems support & End to End Landscape Migration activities

Responsibilities.

Analyzing and solving day-to-day Production issues across the landscape.

Involved ATTP implementation.

Performed BW migration from on-perm to AWS.

Performed/deployed Sabrix, Cloud connector and Bowbridge servers’ migration to AWS.

Handling Critical ECC system performance issues

Experience in Release upgrades and version upgrades in various SAP components. Recently performed GRC upgrade with ZDO tool/SUM.

Deep Experience in troubleshooting on upgrade issues.

Involved in EHP8 upgrade with ZDO tool.

Performed GRC system Migration from sql -HANA and Windows to Linux

Performed Sabrix Migration from on-perm to Azure Cloud

Daily production system monitoring (ABAP & JAVA), Summarizing EWA reports for Production, Development, and QA systems (weekly once) and taking actions accordingly.

Worked on Client Copy, Kernel upgrade, Support Pack and System refresh activities.

Applying support packages with the SUM tool and SPAM

SSL Certification renewal and export/import process etc.,

Handling all the ABAP/Java-related performance troubleshooting and providing the fixes based on the ITIL procedures.

HANA 2.0 DB Install/Upgrade, Cluster Setup, Replication Setup, XS Advanced Components installation/upgrades. Delivery Unit Import/Export.

Performed DSM-5 EPIUSE upgrade.

Involved in AMDP queries optimization with development team.

Performed BTP Sub accounts configuration for on-perm systems.

Performed SABRIX migration from onperm to Cloud.

Performed BTP/Datasphere/BWBRIDGE configuration to on-premises Application and HANA systems.

Performed cloud connector upgrade.

Performed SAP systems migrations to Azure cloud (GRC, BW systems)

Performed Datasphere configurations in BTP.

Client: General Electronics (Steam, Grid, Fusion, Power, Healthcare, and Lighting)

Sept 2017-September 2022

Role: Principal Engineer

Project Description: Managed a team with multiple customers to deliver the systems without any delay on various activities (Including online and offline activities)

Responsibilities.

Responsible for Level 3 Support of resolving the cases for SAP S4HANA, Suite on HANA Solution Manager, Native HANA, SAP ECC on DB2 for z/OS, and BW on HANA Systems.

Handling all the ABAP/Java-related performance troubleshooting and providing the fixes based on the ITIL procedures

Worked on User Security authorization issues and user creation & roles assignment.

Worked on GRC Support pack upgrade SP08 and plugin installations on the satellite systems.

Designed and performed high availability setup in the HANA database in multi-node and Scale-up environments.

Worked on all the Solman-related activities, including system preparation, infrastructure preparation, basic configuration, managed system configuration, activating technical monitoring, early watch alert configuration, and CHARM imports.

Performed Upgrade NetWeaver 7.52 and DMIS 2018 SP02.

Worked on HANA XS and XSA. XSA components. Install, upgrade, and configure using XSA Cockpit

HANA Studio Installation, Configuration, and Administration.

Administration of RHEL for SAP Linux App Servers (File System extensions) & SUSE for HANA DB servers

Worked closely with SAP Development and functional teams for any SAP Basis-related configuration requests and issue analysis.

Handled and resolved critical application issues by analyzing OS-level system logs and dumps.

Ensured optimum performance by identifying long-running reports and closely worked with developers to optimize the code. Performed parameter analysis to determine if the system parameters adhere to SAP standard practice.

Implemented SAP systems Early Watch Alert recommendations.

Installed/Upgraded S4HANA 1809, FIORI, Solution Manager 7.2 SP6, SLT, CRM, CRM Java, TREX, SAP HANA 2.0 SPS2 (Data-In-Hub) Systems on Google Cloud SLES12 SP2.

Performed HANA Revision upgrades and was responsible for HANA administration activities

Refresh activities (SAP ECC and SAP HR) to support Go Live and cut-over dress rehearsals.

Worked End to end on Solman Migration to Virtustream Cloud and ensured that all the configurations (Managed System Setup, EWA) were restored appropriately.

Worked End to end on Solman Migration to Virtustream Cloud.

Performed Managed System configurations.

Performed HANA Revision upgrades and was responsible for HANA administration activities

Involved in production support and regular maintenance activities.

Worked on ECC, NetWeaver, APO, BW, BOBJ, DS, and BPC administration and handled Service Now tickets for respective applications from the SAP Basis end.

Refresh activities (SAP ECC and SAP BW) to support Go Live and cut-over dress rehearsals.

Worked on SAP security like user administration and Role administration.

User Administration: Creating the users, assigning the PFCG role and Business Roles, Locking and unlock, Password reset and Mass user changes.

Role Administration: Copying, Transports, Upload and download the Roles,

Fixing the authorization issues by tracing the SU53 and generating the profiles.

Analyzing and solving day-to-day Production issues across the landscape.

Performed green field S4HANA Installations.

Involved in S4HANA conversions and S4HANA upgrades.

Performed classical migration from Oracle to HANA.

SAP Version upgrade – EHP8 Upgrade

Daily production system monitoring (ABAP & JAVA), Summarizing EWA reports for Production, Development, and QA systems (weekly once) and taking actions accordingly.

Worked on Client Copy, Kernel upgrade, Support Pack, Oracle Upgrade, and System refresh activities.

Applying support packages to J2EE engines with the SUM tool and SPAM

SSL Certification renewal and export/import process etc.,

Worked on SCM/APO and BW-related issues through Process Chains.

Working knowledge of ADS and troubleshooting issues related to it.

Worked on SAP CRM Web UI issues and coordinated with various teams (CRM, Storage, Network, SAP, etc.) to provide RCA.

Very Good working Experience in Performance Tuning.

Working experience on HANA SLT Stop/Start

Preparing EWA reports for all the systems and finding the issues and gaps. Creating RFC according to the recommendation and following it up with the respective team and including us constantly to make the EWA report 100% green.

Performed Cloud connector installation and backend configurations.

Performed EPI installation and did the scrambling activities.

Led activities like Kernel, Add-On Installation, OS level Patching, etc., guiding peers for any issues and ensuring the change is completed as per outage window.

Have performed ST-PI and ST/A-PI patch upgrades in all landscapes.

Implementing SAP Notes and license installation.

Knowledge of local/remote client copies for a regular refresh.

Configured EWA for all ABAP systems.

Installed SAP JVM switch and host agent upgrade

Environment: ECC 6.0 EHP 8, S4HANA, BW4HANA, Solution Manager 7.2,BODS, BOBJ, HANA 1.0 & 2.0;Unix & Linux, SAP Web Dispatcher

Client: Coca Cola North America June 2015-September 2017 Role: SAP Basis & HANA Consultant

Project Description: Handled HANA Systems in the HA environment and supported DR drills and ECC and BW applications.

Responsibilities;

Installation of ECC, Enterprise Portal, MDM, BPC on ABAP AS JAVA,

Working in a group of Basis and Security people.

Installed, configured, maintained, and monitored ECC6.0, BW Hana, MDM 7.1, EP 7, BPCetc environment.

Worked on deploying and configuring the landscapes for customer use.

Configured enterprise portal and connected to back-end systems.

Deployed Support pack, Support stack, and enhancement package when needed.

Batch Job scheduling, Profile Parameter maintenance.

Installation & Configuration of SAP Web Dispatcher.

Language Installation (SMLT).

Printers & Device Drivers.

EWA Report Analysis.

TMS configuration and handling transport-related problems,

Transport management.

Environment: ECC 6.0 EHP 8, S4HANA, BW4HANA, Solution Manager 7.2, BODS, BOBJ, HANA 1.0 & 2.0; Unix & Linux, SAP Web Dispatcher

Client: Expro Jan 2013-June 2015

Role: Associate Consultant

Project Description: Handled various activities on the SAP application side (TMS Configuration, Monitoring Activities, Client administration, and plug-in updates).

Responsibilities.

Performed fresh installation of ECC 6 and did a system copy Development and Quality systems.

User Administration & Role Administration

Knowledge of Solution Manager

Database Monitoring (Backup &Tablespace administration)

Transport Management System.

Client Administration (Local & remote client copy)

Client import and export

Daily monitoring and weekly monitoring.

Evaluate & implement support packs, patches required for SAP front end, and kernel patches continuously.

Printer & mail configuration

Performed System Refresh from Production to Quality regularly.

Performed System Copy of ABAP+JAVA ECC 6 system through SAP inst.

Involved in configuring and generating the early watch report through the Solution manager.

Complete maintenance of Backup for the landscape

Generating Early watch Alert reports and also has worked in Maintenance optimizer.

Environment: ECC 6.0 EHP 8, S4HANA, BW4HANA, Solution Manager 7.2, BODS, BOBJ, HANA 1.0 & 2.0; Unix & Linux, SAP Web Dispatcher

As Technical Lead:

Led an SAP Basis team to support a Cloud technical support model for multiple customers and was responsible for resolving the L3 level issues/incidents.

Led the team to handle downtime activities/project deployments like upgrades, routine patching, DB tuning, etc.

Effectively work with the team to improve productivity, prioritizing work per project requirements.

Supervising daily team activities, coaching/mentoring, and performance management

Technical Skills

Database Tools: HANA Studio, HANA Cockpit, Max DB Studio, SQL studio,

Databases: SAP HANA 1.0 SPS12, HANA 2.0 SPS03, and Oracle 11G, 12C, 19C

Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11/12 and Windows Server 2008/2012, RHEL

SAP ECC 6.0 and ERP 6.0 EHP5, EHP6, EHP7 and EHP8

SAP PI/PO PI 7.0, PI 7.1, PO 7.4 SP8 and PO 7.5

SAP BODS BODS 4.2

Tools and Utilities SAP Solution Manager 7.1 and 7.2, Export-Import

SAP NetWeaver Portal SAP Portal 7.1, 7.3 and 7.5

Cluster SIOS, pacemaker.

Basis Administrator, CYMA Systems Inc 2022 Sept- till now

Lead basis Administrator, Dell Technologies 2017 Sept- 2022 Sept

Basis Administrator, ITC Infotech 2015 June – 2017 Sept

Associate Basis Consultant, CIMA Business Solutions 2013 Jan – 2015 June

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