Job Description

Introduction

The Cloud and Cognitive Software Essential Management Management team is looking for enthusiastic and talented individuals to join us. Are ou passionate about helping clients acheive their business goals? Do you enjoy learning new technology and problem solving? Then Essential Management is for you!

You will have the opportunity to be a part of the Expert Labs organization where you develop critical-thinking skills and work with Subject Matters Experts to resolve complex problems for our worldwide clients. In addition, you will help drive delivery to leading-edge technology in Openshift, Cloud Pak for Data, Watson Knowledge catalog, Instana and Watson Artificial Intelligent IT Operations (Watson AIOps)



Your Role and Responsibilities

As SAP HANA Database Consultant, you are responsible to installation, configuration, maintenance, and performance tuning of SAP HANA database systems and migrate from one platform to another platform. Design backup and recovery strategies for clients. As a member of IBM Technology Expert Labs, Global Delivery Center #GDC you will be client focused, courageous, pragmatic, and technical to optimize and trailblaze new solutions that address real business challenges.



To help achieve this win-win outcome, a 'day-in-the-life' in this role may include, but not be limited to.



Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• SAP OS/DB Migration Certified and Experience in Migrating Database to HANA
• Experience in using SAP Tools DISTMON/MigMon/SAPINST
• System Copy (Homogeneous and Heterogeneous) for Dual Stack/Single Stack(Java/ABAP)
• SAP Unicode Conversion Experience (Single code/MDMP/Ambiguous Blended Code Page)
• Full Life Cycle Implementations of SAP on Oracle/DB2, Experience on Hardware Sizing, SAP Services and Database Clustering and DR Setup
• Experience of Implementation and troubleshooting in SAP Components R/3, ECC, BW/BI, SCM, SRM, CRM, Content Server, BOBJ, Solman, XI, EP, SLD
• SAP Version Upgrade and Enhancement Pack Implementations
• Advanced skills in Oracle 9i,10g and 11g design, administration, troubleshooting, SAP Oracle Upgrade, SAP Oracle Administration through Brtools, Oracle Data Guard Configuration and Oracle RMAN knowledge
• Design, develop and execute strategy for Implementation of large and complex SAP related solutions in Cluster, non cluster, RAC and Non RAC environments
• Performance tuning on SAP, Database and Unix platforms
• SAP Solution Manager Setup and Configuration
• Perform investigative troubleshooting for complex, large & critical client setups
• Excellent communication and presentation skills that are engaging, compelling, and influential.
• Minimum of 8-16 years of proven relevant SME experience in supporting similar engagements. Prior experience in complex systems integration projects will be preferable.
• SAP Certification for Cross Platform migration is MUST.



Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Prior experience in complex systems integration projects will be preferable.
• Should have experience of supporting HANA environments for large clients
• Create optimized strategy and earn customers confidence for migration of SAP stack from NON-IBM environment to IBM environment or IBM to IBM environments, execute the strategized plan with or without other team members
• Build / execute / Support the DR Solutions (near DR and DR sites), Zero Data Loss (ZDL) solutions by studying client RPO / RTO objectives, workloads. Take up the assignment for estimating Bandwidth requirement for DR solutions.
• Undertake complex Architecture and Design work for projects which involves providing inputs to Storage and Server teams for achieving optimal performance.
• Take up short term assignments of application and database tuning for influencing immediate business outcomes. .
• Backup solution design and implementation using Oracle RMAN, shell scripts, storage management solutions.



About Business UnitIBM has a global presence, operating in more than 175 countries with a broad-based geographic distribution of revenue. The company's Global Markets organization is a strategic sales business unit that manages IBM's global footprint, working closely with dedicated country-based operating units to serve clients locally. These country teams have client relationship managers who lead integrated teams of consultants, solution specialists and delivery professionals to enable clients' growth and innovation. By complementing local expertise with global experience and digital capabilities, IBM builds deep and broad-based client relationships. This local management focus fosters speed in supporting clients, addressing new markets and making investments in emerging opportunities. Additionally, the Global Markets organization serves clients with expertise in their industry as well as through the products and services that IBM and partners supply. IBM is also expanding its reach to new and existing clients through digital marketplaces.

This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.

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