Job Description

Introduction
As an IBM Application Architect, you directly help clients transform their business and solve complex problems. You will define the scope and vision for projects that deliver customized solutions using your knowledge of IBM platforms. You are a technical leader, serving as a liaison among business partners, technical resources, and project stakeholders.

Your Role and Responsibilities
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We at IBM Global Business Services (GBS) are a dynamic group of Business, Strategy and Technology professionals - a specific source of best-in-class Industry Consulting, Application and Business process management, supported by the industry's most sophisticated outcome-based delivery model. All designed to be the Digital Reinvention partner for leading clients across the world - providing value-led and asset-powered end to end solutions.

With a global footprint in over 170 countries, we are empowering clients to build upon their tremendous heritage in Application Innovation processes and also transform them to a Cloud, Cognitive and Social centric world. With skills across six sectors and 17 industries, all major service lines and competencies, IBM’s GBS is a promising business unit in itself to be a part of.

The IBM SAP Practice is seeking top talent with experience in SAP HANA BASIS Administration having end to end Brownfield and or Green field experiences of SAP BASIS activities . As part of our team, you will lead one of our teams that is responsible for engineering / Solutioning of SAP BASIS scope for given AMS, HANA implementation/ HANA Migration projects

Your day in the role will include...

• Perform technical Architect role in projects and lead the delivery team to successful outcomes.
• Perform design, architect solutions for S/4 HANA implementations and Migrations.
• Perform consulting role to advice clients to move their SAP Platforms on various cloud service providers.

You will come with...

• Experience in SAP Basis administration with hands on experience handling large and complex engagements.
• Experience in performing HANA migrations and S/4 Conversions to client.
• Experience in SAP version Upgrades and OS/DB Migrations.
• Experience in working with Global team and Client Technical and Infrastructure teams on System set up and BASIS Administration activities across different SAP Components.
• Well versed with/ Experienced in Fiori administration

How we’ll help you grow:

• You’ll have access to all the technical and management training courses to become the expert you want to be
• You’ll learn directly from expert developers in the field, our team leads love to mentor
• You have the opportunity to work in many different areas to figure out what really excites you.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 15+ Years of SAP BASIS experience of which 4 to 5 years on BSOH or S/4 HANA implementations or migrations.
• Experience in design of SAP Architectures for BSOH and S/4 HANA projects
• Experience in SAP Version Upgrades, OS/DB Migrations and SAP Migrations to Cloud platforms.
• Experience in working with Global team and Client Technical and Infrastructure teams on System set up and BASIS Administration activities
• Well versed with/ Experienced in Fiori setup and administration and HANA administration.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Knowledge of reference architectures of SAP on Amazon, Azure and GCP.
• Knowledge on Integration of various SAP Applications and SAAS products and SAP approved third party applications.
• Knowledge on various integration scenarios on SAP Cloud platform and API’s to integrate SAP with other applications on Cloud.

About Business Unit IBM Services is a team of business, strategy and technology consultants that design, build, and run foundational systems and services that is the backbone of the world's economy. IBM Services partners with the world's leading companies in over 170 countries to build smarter businesses by reimagining and reinventing through technology, with its outcome-focused methodologies, industry-leading portfolio and world class research and operations expertise leading to results-driven innovation and enduring excellence.

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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