**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences. **Your role and responsibilities** As a Package Consultant specializing in SAP HANA Basis, you will be responsible for implementing, configuring, and maintaining SAP HANA systems, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance. You will work closely with clients to understand their requirements and provide expert guidance on SAP HANA best practices. Your primary responsibilities will include: • Implement SAP HANA Systems: Design and implement SAP HANA systems, including system architecture and data modeling, to meet client requirements and ensure high performance and scalability. • Optimize SAP HANA Landscapes: Configure and optimize SAP HANA landscapes for high performance and scalability, leveraging tools like SAP Data Services or SAP LT for data migration. • Collaborate with Clients: Work closely with clients to gather requirements, provide expert guidance on SAP HANA best practices, and deliver tailored solutions to meet their needs. • Maintain Technical Expertise: Stay up-to-date with the latest SAP HANA features, trends, and best practices, applying this knowledge to optimize system performance and deliver high-quality solutions. • Develop Technical Documentation: Develop and maintain technical documentation and knowledge base to support knowledge sharing and continuous improvement. **Required technical and professional expertise** * Extensive experience as an SAP Basis professional, with a focus on S/4HANA * In-depth knowledge of SAP technical architecture, system administration, and performance optimization. * Requires knowledge of available infrastructure, related system software, system integration techniques, network management. * Wide Experience in S/4HANA, ECC, NetWeaver, BW4/HANA, BTP, Cloud Connector, Fiori/Gateway (Embedded and Distributed), Solution Manager, Web Dispatcher, Business Objects Platform (Business Intelligence and Data Services), Lumira Platform, SLT. * Proficient in HANA Database administration. This includes but is not limited to administration via HANA studio and operating system interfaces, implementation of HA/DR replication, execution of failover procedures (with Pacemaker proficiency), utilization of HANA cockpit, backup administration, among other responsibilities. * Experience working with SaaS solutions such as SAC, SuccessFactors, Ariba, Fieldglass, Concur is an asset. * Ability to drive the client to make difficult decisions during transformation programs, navigate complex business problems, and translate to SAP functional requirements. * Strong understanding of SAP security and authorization concepts. * Experience in Implementations, Upgrades, OS/DB Migrations, Unicode conversions. * Experience and knowledge of additional database technologies such as Oracle, Sybase, DB2, MySQL, etc. * Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment * Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with remote office locations. * Growth-mindset: Willingness to learn new technologies and processes. * Strong presentation skills with high degree of comfort in communicating with developers, offering managers, sellers, and executive management. * Ability to plan and estimate development tasks (ideally within an Agile framework) * Ability to capture best practices and produce required project documentation. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.