SAP HANA Database Administrator (DBA)

Role Overview :

SAP HANA DBA

Key Responsibilities :

• Install, configure, patch, upgrade SAP HANA database systems. Adzuna+1
  
• Plan, design, and implement Hana environments including MDC (MultiTenant Database Container) and NonMDC setups. Adzuna+1
  
• Perform regular database maintenance tasks: backups, restores, disaster recovery, failover / takeover operations. Indeed+2Dice+2
  
• Monitor system health, performance, resource utilization (CPU, memory, storage), and proactively tune and optimize. Dice+2Adzuna+2
  
• Troubleshoot database issues and incidents: slow queries, system hang, memory leaks, etc.; perform rootcause analysis. Dice+1
  
• Manage users, roles, authorizations; configure and enforce security policies, auditing, logging. Indeed+1
  
• Set up alerting, monitoring, and trace/log analysis; handle audits and compliance requirements. Dice+1
  
• Participate in migrations (onprem to cloud or HANA version upgrades), data provisioning, data modeling as needed. Adzuna+1
  
• Ensure high availability (HA) configurations, disaster recovery planning and regular DR tests. Dice+1
  
• Document architecture, configurations, SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), runbooks; assist in capacity planning. Adzuna+1
  
• Mentor / guide junior DBAs; work collaboratively with crossfunctional teams (Basis, infra, developers

Required Skills & Experience :

• Experience with SAP HANA installation, patching, upgrades, version support packs. hirist.tech+3That Startup Job+3Indeed+3
  
• Deep understanding of HANA architecture (MDC / NonMDC), tenant setup, database containerization. Adzuna
  
• Strong skills in backup & recovery, disaster recovery, failover/takeovers. Indeed+2Dice+2
  
• Performance tuning: ability to optimize queries, monitor CPU/memory/storage, troubleshoot bottlenecks. Adzuna+1
  
• Proficiency in Linux / UNIX server administration: OSlevel commands, scripts, handling log files, trace analysis. Dice+2Indeed+2
  
• Scripting skills (Shell, Bash, Python etc.) for automation, monitoring. SAP Careers+1
  
• Strong experience in security: user & role management, audit logs, encryption, access controls. Indeed+2That Startup Job+2
  
• Excellent troubleshooting skills, problem solving under pressure. Dice+1
  
• Good communication skills, ability to work in teams, document work, work across shifts / oncall responsibilities. Adzuna+1