Basha Ahamed
Dallas,Texas
Summary
Over 20+ years of experience in SAP with extensive experience in leading very large scape SAP Migrations, upgrade, and Implementation projects. Deep expertise in SAP core architecture, BTP, Azure /AWS/GCP and SAP with RISE, HANA Cloud and Hybrid multi cloud Interface technologies. Reduced the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by transitioning Workloads from On-Premises to Cloud and successfully done the cost optimization in CLOUD by tactical and strategic approaches. Reduced the OPEX by 60% from Network budget by enabling the Mobile Device Management and transitioning from legacy MPLS network to SD-WAN Optimization in one of the portfolio companies. Enhanced the processes and control framework by reviewing the business continuity plan and Disaster Recovery Plan, Change/Incident Management policies. Expert in Architecting SAP on cloud with Azure, AWS, RISE with SAP, BTP Administration & AI. Expert in SAP Solutions in implementing workloads on Hybrid cloud environment. Led large database (>25TB) migrations using latest NZDT techniques (SNP, Syniti, Natuvion) Led 20+ Migration Projects in Azure, 5+ in AWS, 2+ In GCP, 4+ in SAP on RISE. Led multiple S/4 HANA Greenfield / Brownfield / Bluefield projects across the industries. Expert in Carve-out SAP Projects. Led multiple projects SAP with RISE – starting from initial scoping till go-live & hyper care support. Managed S/4HANA implementation project on SAP with RISE. Planning and managing integration of multiple BTP services with S/4HANA cloud edition starting from initial scoping till go live. Strong experience in SAP global landscape strategy, capacity, and performance optimizations, managing Azure/AWS/GCP and SAP with RISE, BTP cost optimizations, technology estimations, and vendor engagements. Built very strong credibility, establish rapport & maintain communication with stakeholders at multiple levels. Proficient in Migrating HANA Native On-prem to BTP Platform. Very strong experience in working with Offshore/Onshore model and multiple vendors. Very strong client facing experience with clients from US, UK, Germany, Australia, Ireland, and Saudi Arabia.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior SAP HANA Architect
PepsiCo.
04.2024 - Current
- Delivered S/4 HANA standards, SAP instance & client strategies, region placements, capacity requirements, HA/DR strategies spanning all 4 Azure regions
- Led deployment of 40+ environments, comprising 2000+ VMs in Azure
- Experienced in Supporting SAP Landscape Transformation (SLT) systems, setting up MTID’s and troubleshooting replication issues and SAP BODS
- Providing SAP Basis Support for complex SAP landscapes consisting of S/4 Systems, MDG, SLT, CARAB, GRC, SLT, BODS, BOBJ, SAP SAC, SAP IBP, Cloud Connectors, EWM, BW, PO, SAP Ariba and Concur
- Providing Support for SAP Analytics Cloud SAC
- Setting up CORS Configuration
- Established SAML2 SSO between BW and SAC using ADFS Identity Provider
- Deploying VM’s on AZURE CLOUD and performing post provisioning activities
- Managing SAP CLOUD Connectors and Subaccounts
- Well versed in creating file systems (logical volumes, Physical Volumes) on SUSE Linux 15 OS
- Experienced in Azure Automation patching, scheduling run books, implementing MS Defender recommendations, resizing VM’s
- Experiences in Cost optimization for SAP workloads Azure Cloud
- Experienced in configuring native SAP HANA Database backups on AZURE Cloud
- Performed S/4HANA DB Scaleup migration from 6TB/12TB to 24TB/32TB memory VM in Azure
- Performed S/4HANA DB Scale Out 24TB VMs migration (POC) including table move and table replication between nodes
- Performed Enterprise HANA DB Scale Out 12TB VMs migration
- SAP S/4 conversion strategy and roadmap for customer requirement
- Executed Large Tables (over 40B records) partition using SLT data copy (Shadow Table) strategy with less than an Hour of downtime (Tables like– PRCD_ELEMENTS, WB2_D_BVDETAIL, CDPOS & ACDOCA)
- Implemented NSE (Page Load) on HANA Tables and adjusted Buffer Cache accordingly to reduce the main memory usage
- Performing daily HANA system administration activities for entire HANA landscape around 650 + Databases
- System Monitoring, HANA Upgrades, XSA Runtime, HANA Upgrades, Performance tuning, Backup/Restore
- Configured and maintained the HANA backups to Azure Backint, DDBOOST(DDVE), Rubrik, DB Snapshots and to Local/NFS File systems
- Experience in implementation and usage of Azure Application Consistent Snapshot tool (AzAcSnap) for HANA DB snapshot backups and restores.
SAP Senior Technical Architect
Kohler Co.
12.2023 - 04.2024
- Onsite Migration Lead responsibilities
- SAP ECC, BW on Hana, GTS, CRM, EWM, Fiori, SolMan 7.2, Autosys, Vertex, BTP, Cloud Connector, GRC, AWS Cloud, EPI-USE
- Plan the migration strategy and project plans tailored to Bifurcation Process
- Assess current SAP landscape and create detailed migration roadmap for the Bifurcation
- Perform SAP system migration to Azure, including system copies, system refreshes
- Determine Azure resources and services required for successful migration
- Work with the Infrastructure team to Deploy and configure Azure Virtual Machines (VMs), networking, and storage to accommodate SAP systems
- Implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions on Azure
- Optimize Azure resources for cost-effectiveness
- Perform system validations and post-migration testing of the Bifurcated systems
- Maintain detailed documentation of migration processes, configurations, and results
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including SAP developers, and Azure experts.
SAP RISE Cloud Migration Architect
ETEX.
11.2023 - 04.2024
- Onsite Migration Lead, Brownfield conversion of ECC EHP8 to S/4 HANA 2022 FPS02 (On-Prem to RISE)
- Joined Mid of the project, delivered QA, Mock and Production Environment
- Ensuring successful migration of all landscapes
- Lead migration planning and execution using DMO
- Implementation of Single Sign-on for SAP landscape
- Working closely with SAP ECS/RISE team for smooth migration/transition of on-prem SAP landscape to SAP with RISE (Azure) platform.
SAP RISE Cloud Migration Architect
Vistra Energy.
03.2023 - 11.2023
- Design of migration of customer’s SAP landscape to RISE with SAP on Azure
- Migration preparations including preparing the end-to-end task lists
- Ensuring successful migration of all landscapes
- Migration of 48 TB ISU system using NZDT
- Lead migration planning and execution using DMO with NZDT
- Implementation of Single Sign-on for SAP landscape
- Working closely with SAP ECS/RISE team for smooth migration/transition of on-prem SAP landscape to SAP with RISE (Azure) platform
- Guiding the Technical Migration team to optimize migration of multiple SAP components and meet the business downtime requirements
- Responsible for collaborating with functional teams during regression testing other configuration activities
- Prepared production cutover plans and worked with all the involved teams and coordinated the activities during the go-live.
SAP Migration Architect
Aquarium Water Company
12.2022 - 03.2023
- Lead Responsible of setup /migrations of SAP applications ECC, BW, GRC, Solution manager, BTP
- Migration from one data center to another
- Implementation of SAP HANA Cloud with Smart Data Access in BTP
- Integration of SAP BTP components with on-prem systems
- Execution of Production cutover and hyper care support
- Implementation of Single Sign-on for SAP landscape
- Migration of on-premise native HANA to HANA cloud in BTP platform.
SAP RISE Cloud Migration Architect
Purdue Pharma, USA
03.2022 - 11.2022
- Led Purdue Pharma SAP Landscape migration to RISE
- ECC, BW, APO, GRC, FIORI, Solution manager, BTP and Legacy Environment
- Responsible of setup /migrations of SAP applications to SAP Business technology platform
- Working closely with SAP ECS/RISE team for smooth migration/transition of on-prem SAP landscape to SAP with RISE (Azure) platform
- Implementation of SAP Cloud platform Integration
- Implementation of SAP HANA Cloud with Smart Data Access in BTP
- Integration of SAP BTP components with on-prem systems
- Execution of Production cutover and hyper care support
- Implementation of Single Sign-on for SAP landscape
- Implementation of SAP CPI in BTP platform
- Migration of integration scenarios from PO to CPI in Cloud foundry.
SAP Solution Architect
Interstate Batteries Inc, Dallas, USA.
06.2020 - 10.2022
- Designing of customer’s SAP infrastructure on Azure cloud with HA and DR using HSR and SQL Always On
- Azure NetApp migration of HANA DB from local disk to ANF
- HA & DR setup of Windows system with Azure net app file systems
- Planning and execution of environment builds across various landscapes
- Leading the Basis delivery team
- Installation of S/4HANA system with best practice activation
- Setup of SAP Business technology platform with HANA cloud, CPI, CPMS
- Integration of SAP Cloud IAS with SaaS applications with Azure AD authentication
- Integration of SAP Cloud IAS with SaaS applications with Azure AD authentication
- Took ownership of the end-to-end SAP build activities delivery from offshore
- Installation of EWM, Fiori systems on HANA & GTS, PO systems on MSSQL
- High Availability and Disaster Recovery setup for HANA and MSSQL databases
- Responsible for collaborating with functional/technical teams during ITC testing other configuration activities
- Integration of SAP BTP components with on-prem systems
- Azure AD SSO for SAN Enable now, SAC and SAP Litmos applications
- Execution of Production cutover and hyper care support.
SAP Migration Architect
ACCO Brands Inc, Chicago.
05.2019 - 05.2020
- Designing of customer’s SAP infrastructure on Azure cloud
- Planning and execution of environment builds across various landscapes
- SAP ECC, BW, EWM, TM, Solution Manager, BTP Environment Build and support
- Blue field Data migration activities
- Technical cutover planning and execution of cloud migration with HA and DR build on Azure and testing with ASR
- Responsible for collaborating with functional/technical teams during ITC testing other configuration activities
- Implemented SAP BW on HANA 7.5 on HANA 2.0 on Azure
- Disaster Recovery setup for HANA DB.
BASIS Consultant
City National Bank
05.2019 - 05.2020
- Implementation of CRM, BW, Portal, Solman systems in the landscape
- Responsible for driving all the implementation activities end-to-end.
Basis Upgrade sector Lead
PepsiCo - SAP BW Sector Upgrade, AMENA
10.2017 - 05.2018
- Planning and execution of environment upgrades across AMENA East and West SAP BW landscapes
- Performed BW system upgrades using SUM tool
- Technical cutover planning and execution of production upgrades
- Responsible for collaborating with functional/technical teams during ITC testing other configuration activities.
Senior BASIS and Security Consultant
ACCO Brands.
05.2016 - 02.2017
- Lead the Migration project activities and Planning and execution of the SAP migration and upgrade of all SAP products in customer landscape
- Design of HA & DR Architecture with MSSQL database
- Took ownership of the end-to-end pre-upgrade/migration activities, upgrade uptime, downtime and post upgrade/migration steps
- Responsible for collaborating with upgrade functional teams during regression testing other configuration activities
- Prepared production cutover plans and worked with all the involved teams and coordinated the activities during the go live
- Technical cutover planning and execution of production go-lives.
Basis Upgrade & Migration Lead
PepsiCo, Inc, Chicago, USA.
12.2013 - 05.2016
- Planning and execution of the SAP Release and EHP upgrades of ECC, SCM, EP, BI, BI and CRM systems and prepared production cutover plans
- Includes over 160+ SAP upgrades
- Expert in stack xml preparation for all the systems including sidecar and hub systems
- Performed the Release Upgrades, EHP upgrade using the Software Update Manager (SUM) tool using the downtime minimized options with NZDM (Near Zero Downtime)
- Took ownership of the end-to-end pre-upgrade activities, upgrade uptime, downtime, and post upgrade steps
- Responsible for collaborating with upgrade functional teams during ITC testing other configuration activities
- Travelled to Ireland for the production cutover discussions and workshops for understanding the business dependencies and finalize the upgrade approach.
Senior BASIS and Security Consultant
Southern California Edison, USA
06.2012 - 07.2013
- Upgrade of Net Weaver products including ERP-EHP6, SRM 7.0 EHP2, CRM 7.0 EHP2, PI 7.31, EP 7.31 and MDM 7.1 systems with Net Weaver 7.3 EHP1
- Performed End-end SAP upgrade for SAP systems and post upgrade steps
- Performed Java stack split for ECC, CUA, cFolders systems
- Performed NW 7.31 Stack upgrades for ECC, CRM, SRM and CUA Systems
- Co-ordination with ABAP team for ABAP remediation during the upgrade and after the upgrade
- Upgrade defects analysis and issue resolutions
- System Refresh of ECC, SRM, SUS, CRM, CUA, cFolders systems using backup restore and export/import methods
- Involved in OS migration of Enterprise portal system from AIX to Linux
- Co-ordination with functional teams for Systems validation
- IPC and VMC configuration in CRM systems
- Uninstallation and Installation of EP and CRM application servers after the upgrade
- ESS/MSS Webdynpro ABAP configuration and creation of JCos and deployment of components in EP and ECC systems
- Updated ESR content and exchange Profile for ID and REP services in PI system
- Solution manager tasks – xml creation for upgrade, SLD Sync, LMDB and SMSY setup
- Activation of Project systems business functionalities in ECC, SRM systems.
Principal Architect
Abbott
09.2011 - 05.2012
- Implementation of CRM, BW, Portal, Solman systems in the landscape
- Responsible for driving all the implementation activities end-to-end
- Performed System Copy for ECC, SRM Production systems and experienced in TDMS Scrambling for HR Payroll Cluster data post system copy
- Monitoring the log sync on DR sites and re-enabling DR sites if required.
Principal Architect
Takeda
04.2011 - 08.2011
- Implementation of virusscan for scanning the documents that gets uploaded to SAP application
- SAP support and maintenance
- SAP support pack upgrades, note implementation
- Responsible for driving all the implementation activities end-to-end.
SAP BASIS Lead / Technical Manager
Nike
01.2010 - 03.2011
- SAP Basis Support and maintenance activities
- Lead basis team for managing customer landscape
- Support pack upgrades and SAP note implementations
- Managing STMS setup
- System refresh activities.
BASIS Consultant
Nike
01.2006 - 11.2006
- Implementation of ECC, BW, Portal, Solman systems in the landscape
- Responsible for driving all the implementation activities end-to-end.
BASIS Consultant
PCF (Publishers Circulations Fulfilment)
01.2006 - 11.2006
- Implementation of ECC, BW, Portal, Solman systems in the landscape
- Responsible for driving all the implementation activities end-to-end.
BASIS and Security Consultant
Autodesk
02.2005 - 12.2005
- SAP Basis Support and maintenance activities
- Lead basis team for managing customer landscape
- Support pack upgrades and SAP note implementations
- Managing STMS setup
- System refresh activities
- Performed ARIS and SOLUTIONMANAGER7.1 integration
- Addressing daily operational issues and tickets
- Attend CAB meetings to present the changes for approvals.
SAP BASIS Lead / Technical Manager
Nike India , Bristlecone
08.2003 - 01.2005
- One E2E- Lifecycle Implementation of SAP 4.5 C, Solution Manager
- ORACLE Version Upgrade from 10G to 11G
- Support Project for SAP 4.6B, ECC6.0
- Experienced in performing Homogenous System copy
- Performance monitoring at various levels like OS, DB & R/3 Application
- Experienced in Oracle Database Tuning & Administration
- Experienced in various Configurations for SSL, SSO, ADS and technical Performance Optimization for mission-critical landscapes.
SAP Senior Solution Architect
- Over 20+ years of experience in SAP with extensive experience in leading very large scape SAP Migrations, upgrade, and Implementation projects
- Deep expertise in SAP core architecture, BTP, Azure /AWS/GCP and SAP with RISE, HANA Cloud and Hybrid multi cloud Interface technologies
- Reduced the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by transitioning Workloads from On-Premises to Cloud and successfully done the cost optimization in CLOUD by tactical and strategic approaches
- Reduced the OPEX by 60% from Network budget by enabling the Mobile Device Management and transitioning from legacy MPLS network to SD-WAN Optimization in one of the portfolio companies
- Enhanced the processes and control framework by reviewing the business continuity plan and Disaster Recovery Plan, Change/Incident Management policies
- Expert in Architecting SAP on cloud with Azure, AWS, RISE with SAP, BTP Administration & AI
- Expert in SAP Solutions in implementing workloads on Hybrid cloud environment
- Led large database (>25TB) migrations using latest NZDT techniques (SNP, Syniti, Natuvion) Led 20+ Migration Projects in Azure, 5+ in AWS, 2+ In GCP, 4+ in SAP on RISE
- Led multiple S/4 HANA Greenfield / Brownfield / Bluefield projects across the industries
- Expert in Carve-out SAP Projects
- Led multiple projects SAP with RISE – starting from initial scoping till go-live & hyper care support
- Managed S/4HANA implementation project on SAP with RISE
- Planning and managing integration of multiple BTP services with S/4HANA cloud edition starting from initial scoping till go live
- Strong experience in SAP global landscape strategy, capacity, and performance optimizations, managing Azure/AWS/GCP and SAP with RISE, BTP cost optimizations, technology estimations, and vendor engagements
- Built very strong credibility, establish rapport & maintain communication with stakeholders at multiple levels
- Proficient in Migrating HANA Native On-prem to BTP Platform
- Very strong experience in working with Offshore/Onshore model and multiple vendors
- Very strong client facing experience with clients from US, UK, Germany, Australia, Ireland, and Saudi Arabia.
Education
Bachelor of Science - EEE
MJ College
India01-2001
Skills
- Project Planning
- Performance Tuning
- Database Administration
- Database Design
- Database Management
- SAP License Management
- SAP Landscape Design
- SAP NetWeaver Administration
- SAP Integration Technologies
- SAP Basis Troubleshooting
- SAP Cloud Platform
Citizenship
US – Green card Holder
Personal Information
Title: SAP Senior Solution Architect
Timeline
Senior SAP HANA Architect
PepsiCo.
04.2024 - Current
SAP Senior Technical Architect
Kohler Co.
12.2023 - 04.2024
SAP RISE Cloud Migration Architect
ETEX.
11.2023 - 04.2024
SAP RISE Cloud Migration Architect
Vistra Energy.
03.2023 - 11.2023
SAP Migration Architect
Aquarium Water Company
12.2022 - 03.2023
SAP RISE Cloud Migration Architect
Purdue Pharma, USA
03.2022 - 11.2022
SAP Solution Architect
Interstate Batteries Inc, Dallas, USA.
06.2020 - 10.2022
SAP Migration Architect
ACCO Brands Inc, Chicago.
05.2019 - 05.2020
BASIS Consultant
City National Bank
05.2019 - 05.2020
Basis Upgrade sector Lead
PepsiCo - SAP BW Sector Upgrade, AMENA
10.2017 - 05.2018
Senior BASIS and Security Consultant
ACCO Brands.
05.2016 - 02.2017
Basis Upgrade & Migration Lead
PepsiCo, Inc, Chicago, USA.
12.2013 - 05.2016
Senior BASIS and Security Consultant
Southern California Edison, USA
06.2012 - 07.2013
Principal Architect
Abbott
09.2011 - 05.2012
Principal Architect
Takeda
04.2011 - 08.2011
SAP BASIS Lead / Technical Manager
Nike
01.2010 - 03.2011
BASIS Consultant
Nike
01.2006 - 11.2006
BASIS Consultant
PCF (Publishers Circulations Fulfilment)
01.2006 - 11.2006
BASIS and Security Consultant
Autodesk
02.2005 - 12.2005
SAP BASIS Lead / Technical Manager
Nike India , Bristlecone
08.2003 - 01.2005
SAP Senior Solution Architect
Bachelor of Science - EEE
MJ College
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