Senior HANA DBA Engineer

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

What you'll do

• Developing automation solutions to enhance operational efficiency to reduce manual efforts and cost structure (lower TCO).
• Hands-On knowledge on HANA DB Administration & Linux.
• Work closely with Engineering teams to report/review/enhance overall Database performance.
• Monitor and optimize HANA system performance, including database tuning, query optimization, and resource management.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to SAP HANA & Python-code effectively.
• Work on high priority incidents and provide on-call support on rotational basis.
• Participate and own various projects, proof-of-concept initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Provide technical guidance to L1/L2 Teams.

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related discipline that provides a solid background in IT.
• Develop, test, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python (Django, FastAPI, Flask).
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Experience on database design, optimization, and query performance tuning (SAP Hana/Oracle)
• Develop data migration, replication, and backup strategies to ensure data integrity and disaster recovery.
• Knowledge of stored procedures, functions, triggers, and complex SQL queries.
• Develop automation scripts and tools to improve deployment, testing, and operational workflows.
• Optimize and scale backend applications for performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide efficient resolutions.
• Decision-making, persistence and can-do attitude
• Methodological and conceptual skills paired with analytical thinking.
• Experience with machine learning automation or AI-driven workflows.
• Exposure to infrastructure as code (IaC) practices using Terraform or Ansible.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure/GCP)

Where you belong

SAP SuccessFactors (HCM) – Database Cloud Operations Team, we manage large-scale databases across multiple platforms (SAP HANA, MS SQL, MySQL) and provide seamless support across Bangalore, Budapest, and Reston (US). As a team, we continuously explore the latest technologies and integrate them into our workflows to enhance operational efficiency, scalability, and business value.

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP's culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

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