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Ahmed K

Ahmed K

FRISCO

Summary

SAP Certified Technology Specialist with overall 17 years in SAP business transformation through technology innovations. Expertise in In-memory computing (HANA), Digital ERP (S/4), Mobility, Architecture, Basis, Application Development, Security, Middleware Technologies

Expertise in Install & Migrate, upgrades SAP HANA, S/4 HANA, configuring HSR for scale-out, scale-up, SAP SAC, XSA, SuccessFactors, Integrate SAP cloud connector and SAP Business Suite (ECC, CRM, SRM, NetWeaver 7.5), SLT, LAMA, SAP on Cloud deployment and migration strategies, SAP FIORI implementation for enhanced user experience, Comprehensive architecture design, solution proposal, and scoping of business requirements. Expertise in SAP On-premises, Cloud - Design / Upgrades / Migrations / Maintenance of various business critical large-scale projects & Landscape using SAP & Web based technologies. Migration traditional databases (Oracle, SAP ASE) to SAP HANA, optimizing performance and reducing TCO. Successfully led and completed many full lifecycles SAP Implementation, upgrades & Migrations projects. Hands-on proven track record in leading SAP Upgrade and migration projects. Experience includes end to end Implementations, Migrations, Support, Upgrade, roll out projects as solution architect. Proven ability to develop and implement enterprise architecture strategies that align with business objectives, ensuring scalable and sustainable SAP solutions. SAP Industry experience spans Oil & Gas, Electronics/Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, and Healthcare sectors. Demonstrated success in leading and completing numerous full lifecycle SAP implementations, upgrades, and migrations. Skilled in leading architectural design, modeling, and prototyping to deliver robust SAP solutions. A highly motivated, organized professional with a proven track record in solution architecture, encompassing end-to-end implementations, migrations, support, upgrades, and roll-out projects. Deep expertise in SAP Cloud Solutions, SAP HANA, and various middleware technologies, ensuring the scalable architecture for enterprise applications.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

SAP Basis Architect

Helio-Infotech LLC
07.2024 - Current
  • My Primary responsibilities is to support SAP systems On-Premises and Cloud for GOOGLE SAP landscape as SME in SAP Landscape sizing, developing, optimization, user experience upgrades, Migrations and HANA administration.
  • Managing GOOGLE’s SAP complex environment and production Support and build landscape.
  • SAP production support environment (24/7) supporting SAP hyperscale systems with on-call support during weekends.
  • Install & Configured S/4 HANA on-premises distributed environment with HA.
  • Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business suites and cloud applications and SAP HANA databases.
  • Proficient in the installation, configuration, upgrades, SAP systems across various platform in Google cloud (GCP).
  • Installing & Administering SAP applications on Linux Pacemaker HA solutions.
  • Installing & Administering HANA databases on scale-out with PCS HA cluster resource manager on distributed.
  • Hands-on experience in SAP on GCP Centralized & Distributed environment.
  • Configuring HANA System Replications on Scale-out environment.
  • HA Based SAP system Refresh for solutions like S/4, MDG, SLT, BW
  • Installed and configured SAP EWM Solutions on S/4 HANA standalone architecture.
  • HANA backup and recovery using tools like HANA studio, HANA COCKPIT.
  • Install Configure SAP HANA COCKPIT and Administration
  • Configure SSL & SOC certificate for SAP HANA COCKPIT 2.0 using Cloud IDP.
  • Installed and configured SAP Data provisioning agents and integrated remote HANA databases to setup SDI in XSA.
  • SAP SLT installation on standalone architecture with DATA replication/transfer to managed systems like S/4, MDG.
  • Experience in wide range of SAP technologies and non-SAP technologies including key SAP strategic products, SAP PaaS, SaaS offerings, partner products to SAP, public and private cloud solutions.
  • Extensive experience in technical solution design through the delivery phases and responsible for working through the technical challenges and decisions in partnership with the functional leads as well as project and engagement management communities to safely deliver the solution into Live operation.
  • Upgrade HANA database SPS, Update HANA to latest revisions & defining maintenance strategies as per customer policy.
  • SAP system refreshes, system copy, data replications.
  • Experience in Installing, configuring, migrating SAP business suites and Enterprise HANA based solutions.
  • Experience in Integrating On-premises and Cloud solutions, Cloud Platform Integration for Success Factor, SAP Analytics cloud (SaaS).
  • Client: Alphabet (Google Inc.)
  • Role: SAP Basis Architect
  • Duration: July 2024 – On-Going.
  • Environment: S/4 HANA, HANA 2.0 SPS07, SAP Fiori, SAP Sol Man 7.2, MDG, SLT, BW, SAP EWM, SAP on Cloud (SF, SAC), SAP ALM, GCP cloud, SLES HA Pacemaker, HANA COCKPIT, HANA studio

SAP Technology Specialist / Architect

Premier Technology LLC
05.2020 - 06.2024
  • My Primary responsibilities as SME to design, develop, review and support SAP systems on Premises and Cloud, SAP Landscape sizing, optimization, user experience, Upgrades, Migrating SAP systems on HANA.
  • Leading SAP Tech Refresh project and virtualizing SAP applications on private cloud solutions using platform Fujitsu FFO (Flex-Frame Orchestration), responsible for Solution design, Implementation, Migrations, Upgrades of various Business critical Systems.
  • Migrating SAP applications on SAP ASE to SAP HANA on virtualizing solutions with high available in SLES FFO platform.
  • Configured HANA Scale-Up HA with System Replication & Automated Failover using Proactive Management System for SAP (LNWSOft)
  • Experience in wide range of SAP technologies and non-SAP technologies including key SAP strategic products, SAP Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings, partner products to SAP, public and private cloud solutions.
  • Installed and configure S/4 HANA on distributed deployment with High availability.
  • Installed and configured SAP MDG on S/4 HANA Standard alone architecture and configured high availability.
  • Install and configure SAP Cloud connector and integrate on-premises & cloud services SF, SAC and BTP.
  • Implemented disaster recovery and high availability strategies for SAP HANA systems with FAST HA solutions from PMS.
  • Expert in Operations & Project Systems with proposed timelines and deliverables various SAP hyper scale Landscape including regular system backups, restoration processes, and data replication activities to ensure data integrity and availability.
  • Configured SAP BTP global accounts and configured CPI and integrated CPI with On-premises applications, and cloud connector.
  • Creating HANA remote sources in HANA studio and cockpit for external non-SAP applications & databases.
  • Configured SDI for HANA XSA
  • Configured HANA CORS configuration and installing HANA addon plug-ins.
  • HANA table partitioning.
  • Configure and enable HANA Encryptions for DATA and LOG volume.
  • Install and configure SAP Web dispatcher to integrate backend SAP applications to remodel the load balancing.
  • Responsibly delivered various SAP Applications for Project teams / Dual Landscape setup for Maintenance and support.
  • Managed SAP HANA databases, including installation, configuration, monitoring, and performance tuning, ensuring optimal efficiency and reliability.
  • Actively participating in DR test and recovery Implementation for SAP environment
  • Worked closely with the IT information security team to implement security measures, including encryption and access controls, safeguarding sensitive data.
  • Collaborated with developers to optimize SQL scripts and models for SAP HANA, enhancing system performance.
  • Led the migration of legacy databases to SAP HANA, ensuring seamless transition and minimal impact on business operations.
  • Extensive experience in technical solution design through the delivery phases and responsible for working through the technical challenges and decisions in partnership with the functional leads as well as project and engagement management communities to safely deliver the solution into Live operation.
  • Experience in Installing, configuring, migrating SAP business suites and Enterprise HANA based solutions.
  • Experience in Integrating On-premises and Cloud solutions, Cloud Platform Integration for Success Factor, SAP Analytics cloud (SaaS).
  • Client: Industrial development fund.
  • Role: SAP Technology Specialist / Architect
  • Duration: MAY 2020 – JUNE 2024
  • Environment: S/4 HANA, HANA 2.0 SPS07, MDG, NetWeaver 7.5 on HANA, BPC, Success Factor, SAC, SAP BO 4.2, SAP Fiori, SAP SolMan 7.2, SAP ECC 6 EHP 8, BW, SAP HANA COCKPIT, HANA Studio, SAP ALM, SAP BTP, SAP cloud connector, COMMVAULT, Angular, PMS HA solution, SAP DMS / Open text.

SAP BASIS & HANA - Specialist / Consultant

SIDF - DAR
09.2016 - 04.2020
  • Lead consultant for SAP implementation project and visualizing SAP applications.
  • Configuring SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Integrate with On-premises HANA Business suites Databases.
  • Installing and configuring SAP Cloud connectors for SAC, On-premises backend systems
  • Installing, Configuring HANA XSA, Web IDE and integrate with SAP cloud platform.
  • Expert in Performance tuning and optimizing HANA, SAP Applications.
  • Implementing SAP High Availability using Veritas Info-scale solutions for Auto failover and fault recovery solutions.
  • Expert in designing and implementing HANA Security models, Privileges, and roles.
  • Expert in SAP HANA Release upgrades, Patches, Revision upgrades
  • Experience in HANA DB Crash / Recovery using HANA Studio for Production systems.
  • Homogeneous / Heterogenous SAP system copy, refresh with HANA DB (Backup/Restore), Export/Import
  • HANA Release & version upgrade from 1.0 to 2.0
  • HANA SPS patch upgrade 2.0 SPS02 to SPS04
  • SolMan SPS upgrade to SPS12 with SAP Support Backbone Connectivity configuration includes Managed systems.
  • Worked on HANA database installation and multi- SID installation on HANA appliances and TDI.
  • Worked on HANA Security Administration
  • HANA XS Components installation and Certificate configuration
  • Worked on SPS upgrades, JAVA stack upgrades, kernel and patch upgrades, Oracle installations and upgrades, Homogeneous system refreshes, performance tuning.
  • Generating SAP XML file in ABAP system and JAVA system manually as well as via Solman 7.2 (LMDB)
  • Worked extensively on both ABAP and JAVA stack administration with strong troubleshooting skills.
  • Worked on SAP BASIS/NETWEAVER as ABAP and AS JAVA. Working on Transportation management system, Patch administration & also worked on Multiple OS’s i.e., windows, Linux.
  • Client: Dar Al Riyadh
  • Role: SAP BASIS & HANA - Specialist / Consultant
  • Duration: SEP 2016 – APR 2020.
  • Environment: SAP ECC 6 EHP 8, HANA 2.0 SPS04, SAP Business suites on HANA, BPC, SAP BO 4.2, SAP Fiori, SAP SolMan 7.2, BW, SAP HANA COCKPIT, HANA Studio, SAP CRM, SAP Contact Center, HP data protector for backup, Veritas InfoScale HA solutions.

SAP Lead Consultant / Specialist

Cognizant Technology India Pvt Ltd, Client - Boots The Chemist, UK
03.2014 - 12.2015
  • Migrating SAP BW (Oracle) to SAP BW 7.3 on HANA.
  • Prepared Plan and execution Model for Implementing SAP HANA for entire Landscape like ECC / BW.
  • Pro-actively Handling a Team of 25 resources from 3 different locations and activity allocations / managing a Support Team with 24/7 support.
  • SAP SRM upgrade from 7.0 EHP1 to SRM 7.0 EHP3
  • Planned &Performed Network outage for entire BOOTS SAP Landscape like during clock change activity.
  • Preparing root cause analysis for all Basis Severity-1 issues and involving in calls with problem management team for resolution / technical planning for upcoming outages etc.
  • Preparing technical planning document for all planned activities
  • Planning and execution of Service Tool / RTCTOOL / STPI / ST-API Update to latest Patch for entire Landscape.
  • Working on SolMan 7.1 Alert configuration for all the Production Systems providing a report with BASIS analysis to Boots Apps management to improve the usage /Utilization of SolMan in the Landscape
  • Client: Boots The Chemist, UK
  • Role: SAP Lead Consultant / Specialist
  • Duration: MARCH 2014 – DEC 2015
  • Environment: ECC 6.0 EHP4, BW, NW7.3, 7.4, SAP SolutionManager, SAP NW 7.3, SAP SRM, HANA, Oracle, SAP DMS, SAP EP.

Onsite Senior Consultant

TATA Consultancy Services - India & Bahrain
01.2015 - 09.2015
  • BATELCO (Bahrain Telecommunications)- Upgrade project which involves ECC EHP7/ NW7.4, EP 7.4 upgrade, HR System migration to SAP HCM, E-Recruitment Implementation.
  • Solution Architect with experience in Design/Development and Consulting in SAP specializing in SAP HANA, SAP NW.
  • Experience in designing and implementing Data Backups and retention strategies.
  • Upgraded ECC system from ECC 6.0 to ECC 6.0 EHP7
  • Upgraded Portal system from EP 7.0 to EP 7.4.
  • Actively involved in Batelco HR implementation and migration from ORACLE HRMS to SAP HCM system.
  • NAKISA implementation which includes SAP STVN 4.3SP1 / Org visualization 4.3 integration.
  • Oracle upgrade from 11.2.0 to 11.2.0.4.
  • SAP E-Recruitment 617 - End to End Implementation (Win Server 2012 R2/Oracle 12c) with Standalone Landscape to support high number of resources.
  • Solution Manager 7.1 SP14 Installation / Configuration / Manage system setup /RCA / EWA / BPM (Bus. Process Monitoring).
  • Performance Tuning of ECC 6 EHP8 - Memory Parameter Reconfiguration.
  • Oracle Upgrade from 11.2 to 12.1
  • Planning / Executing: Migration from Oracle DB to HANA DB
  • Client: Bahrain Telecommunication Company, (Batelco), Bahrain
  • Role: SAP - Onsite Senior Consultant
  • Duration: JAN 2015 – SEP 2016
  • Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 EHP7, SAP SolutionManager7.1 , SAP HANA, SAP DMS, Oracle, NAKISA, SAP EREC, AIX, Windows, HP.

Senior SAP Basis Consultant

Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
01.2013 - 03.2014
  • Customer Landscape Owner for Astellas & MolnlyCke Clients.
  • Core BASIS support / Upgrades / Migrating SAP Products for Astellas complete Landscape Data Center Migration (Homogenous) (SunOS / Oracle 11g).
  • Incident Management – monitoring Tickets and providing solutions & inputs to close the ticket with giving SLA’s
  • Lead Resource with experience in handling team and direct interaction with Customers.
  • Worked On Maintenance windows for SPs, Kernel, SAP Host Agent, JVM update and Upgrade.
  • Worked on EWA and SLR analyzing reports with my findings and fixing the same to make it Green.
  • Worked on Tablespace analysis and space requirement for PRD DEV QA.
  • Worked on sap data utilization and usage analyze for Space Provisioning Request to Storage Team.
  • Maintaining Incident tracker for Team Members to avoid crossing SLA’s.
  • Client: NLMCT – Netherlands Multi Client Hosting Projects
  • Role: SAP SENIOR / LEAD BASIS CONSULTANT
  • Duration: JAN 2013 to MARCH 2014
  • Environment: SAP on Oracle, SAP content server, SAP BW, , SAP SolMan, SAP NETWEAVER, windows, Linux.

Senior SAP Basis Consultant

Avows Technologies Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
04.2012 - 12.2012
  • Onsite SAP Basis Technical consultant for the Shell BSC with upstream projects.
  • Dedicated Resource for EHP upgrades of Complete ECC Landscape.
  • Performed End to End EHP5 upgrade for ECC landscape including SolMan Configurations.
  • Upgraded from IBM Java to SAP JVM 4 for Entire SHELL SAP Landscape.
  • Installation and configuration of various SAP products based on client requirements.
  • Responsible for Strategic Planning & Simulation, Operations and implementation
  • Kernel & SP Upgrade for Project Systems.
  • System copy and building new systems, Homogeneous System copy - ECC, BW.
  • Configuration of ECC systems in Solution Manager Maintenance Optimizer for SPS download.
  • Integration of ECC and BW with data Replication
  • BW installation, JAVA ADD-IN Installation for ECC Systems.
  • Export and Import tables and Java export & import for new system build.
  • Maintenance of installation and upgrade documents up to date for Knowledge sharing with team.
  • Client: Shell - Business Service Center
  • Role: SAP Senior Basis Consultant for Upgrades & Migrations
  • Durations: April 2012 to Dec 2012
  • Environment: SAP SolutionManager 7.0, ECC EHP3 / EHP5, SAP BW 7.3, NW, SAP EP, Oracle, windows, Unix (AIX)

SAP Basis Consultant

Defiance Technology Pvt Ltd, India
12.2010 - 04.2012
  • Install and configure various SAP solutions for multi-hosting environment as shared services.
  • Client administration like client creation and local, remote and client transports
  • Apply kernel upgrades, support packages, and apply SAP notes
  • System health check activities like File system status, Update Process status, Monitoring System locks. Monitoring system log and Work process overview
  • Performed table space administration.
  • Performed SAP system health checks.
  • User administration like user creation, locking, unlocking and password resetting for the users.
  • Performed OS Migration and Involved on EHP upgrade as shadow.
  • Worked as BASIS Consultant for SAP landscape for ECC, SAP Portal, ECC, Solution Manager, CRM Internal initiative of Accenture which had around 20,000+ users for Portal with ECC as backend.
  • Prepared Roadmap and executed EHP Upgrade of ECC 6.0 system from SR2 to Ehp4 for the three-system landscape including Production Environment
  • Implementation of SAP Portal 7.0 system for three system Landscape
  • ESS/MSS enablement in SAP Portal 7.0 with Prod being integrated with LDAP Upgrade of Oracle Database from 8i/9i to 10g for the entire landscape
  • Coordinating with Network and Data Services Server team in implementation and setup of SAP landscape
  • Multi-client HOSTING: Gulf Oil / Tyco / Arcil / Sienna Corp.
  • Role: SAP Basis Consultant
  • Durations: DECEMBER 2010 to APRIL 2012
  • Environment: SAP ECC, SAP EP, SAP Business objects, SAP SolutionManager, SAP NW windows, Unix, Linux.

System Analyst, SAP Basis

Flextronics Technology India Pvt Ltd, Flextronics Manufacturing - Milpitas USA
12.2008 - 11.2010
  • Installed SAP ECC and NetWeaver components and upgraded its support packs and kernel upgrade.
  • Worked on missing authorizations and assigning Roles to users & Profile maintenance through PFCG.
  • Java Monitoring and performance analysis in java engine using VA and Config tool
  • Handled Transports to DEV, QAS and PRD.
  • Performed quality system refresh using test data migration system TDMS.
  • Configured Operation Modes.
  • Raising OSS messages and opening the connection to SAP and working with them by seeing through the resolution.
  • Monitoring space utilization of database file system and Database growth.
  • Scheduling Housekeeping Jobs. Time based, event based Scheduling of background jobs and monitoring them.
  • Implemented SAP SBP patches in all platform.
  • Performed SAP ECC system workflow data archive process
  • Life cycle implementation of sap system ECC in windows server OS environment.
  • Installation of SAP R/3 ECC 6.0 with oracle 10g on windows 2008, (32 and 64bit environment).
  • Regular Kernel upgrade and support patch up gradation and SPAM updates & Applying Add-on & Plug-ins using SAINT.
  • Application of SAP OSS notes to resolve the issues. Applying SAP license Audit and maintenance certificates.
  • Configure TMS between Development, Quality and Production systems of R/3 using STMS.
  • Profile maintenance – Start, Instance and Default Profile.
  • Client Administration - Client copy, export & imports, Deletion.
  • User Administration - User creation, Deletion, User copy, Password Activation, Authorization and Profile maintenance. Creating Roles (Parent and Child Roles) and Authorization, assigning roles to users.
  • Role: SAP Basis Consultant
  • Duration: December 2008 to November 2010
  • Environment: SAP ECC, EP, SAP Security & Authorizations, SOX, SAP on Oracle, SAP NW windows, Linux.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

The New College, University of Madras
Chennai, India
10-2005

Master of science - Information Technology

University of Madras
Chennai, India
12-2008

Skills

  • SAP on Cloud, Digital ERP (S4H) S/4 HANA, SAP HANA 20, SAP SLT, SAP LAMA, SAP Fiori for S/4, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP BTP, HANA XSA, SDI, SAP MDG on S/4 HANA, Solution Manager - 72 & Cloud ALM, BI/BW 75, PI 75 & CPI, SAP NW & PI/PO

Certification

  • SAP Certified Technology Specialist - SAP S/4HANA Conversion and SAP System Upgrade
  • SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration (SAP HANA) with SAP NetWeaver 7.5
  • SAP Certified Technology Associate - SAP OS/DB Migration for SAP NetWeaver 7.52
  • SAP Certified Technology Associate - SAP Solution Manager 7.2 system configurations

Timeline

SAP Basis Architect

Helio-Infotech LLC
07.2024 - Current

SAP Technology Specialist / Architect

Premier Technology LLC
05.2020 - 06.2024

SAP BASIS & HANA - Specialist / Consultant

SIDF - DAR
09.2016 - 04.2020

Onsite Senior Consultant

TATA Consultancy Services - India & Bahrain
01.2015 - 09.2015

SAP Lead Consultant / Specialist

Cognizant Technology India Pvt Ltd, Client - Boots The Chemist, UK
03.2014 - 12.2015

Senior SAP Basis Consultant

Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
01.2013 - 03.2014

Senior SAP Basis Consultant

Avows Technologies Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
04.2012 - 12.2012

SAP Basis Consultant

Defiance Technology Pvt Ltd, India
12.2010 - 04.2012

System Analyst, SAP Basis

Flextronics Technology India Pvt Ltd, Flextronics Manufacturing - Milpitas USA
12.2008 - 11.2010

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

The New College, University of Madras

Master of science - Information Technology

University of Madras

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