Hi, I’m
Pooja Solanki
Application Specialist Manager
Indore,MP
Summary
Application Manager at Nouryon with 10+ years of IT experience and 9 years in SAP Basis & SAP HANA across global, complex, and hybrid landscapes. Specialized in SAP S/4HANA, SAP RISE , SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration, and on-premise to Azure cloud transformations. Hands-on experience in greenfield and brownfield implementations, system upgrades, and end-to-end SAP migrations. Proven expertise in Palantir Foundry and SAP Datasphere implementation as part of enterprise data & analytics programs, designing and managing data pipelines, integrations with data lakes and data warehouses, and enabling data-driven decision making. Strong background in application management, ITIL-based operations, and service delivery. Compliant Application Specialist with an innovative mind and sound knowledge of IT systems. Excellent in managing a team and delegating work. Experience handling complex and problematic situations with analytical thinking and patience.
Overview
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Nouryon Chemical Pvt LTDMumbai
Application Specialist Manager
03.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Own and manage a complex, hybrid SAP and applications landscape (on-premise + Azure cloud), ensuring high availability, performance, and SLA compliance for critical business processes.
- Integrated Palantir Foundry into a hybrid data & analytics platform, designing end-to-end data pipelines and interfaces to data warehouses, data lakes, and operational systems, enabling advanced analytics and reporting.
- Collaborated with infrastructure and cloud teams to rehost and right-size VMware workloads on Azure Virtual Machines, improving reliability and reducing on-premise footprint.
- Led on-premise to Microsoft Azure migration of workloads running on VMware vSphere 5.5–8.0, using Azure IaaS and PaaS services to modernize applications.
- Managed SAP S/4HANA integration with SAP Datasphere, supporting self-service analytics and governed data access for business users.
- Led SAP security, compliance, and vulnerability lifecycle management using Onapsis and Outpost24 GRC Portal, aligning with internal security policies and external standards (e.g., SOX, ISO27001).
- Performed regular SAP vulnerability assessments and compliance checks, prioritized findings, and coordinated remediation with BASIS, application, infrastructure, and security teams within agreed SLAs.
- Monitored SAP landscape for security policy violations, misconfigurations, and unpatched vulnerabilities, escalating high-risk issues to senior management and driving closure.
- Maintained and updated the CMDB (Configuration Management Database) with accurate information on servers, applications, certificates, interfaces, and services, improving asset management and audit readiness.
- Managed system and application availability, handling outage planning, downtime scheduling, and stakeholder communication for planned/unplanned incidents and major incident management.
- Executed RISE and Azure system refresh activities for non-production and production environments, coordinating pre-checks, post-checks, and business validation, and ensuring successful cutover.
- Managed software licenses (SAP, Microsoft, third-party tools), tracking usage, renewals, and vendor compliance, and providing input for budgeting and cost optimization.
Mphasis PVT LTDPUNE
SAP SENIOR ERP Consultant
03.2022 - 07.2024
Job overview
- Proactive Monitor System Landscape, which includes Technical Sandbox, Development, Quality, Pre Prod systems and Production environments.
- Involved in 24x7 support.
- Daily monitoring of load on system and system activities.
- Performing system health checks.
- Perform the System Refresh Activity Twice in Month for Production system.
- Add-on installations based on client request.
- Table partitions performed in HANA 2.0 SP5.
- Involved in the Windows Patching Activity for All the Landscape servers to install OS updates.
- Perform the OpenText Upgrade for all the Landscape.
- EWA Analysis Reports recommendation suggested to Client every Quarterly.
- Perform Solman Upgrade for ABAP and JAVA system from version 7.2 SP08 to 7.2 SPS 13.
- Perform the Backup and Restore in HANA from Back-int and File.
- Install the HDB client in Windows Systems.
- Generate the EWA report manually for Deck preparation from Solman System.
- Perform the Managed System Configuration in Solman after the Non-Prod System Refresh's.
- Perform the Restore in Sybase DB version 16.0 SP13.
- Perform the NW SPS upgrade from version 7.5 SPS07 to 7.5 SPS16 using SUM 2.0 SP9 PL 7.
- Perform HANA MINI checks every Month.
- Create the CHARM Request in Solman System.
- Raised OSS to SAP for the Critical Issues.
- Increased the Space in Sybase DB as per the Client request.
- Involved in Activity of SAP RISE Migration Activity from the Client side.
- Knowledge of RISE with SAP and BTP, Integrating SAP and AWS services.
Trianz IT SolutionsHyderabad
SAP Basis Consultant
05.2021 - 03.2022
Job overview
- Generating the Vulnerability Report from the Onapsis Tool which help in security, audit, Basis and development teams to effectively collaborate and keep their critical SAP systems protected, compliant and operating properly.
- Work on (DEV,QA,PRD) systems accordingly based on the Vulnerability Report(Critical,High,Medium,Low).
- Handling the Ticket as per the priority and SLA.
- Vulnerability Generated for ABAP and JAVA systems ( Different SAP Components):
- To Set Users with high-privilege standard profiles assigned.
- Update the kernel version up to the latest available on the service SAP Market Place.
- Remote unencrypted HTTP connection to Web Service Interface is possible.
- Insecure CPIC communications are accepted.
- ACL file reginfo contains at least one Critical rule.
- The ICM accepts SSL client certificates optionally.
- Message Server access authorizations file is missing.
- Apply the ABAP SAP Security Note via SNOTE.
- Support Pack upgrade via SUM 2.0 SP04.
- Handle the Cluster System.
- Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers, teaching skills in Monitoring and System Landscape and working to improve overall team performance.
DXC TECHNOLOGY PVT.LTDBanglore
SAP Basis Consultant
10.2019 - 05.2021
Job overview
- Proactive Monitor System Landscape, which includes Technical Sandbox, Development, Quality, Pre Prod systems and Production environments.
- Involved in 24x7 support.
- Daily monitoring of load on system and system activities.
- Performing system health checks.
- Perform the Sanity checks for JAVA Build system.
- Perform the UME consistency Checks for Java systems.
- Handle the High system alerts and perform the trouble shooting activities.
- Performance trace analysis as per user request.
- Good Experience in Batch job management.
- Monitoring HANA DB using HANA Studio.
- Managing Users and Monitoring system.
- Backing up and Recover activities in the SAP HANA Database.
- Monitoring HANA studio and health check activities for HANA database.
- Proactive while handling the p1 and p2 issues.
- Monitoring System, Knowledge in Analysis, solving of ABAP dumps, etc.
- Background Job Administration: Scheduling and Monitoring the Jobs.
- Maintaining the Profile Parameters and operation modes.
- Web-dispatcher Migration from Windows 2012 to 2016.
- Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. It is the largest food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 2014.
HCL TECHNOLOGY PVT.LTDBANGLORE
Technical Specialist
09.2018 - 03.2019
Job overview
- SAP system Administration in UNIX and Windows environment across the landscape.
- Kernel Upgrades, Appling support packs.
- Installing HANA Client and Studio.
- Stopping, starting, and restarting SAP HANA services.
- Resolving User Related Issues.
- HANA DB Monitoring trough HANA studio.
- Configuring TMS& importing transport requests into target systems using STMS.
- Experience in client management activities like new client creation, Local client copy, Remote client copy and client export and import. Data Provisioning by using SLT.
Education
International Institute of Professional Studies
Master of Science from Masters In Computer Application
05.2013
International Institute of Professional Studies
Bachelor of Science from Bachelor in Computer Application
07.2007
Shri Gujarati Samaj School
High School Diploma
05.2007
Skills
- SAP ERP 60
- SAP S/4HANA 2022
- SAP NetWeaver 74
- SAP NetWeaver 75
- SAP Solution Manager 72
- SAP PI/PO administration
- SAP Web Dispatcher
- SSO configurations
- SAP Fiori
- SAP HANA 10
- SAP HANA 20 SPS05
- Oracle
- MS SQL Server 13016015
- Sybase ASE 160 SP13
- AIX
- Linux
- Windows Server family
- Onapsis
- Outpost24 GRC Portal
- SOX
- ISO27001
- ServiceNow
- HP Service Tool
- HP Service Manager
- CMDB Administration
- SAP ChaRM
- HANA High Availability
- Replication setup
- DR drills
- HA/DR strategies
- Table partitioning in SAP HANA 20 SP05
- NWA administration
- JCo RFC connections
- Inbound queues
- Outbound queues
- Trusted system configuration
- Resolution of deadlocks
- Timeouts
- Performance issues
- Quick learner
- Strong problem solving
- Logical thinking
- Proactive monitoring
- Ownership mindset
- Strong communication
- Working in global teams
- Multicultural teams
- Cross-functional teams
Personal Information
- Gender: Female
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Application Specialist Manager
Nouryon Chemical Pvt LTD
03.2022 - Current
SAP SENIOR ERP Consultant
Mphasis PVT LTD
03.2022 - 07.2024
SAP Basis Consultant
Trianz IT Solutions
05.2021 - 03.2022
SAP Basis Consultant
DXC TECHNOLOGY PVT.LTD
10.2019 - 05.2021
Technical Specialist
HCL TECHNOLOGY PVT.LTD
09.2018 - 03.2019
International Institute of Professional Studies
Master of Science from Masters In Computer Application
International Institute of Professional Studies
Bachelor of Science from Bachelor in Computer Application
Shri Gujarati Samaj School
High School Diploma