Konda Reddy Gajjela
Holly Springs
Summary
SAP BASIS Solution Architect/Manager with 15+ years of experience in implementation, upgrade, and migration of SAP systems. Proficient in HANA installations, SAP BTP services, and data center migrations to cloud environments. Demonstrated success in managing full data center migrations, upgrades, and end-to-end implementations while optimizing downtime. Expertise in performance tuning, system refresh, and security management across various SAP landscapes.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SAP Basis/HANA Administrator
Corteva
Iowa
07.2021 - 12.2024
- Managed Database migration from DB2, Oracle Databases to HANA using DMO tool
- Managed on Database migration from DB2 to HANA using Classic SWPM export and import
- SAP Basis Led in cloud−to−cloud migration of SAP Infrastructure from Azue
- Managed on HANA Installations, Upgrade and performed the normalization for the before Go-Live
- Managed HANA additional components like Vistex, XSA, install/upgrade and restore
- Managed on HANA backup/Restore, B4HANA, S4HANA and SDA connections for third party databases
- Managed on Hana cleaner script implementation along with AZCOPY across the landscaped
- Managed on On-Prem to Azure cloud HANA database migration using replication methods
- Supported HANA automation project to install VM’s, Install HANA & HANA parameter standardization using Ansible
- Managed on HANA cockpit and Focus run configuration to Monitor the HANA databases
- Managed on HANA Replication and HANA DR setup configurations using PCS Clusters
- Managed on Commvault, Metallic backup integration HANA systems to Azure cloud and on-prem servers
- Managing orgs, spaces, and space quota plans using the SAP BTP cockpit or the SAP BTP command line interface
- BTP integration with on−premises servers using SAP Cloud Platform
- Integrated SAP Analytics Cloud with S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, SAP Datasphere, and SAP IBP
Project Lead Sap Basis Administrator
Elanco
Indianapolis
03.2020 - 06.2021
- Managed and created implementing Service improvements (automation, incident reduction, etc.)
- Managed on running operations following ITIL processes
- Managed on writing RFPs solutions and presentations during client visits
- Configured SAP Landscape Transformation (SLT) for efficient data replication between HANA ECC and HANA BW environments, facilitating real-time data synchronization and analysis
- Installed and upgraded SAP HANA databases for ECC and BW systems, ensuring seamless performance and compatibility
- Completed SAP HANA refresh using backup and recovery successfully
- SAP HANA replication setup completed from Primary to Secondary to DR systems
- Implementation and monitoring of SAP Landscape Transformation (SLT) for data replication and synchronization
- Supported the transition to Agile practices within the organization, advocating for cultural change, process improvement, and stakeholder engagement
- Develop and deploy OData services to expose SAP data and functionality in a standardized format, enabling easy consumption by various front-end applications and devices
- Implement iDoc message mappings to transform data between SAP and non-SAP formats
- Define RFC function modules and interfaces to expose SAP functionality to external applications
- Anticipated customer needs, provides inputs for solutioning, demonstrates industry understanding and provides inputs to the customer on areas other than project work and builds confidence with the customer at higher levels to be treated as an advisor
- Analyzed and constantly improves systems, processes and nature of service provided to ensure customer delight by establishing standards and benchmarks for quality
- Brings up unresolved issues with the client, understands stakeholder views, strikes a rapport and resolves these issues by using tact and influence keeping in mind organizational interests
- Strong knowledge in Solution Manager Configuration ALM (Manage System Config, CHARM, CTS+ etc and remediating security vulnerabilities
Project Lead Sap Basis Administrator
Costco
Seattle
01.2019 - 02.2020
- Performed the S/4 HANA 1709 installations and HANA 2.0 Rev 41 installations in Azure Cloud with SUSE cluster
- Implement data provisioning techniques such as batch loading, real-time replication, and data virtualization using SAP Smart Data Access (SDA)
- Monitor SDI jobs and pipelines to ensure data quality, integrity, and reliability
- Manage SAP Process Integration or Process Orchestration systems to enable seamless integration between SAP and non-SAP systems
- Coached and mentored team members on Agile methodologies, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Leveraged Scrum framework to facilitate self-organization and empower teams to deliver high-quality software incrementally
- Interface integrations with P1/PO to SAP S4 HANA, EWM, TM, EM, CAR systems
- Performed S/4 HANA 1809 Upgrade
- Performed the Full SCM system landscape installation with Fiori HUB configurations
- Performed HANA 1.0 to 2.0 Rev 41Upgrades
- Performed the Fiori HUB configurations for S4, EWM, TM, EM, CAR and Yard Lostic systems
- Complete Implementation and integration of SCM systems with PI/PO
- Complete SLD and PI/PO configuration with complete component installations
- Performed CAR Implementation with SLT Configuration with S4
- Configured SSO, NWBC, and Business Client and Pacemaker tools for the Login
- Managed on with puppet, Terraform and Ansible tools for the automation of SAP installations
- Designed and configured HAN replication through DRF and for DR systems
- Experience in configuring WebIDE, GitHub, HANA Cloud Connector & Salesforce applications
Project Lead Sap Basis Administrator
Starbucks
Seattle
02.2018 - 12.2018
- Performed strategy planning for EHP 8 upgrade for ECC, EP and Solution Manger
- Working closely with Linux, DB and Storage team to build the new landscape for N+1 landscape with DR systems
- Set up and monitor SLT replication channels to ensure timely and accurate data synchronization between source and target systems
- Optimize SLT configurations and parameters to minimize data latency and improve replication throughput
- Set up RFC security measures, including user authentication and authorization checks
- Acted as a servant leader, removing obstacles and empowering team members to achieve their full potential while adhering to Agile principles and values
- Performed Oracle 11 to 12 c upgrade along with Data encryption
- Strategy & implementation for system copy and DR implementation with Oracle data guard
- Implementation of SAP HANA Cloud HCI integration and supporting the Team
- Hana database administration activity including single or distributed hosts/service/multi-tenant databases/alerts/data collector’s administration
- Installed and configured the new Solution Manager 7.2 for SLD configurations, LMDB and Maintenance Planner
- Configuration SLD, Custom Code Management (CCM), CCMMS, Solution Documentation, OCC & EWA reports
- Worked on Solution Manager Configuration (Manage System Config, CHARM, CTS+ etc
Project Lead Sap Basis Administrator
Auto Plus Motor parts
Detroit
01.2016 - 12.2017
- Performed SAP data center migration for all production landscape systems to RHEL 6 Linux and Oracle RAC cluster from AIX & DB2 platforms
- Optimize SDI configurations and resources to maximize throughput and minimize latency
- Integrate SDI with SAP HANA, SAP Sybase, SAP BW, and other SAP applications to support analytical and reporting requirements
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, to foster transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Setting up Solution Manager 7.2 for Solution Monitoring, Central Monitoring (CCMS), Maintenance Optimizer, Watch Alerts, Custom Code Management (CCM), Solution Documentation and EEM (End User Experience Monitoring) by deploying robots in remote warehouse locations
- Integrated SCM EWM system to ECC, BW and PI system in Unix environments
- Performed upgrade on PI to PO NetWeaver 7.4 with all existing interface & third-party connection
- Troubleshooting and resolving Data extraction from BODS Data Services system problems
- Migrated SAP BI systems to HEC Cloud and performed the performance tuning
- Coordinating with SAP Cloud team for HEC cloud maintenance on HANA, BO and SLT servers
- Installed SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Server (SLT) on SAP NW 7.02 and replication enabled from source ABAP, Non-ABAP systems to target HANA DB server
- Build new parallel N+1 track for EHP7 upgrade with Homogeneous system copy method and worked on Solution Manager Configuration ALM (Manage System Config, CHARM, CTS+ etc
Team Lead
Capgemini India
Hyderabad
02.2014 - 10.2015
- Company Overview: IGA Capgemini is the internal Capgemini project implemented for Capgemini itself
- All the Capgemini employees’ payrolls will be run using SAP HR module after this project
- Solman Charm configuration for N and N+1 landscape and retrofit Transports
- Solman CCMS and SED configuration for pre-prod and production servers
- Planning and optimization of EHP 7 upgrade for entire Ladscape
- Execution Oracle Upgrade activities from 11.2.0.2.0 to 11.2.0.4.0 on AIX and Linux Servers
- DB restore and System Refresh activity on ECC and JAVA Components
- Installation of Solution Manager 7.0 with EHP1 and integrated satellite systems into Solution Manager
- Configured EWA, Charm configuration and generated stack xml file from MOPZ
- Worked on Solution Manager Configuration Manage System Config, CHARM, CTS+ etc
- Applying Support packs and Add-ons, SNOTE in Development, Quality, and Production servers for ECC, EP, and
- Setting up Add-ons for SAP Fiori and maintaining Gateway server
- Fiori Package Configuration on SAP Gateway & Backend ECC/EP on Unix environment
- Mobile expertise on SAP Fiori: SAP UI5 & HTML5, Portal on Device (SAP Portal, Gateway OData Integration, Mobile App packaging using Apache Cordova/PhoneGap
- System Landscape, Architecture, SSO, Security Set Up, Gateway Configuration
- EHP7 Upgrade for entire SAP ECC landscape (Dev, Quality, Dry-runs, Simulation and then final cutover) in Oracle and RHEL 6 environment
- IGA Capgemini is the internal Capgemini project implemented for Capgemini itself
- All the Capgemini employees’ payrolls will be run using SAP HR module after this project
Client Technical Lead
IBM India
Chennai
09.2012 - 02.2014
- Execution Oracle Upgrade activities from 10.2.0.4.0 to 11.2.0.2.0 on AIX Servers
- System Refresh activity on ECC, SRM, CRM, JAVA and APO Components
- Performed DR system implementation and MOC DR Drill on Unix environments
- Understand procedure of Java development, knowledge about NWDI, CTS+ etc
- Applying Support packs and Addons, SNOTE in Development, Quality, and Production servers for ECC
- CRM, BIW, SRM, SCM and Maintenance of SAP profile parameters
- Troubleshooting of APO Live cache and MAXDB issues using DB manager
- As ITIL process, I handled incidents sev1 & Sev2 within the SLA, changes and Service requests
Sr. Sap NetWeaver Basis Administrator
Intelli Group India
Mumbai
12.2011 - 09.2012
- Oracle 11g upgrade and DB Refresh activities on Unix environment
- Have done Migration project from HP-UNIX to RHEL 6-Linux for oracle 11g
- Short dump analysis, managing lock entries, lock/unlock transaction codes
- Creating users, profiles and managing user’s proper authorization following the Consultants instruction
- Experience in Design, Developing, Testing and Implementing SAP Security Roles, Profiles and Authorizations for various landscapes using Profile Generator
- Good experience in tool SU24 for maintenance of authorization objects/keys in transaction base
- Full trouble shooting support for the user’s authorization failures in all SAP applications and resolving the Security issues and support in integration testing of Roles/Profiles
- Building new DR systems using oracle Data Gaud and maintained PR-DR sites
- Database overview, analyzing space problem of tables, administration method and using the BR tools utility provided by SAP
Sr. Sap NetWeaver Basis Administrator
Hewlett-Packard Global Soft Pvt Limited
Chennai
03.2011 - 11.2011
- Workload analysis with experience in Analyzing General and Specific performance problems
- Performance Analysis for ABAP programs viz., activating a Performance trace, Evaluating an SQL, RFC and Enqueue Traces
- Tablespace management through BRTOOLS on Unix environment
- Spool management & troubleshooting include printer, solving users printing problem
- Monitoring of Active Servers and Global Work Processes
- Operating system monitoring, CPU utilization
- Checking of missing indexes and current database space monitoring
- Adding roles and profiles to the user up on request
- Create & Design Profiles using Profile Generator and assigned default profiles and generated profiles
- Online system log analysis, Operating system Monitoring, Oracle Database Monitoring
- User Maintenance/User creation in R/3, deletion, modification
Education
Master of Science - Electronics
UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
Hyderabad, India01.2003
Skills
- SAP HANA administration
- Database migration
- Cloud computing
- Data replication
- Backup and recovery
- Performance tuning
Certification
- SAP OS/DB migration Certified
- Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) Certified
Timeline
SAP Basis/HANA Administrator
Corteva
07.2021 - 12.2024
Project Lead Sap Basis Administrator
Elanco
03.2020 - 06.2021
Project Lead Sap Basis Administrator
Costco
01.2019 - 02.2020
Project Lead Sap Basis Administrator
Starbucks
02.2018 - 12.2018
Project Lead Sap Basis Administrator
Auto Plus Motor parts
01.2016 - 12.2017
Team Lead
Capgemini India
02.2014 - 10.2015
Client Technical Lead
IBM India
09.2012 - 02.2014
Sr. Sap NetWeaver Basis Administrator
Intelli Group India
12.2011 - 09.2012
Sr. Sap NetWeaver Basis Administrator
Hewlett-Packard Global Soft Pvt Limited
03.2011 - 11.2011
Master of Science - Electronics
UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
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