SAP Basis Migration Consultant

SAP Basis Migration Consultant
Contract – Direct Client
Fully Remote
 
We are seeking an experienced SAP Basis Migration Consultant to lead the technical assessment, planning, execution, and stabilization of a heterogeneous SAP ERP migration from HP-UX with Oracle 11.2.0.3g to Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Oracle 19.31. The consultant will own the SAP technical migration workstream, including SAP supportability validation, target landscape design, system-copy execution, Oracle integration, cutover planning, and post-go-live stabilization. Work can be performed remotely, but the consultant must work Pacific Standard Time hours.
 
Key responsibilities
Assess the existing SAP ERP 6.0 EhP6 landscape, including SAP_BASIS, SAP_ABA, SAP_APPL, support-package levels, SAP kernel, Oracle 11.2.0.3 version, HP-UX release 11.31, interfaces, add-ons, custom developments, and system dependencies. The current environment is non-Unicode.
Confirm SAP supportability for the target combination of SAP ERP EhP6, RHEL 9, Oracle 19.31, SAP kernel, Oracle client, BR*Tools, Unicode conversion and relevant SAP Notes.
Identify whether prerequisite remediation is required, including SAP kernel upgrades, SAP_BASIS/support-package updates, Unicode conversion considerations, add-on upgrades, or an interim RHEL 8 target.
Recommend and document the preferred migration method, including SWPM heterogeneous system copy, R3load/Migration Monitor export-import, or SUM with Database Migration Option and system move where supported.
Develop migration estimates for effort, timeline, staffing, infrastructure capacity, technical risks, cutover duration, fallback requirements, and hypercare coverage.
Define the target technical architecture, including SAP application-server topology, Oracle 19c deployment, storage, network, backup/recovery, monitoring, security, high availability, and disaster recovery requirements.

Preferred qualifications
Experience migrating SAP systems from HP-UX, AIX, Solaris, or Windows to RHEL, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Oracle Linux, or cloud infrastructure.
Experience with SAP SUM Database Migration Option, including DMO with system move and downtime optimization.
Experience with Oracle-to-Oracle SAP database migration and SAP system copy procedures at multi-terabyte scale.
Experience supporting SAP ECC 6.0 EhP6, EhP7, EhP8, SAP NetWeaver 7.x, or SAP S/4HANA technical migrations.
Experience with SAP Unicode conversion, EhP upgrades, SAP kernel upgrades, enhancement-pack upgrades, and SAP S/4HANA conversion planning.
Experience with SAP Solution Manager, Focused Run, SAP Cloud ALM, ChaRM, technical monitoring, and IT service-management tools.
Experience with enterprise backup and recovery products, storage replication, SAN/NAS architecture, and performance tuning for SAP and Oracle workloads.