What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal SAP Basis Consultant position at Infosys?
Infosys is seeking a Principal SAP Basis Consultant
This position requires an expert contributing to different phases of the consulting lifecycle. You will be intensely involved in business process consulting; you will define the problem, propose, and create the solution. You will also play an important role in the development, configuration, and deployment of the overall solution. You will guide teams on project processes, deliverables and contribute to the proposal development, client training and internal capability building and help detail the project scope. You will have the opportunity to shape value-adding consulting solutions that enable our clients to meet the changing needs of the global landscape.
Basic Qualifications
SAP Basis & Technical Architecture
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Infosys employee you are also eligible for the following benefits:
Infosys provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.
This position requires an expert contributing to different phases of the consulting lifecycle. You will be intensely involved in business process consulting; you will define the problem, propose, and create the solution. You will also play an important role in the development, configuration, and deployment of the overall solution. You will guide teams on project processes, deliverables and contribute to the proposal development, client training and internal capability building and help detail the project scope. You will have the opportunity to shape value-adding consulting solutions that enable our clients to meet the changing needs of the global landscape.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
- At least 11 years of experience with Information Technology.
- The location for this position is Fort Worth, TX. This position may require travel to Project / client locations.
- Candidates authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time
SAP Basis & Technical Architecture
- Lead end-to-end SAP ECC to S/4HANA brownfield migration using SUM DMO tools.
- Manage SAP landscape architecture, including HANA installations, upgrades, migrations, and performance optimizations.
- Configure, monitor, and administer SAP systems including:
- ECC, S/4HANA
- SAP HANA Database
- Solution Manager
- Fiori, Gateway
- SAP Enterprise Portal, Web Dispatcher
- SAP BTP integrations
- Perform system sizing, resource planning, and capacity management.
- Ensure high system availability, resilience, and reliability across all SAP landscapes.
- Oversee SAP system copies, refreshes, kernel upgrades, and patch management.
- Conduct performance tuning for ABAP, HANA DB, and application servers.
- Manage transport management system (TMS), CTS , and deployment workflows.
- Monitor logs, dumps, traces, and resolve complex system issues.
- Manage HANA Cockpit, DB configurations, backup/restore, and security setup.
- Ensure alignment with pharmaceutical regulatory requirements (GxP, FDA, CSV/CSA compliance).
- Implement SAP security standards, user administration, and role-based access control.
- Maintain SOPs, validation documentation, technical runbooks, and migration artifacts.
- Act as the primary SAP Basis lead for the migration program.
- Work closely with infrastructure/cloud teams for system provisioning and scaling.
- Coordinate with functional, ABAP, QA, and business teams for cutover and go‑live planning.
- Provide technical risk assessments, mitigation plans, and architecture recommendations.
- Lead troubleshooting sessions during integration testing, regression testing, and go‑live support.
- Strong knowledge of:
- SAP NetWeaver
- SAP Fiori, Gateway
- SAP Solution Manager (ChaRM, Monitoring)
- SAPRouter, SSL, SSO, certificates
- Unix/Linux system conceptsExperience with cloud-hosted SAP landscapes (Azure/AWS/GCP) is a plus.
- Excellent communication, documentation, and client-facing skills.
- Proven expertise with SAP ECC to S/4HANA brownfield migrations, including SUM DMO.
- Strong experience with SAP HANA database administration & performance tuning.
- Experience working in FDA-regulated pharmaceutical or life sciences environments (highly preferred).
- SAP Basis / HANA certifications preferred.
- ITIL certification is a plus.
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Infosys employee you are also eligible for the following benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
- Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness , Hospital Indemnity, Legal)
- 401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
Infosys provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.