SAP HANA Lead Engineer

Job Title: SAP HANA Lead Engineer
Location: Sabine Parish Louisiana
Experience Required: 12 Years
Employment Type: Contract
Interview Type: In-Person or Webcam

We are seeking an experienced SAP HANA Lead Engineer who can guide enterprise-level database and analytics initiatives. This role requires someone with deep expertise in SAP HANA architecture performance tuning data modeling and system integration. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the stability scalability and optimization of SAP HANA environments while supporting ongoing projects and business operations.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical expert who can lead solution design mentor team members and serve as a trusted advisor on SAP HANA best practices.

• Lead the design implementation and management of SAP HANA systems across development testing and production environments.

• Architect and optimize SAP HANA database solutions including performance tuning and in-memory processing strategies.

• Develop and maintain SAP HANA data models views stored procedures and analytics objects.

• Oversee system installations upgrades patches and configuration adjustments.

• Collaborate with SAP Basis security and application teams to ensure system stability and seamless integrations.

• Monitor system performance metrics and proactively identify performance bottlenecks and improvement opportunities.

• Ensure data governance data accuracy and optimal resource utilization.

• Support project teams through requirements gathering solution design reviews and technical documentation.

• Troubleshoot system issues and manage root-cause analysis for complex technical problems.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers and cross-functional team members.

• 12 years of overall IT experience with a minimum of 7 years focused on SAP HANA.

• Strong hands-on experience with SAP HANA architecture design deployment and administration.

• Expertise in HANA modeling SQL scripting calculation views and performance optimization.

• In-depth knowledge of SAP BW/4HANA S/4HANA integration and related SAP ecosystems.

• Experience with system monitoring and troubleshooting using SAP tools such as HANA Studio HANA Cockpit and Solution Manager.

• Strong understanding of Linux environments commonly used for SAP HANA implementations.

• Experience in backup and recovery strategies system replication and high-availability configurations.

• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and communicate complex technical concepts clearly.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to lead technical discussions and architectural decisions.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).