6-10+ years HANA DB administration — hands-on, production-grade, operational depth
Proven track record inheriting and operating an existing HANA environment — not just building one
Deep HANA security operations expertise: user/role/privilege management, audit policies, SAML/JWT/X.509 authentication, access certification
Advanced HANA SQL: provisioning scripts, privilege review queries, audit log interrogation via SYS.USERS, SYS.ROLES, SYS.GRANTED_PRIVILEGES, M_AUDIT_LOG
Independent SAP OSS escalation experience — you raise, manage, and close incidents without handholding
Audit-ready communication — able to present HANA access evidence directly to auditors and compliance stakeholders
Familiarity with SAP BTP / Cloud Foundry HANA Cloud operational management
Manage users, roles, role collections, and database roles (BTP)
Configure spaces & HDI container access (must)
Configure cloud application authorizations (must)
Integrate with SAP IAS & IPS (must)
Create and maintain database users
Manage catalog and repository roles
Assign and manage system privileges (USER ADMIN, ROLE ADMIN)
Assign and manage object privileges (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE)
Assign and manage analytic privileges (row-level security)
Handle schema-level access & package authorization (must)
Experience on writing scripts (must)
CyberArk PAM, SAP GRC Access Control
HANA certifications, Datasphere/SAC exposure
Motivated and enthusiastic team player;
Strong communication and presentation skills
