SAP HANA Modeling & Performance Engineer
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As we continue to grow, we're looking for a skilled SAP HANA Modeling & Performance Engineer to join our dynamic team and contribute to our mission of transforming business processes through technology., This role is part of Bright Vision Technologies' in-house Statement of Work (SOW) engagement. The client, end customer, and employer for this position is Bright Vision Technologies - there is no third-party client, vendor, or implementation partner involved. We do not engage in C2C, 1099, or third-party arrangements for this role. BUT STRICTLY NO C2C/1099/3RD PARTY COMPANIES. ALL OUR ROLES ARE W2 AND NO 3RD PARTY BROKERING PLEASE. Candidates must be willing to work directly as a full-time W2 employee of Bright Vision Technologies and contribute to our in-house SOW deliverables. No new H1B sponsorship is available for this role. However, candidates who are currently on a valid H1B visa and require a transfer are welcome to apply. We will support H1B transfers for qualified candidates. For every role, a technical coding assessment is mandatory. Please apply only if you are confident in your technical abilities and hands-on experience., We are seeking an experienced SAP HANA Modeling and Performance Engineer to design, build, and optimize HANA-native data models and analytical objects supporting S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, and standalone HANA platforms. In this role you will translate complex business and analytics requirements into performant HANA models, and you will be the go-to expert for diagnosing and resolving HANA performance issues across the SAP landscape. The ideal candidate will combine deep expertise in HANA-native modeling - including calculation views, CDS views, AMDPs, and SQLScript - with strong performance-tuning skills and a clear understanding of HANA internals. Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop performant calculation views, CDS views, AMDPs, and SQLScript procedures for analytical and transactional workloads.
- Translate business and analytics requirements into well-structured HANA data models that balance flexibility, performance, and maintainability.
- Optimize complex queries, joins, and aggregations through careful use of partitioning, pruning, and parallelization features of HANA.
- Lead HANA performance reviews and audits, using tools such as HANA Studio Plan Visualizer, ST04, ST05, and DBACOCKPIT to identify bottlenecks.
- Implement appropriate security models for HANA, including analytic privileges, roles, and row-level security.
- Design and operate HANA replication scenarios using SLT, smart data integration, and smart data access.
- Support data tiering using HANA Native Storage Extension and dynamic tiering where appropriate.
- Build and maintain HANA-native applications and procedures consumed by Fiori, BW, and BTP services.
- Lead capacity planning and sizing for HANA systems, taking into account both current and projected workloads.
- Collaborate closely with Basis, ABAP, and analytics teams to ensure HANA models are integrated cleanly with the broader landscape.
- Maintain comprehensive, current technical documentation - including architecture diagrams, design decisions, configuration references, runbooks, and operational procedures - so that the system remains supportable, auditable, and easy to onboard new engineers onto over time.
- Mentor junior developers on HANA-native development and performance best practices.
Requirements
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- Five or more years of SAP HANA development experience.
- Strong hands-on expertise with calculation views, CDS views, AMDPs, and SQLScript.
- Solid understanding of HANA architecture, including in-memory storage, columnar processing, and parallel execution.
- Hands-on experience with HANA performance tuning tools and methodologies.
- Experience with HANA replication tools (SLT, SDI, SDA).
- Working knowledge of HANA security models, including analytic privileges and roles.
- Familiarity with S/4HANA embedded analytics or BW/4HANA modeling.
- Strong SQL skills.
- Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills., * SAP-certified HANA modeling or development credentials.
- Experience with HANA Native Storage Extension or dynamic tiering.
- Exposure to HANA Cloud and SAP Datasphere.
- Familiarity with BTP-based analytics tooling such as SAC.
- Hands-on experience with large-scale HANA migrations and upgrades.