Data Engineer / Data Scientist – SAP Data Migration & Transformation
Posted 1 day ago by K2 Partnering
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Paris, France
Summary: The role of Data Engineer / Data Scientist focuses on supporting a strategic data transformation initiative by consolidating and modernizing the enterprise data landscape. The consultant will bridge SAP data domains and a Databricks-based data platform, ensuring data quality and readiness for analytics. Key responsibilities include designing ETL processes, preparing datasets for migration, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The position requires strong technical skills in data engineering and experience with SAP data extraction and transformation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze and understand SAP data structures across business domains.
- Design and implement data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL/ELT) processes from SAP to Databricks.
- Prepare, cleanse, enrich, and validate large datasets prior to migration.
- Develop scalable data pipelines and transformation workflows.
- Ensure data quality, reconciliation, and consistency throughout the migration lifecycle.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, SAP teams, and data platform teams.
- Support data modeling and optimization activities within Databricks.
- Contribute to migration strategy, testing, and deployment activities.
- Produce technical documentation and knowledge transfer materials.
Key Skills:
- Strong experience as a Data Engineer or Data Scientist in enterprise environments.
- Proven experience working on SAP data extraction, migration, or transformation projects.
- Hands-on expertise with Databricks.
- Strong SQL and Python development skills.
- Experience with ETL/ELT frameworks and data pipeline development.
- Solid understanding of data quality, data governance, and reconciliation processes.
- Experience handling large-scale datasets and complex transformation logic.
- Knowledge of Delta Lake, Spark, and modern data architectures.
- Experience working in cloud-based data platforms.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Paris
Country: France
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Location
Paris (2 days per week onsite)
Duration
6 months + possible extension
Language
English (French is a plus)
Mission Context
As part of a strategic data transformation initiative, the client is consolidating and modernizing its enterprise data landscape. The mission focuses on extracting, transforming, preparing, and migrating data from SAP systems into a central Databricks-based data platform.
The consultant will act as a bridge between SAP data domains and the modern data platform, ensuring data quality, consistency, and readiness for analytics, reporting, and AI use cases.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze and understand SAP data structures across business domains.
- Design and implement data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL/ELT) processes from SAP to Databricks.
- Prepare, cleanse, enrich, and validate large datasets prior to migration.
- Develop scalable data pipelines and transformation workflows.
- Ensure data quality, reconciliation, and consistency throughout the migration lifecycle.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, SAP teams, and data platform teams.
- Support data modeling and optimization activities within Databricks.
- Contribute to migration strategy, testing, and deployment activities.
- Produce technical documentation and knowledge transfer materials.
Required Skills & Expertise
- Strong experience as a Data Engineer or Data Scientist in enterprise environments.
- Proven experience working on SAP data extraction, migration, or transformation projects.
- Hands-on expertise with Databricks.
- Strong SQL and Python development skills.
- Experience with ETL/ELT frameworks and data pipeline development.
- Solid understanding of data quality, data governance, and reconciliation processes.
- Experience handling large-scale datasets and complex transformation logic.
- Knowledge of Delta Lake, Spark, and modern data architectures.
- Experience working in cloud-based data platforms.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Profile
- 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Science, or Data Migration projects.
- Ability to translate SAP business data into modern analytical data structures.
- Comfortable working across both technical and functional teams.
- Autonomous, delivery-oriented, and hands-on.
- Experience in financial services or large enterprise environments is a plus.