SAP Platform Architect - BW Migration

Summary: A SAP Platform Architect is needed for a six-month fully remote contract, focusing on leading BW on-prem to BW/4HANA migrations. The role requires hands-on experience with SAP's migration tooling and a deep understanding of BW/4HANA data modeling and optimization. The ideal candidate will have worked directly with SAP or certified partners on migration programs and possess knowledge of RISE with SAP. Additional knowledge of SAP Datasphere architecture is a plus but not mandatory.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead at least one full BW on-prem to BW/4HANA migration, ensuring actual delivery on the customer side.
• Utilize SAP's BW/4HANA migration tooling including Shell Conversion, Remote Conversion, or In-Place Migration.
• Collaborate directly with SAP or certified SAP partners on BW migration programs.
• Understand RISE with SAP commercial and technical models, differentiating between RISE, BTP, and managed cloud.
• Manage BW/4HANA Cockpit and Migration Workbench effectively.
• Assess network topology, latency considerations, and data residency in cloud BW deployments.
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of BW/4HANA data modeling and assess legacy object migration needs.
• Optimize SAP HANA through partitioning, indexing, and memory management in a BW context.
• Facilitate the transition from BEx to SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) reporting.

Key Skills:

• Proven hands-on experience with BW on-prem to BW/4HANA migration.
• Experience with SAP's BW/4HANA migration tooling.
• Direct collaboration with SAP or certified SAP partners.
• Understanding of RISE with SAP and its components.
• Knowledge of BW/4HANA data modeling and optimization techniques.
• Familiarity with SAP Datasphere architecture and integration with SAC is a plus.

Salary (Rate): £62 per hour

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

A SAP Platform Architect required for a six-month, fully remote contract with the following experience:

• Proven hands-on experience leading at least one full BW on-prem to BW/4HANA migration, not just advisory, actual delivery on the customer side.
• Experience with SAP's BW/4HANA migration tooling: Shell Conversion, Remote Conversion, or In-Place Migration.
• Worked directly with SAP or a certified SAP partner on BW migration programs
• Understanding of RISE with SAP commercial and technical model, knows the difference between RISE, BTP, and managed cloud
• Good understanding of BW/4HANA Cockpit and the Migration Workbench
• Understanding of network topology, latency considerations, and data residency in cloud BW deployments

Technical Depth of BW/4HANA

• Deep knowledge of BW/4HANA data modelling: aDSO, CompositeProvider, Open ODS Views and how they replace classic BW objects
• Ability to assess which Legacy objects (InfoCubes, MultiProviders, DSOs) can be migrated vs need to be rebuilt
• SAP HANA optimization knowledge such as partitioning, indexing, memory management in BW context
• BEx vs SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) reporting transition

Nice to have, but not mandatory:

• Solid understanding of SAP Datasphere architecture: Spaces, Data Flows, Transformation Flows, Business Builder
• Knowledge of Data Products concept and how they enable data mesh patterns
• Understanding of federation vs replication strategies in Datasphere
• Familiarity with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) integration with Datasphere

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