Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
South Yorkshire, UK
Summary: The SAP Technical/Data Architect role involves supporting the data workstream of a significant SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration program. The position requires a hands-on approach to analyze the current ECC data landscape, identify legacy data, and develop strategies for data cleansing and management. This highly technical role demands deep expertise in SAP ECC and practical experience in data migration. The architect will provide actionable recommendations to facilitate the transition to S/4HANA.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct a detailed analysis of the current SAP ECC data environment, with a focus on Finance and HR data.
- Identify Legacy data, unused custom code, and data that cannot be migrated in its current state.
- Define and recommend data cleansing, archiving, and life cycle management strategies.
- Provide hands-on support in identifying data that is no longer used or improperly closed.
- Collaborate with the internal SAP team and Business Architect to align data strategy with overall migration goals.
- Deliver practical, technically sound recommendations for managing and migrating data to S/4HANA.
Key Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with SAP ECC data structures and technical architecture.
- Proven track record in data cleansing, archiving, and life cycle management within SAP environments.
- Ability to analyse custom Back End code and determine usage/redundancy.
- Experience working with personal and sensitive data (eg HR/Finance).
- Strong technical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Comfortable working independently and remotely, with minimal supervision.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: South Yorkshire
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role Title: SAP Technical/Data Architect
Location: Primarily Remote (occasional on-site; laptop provided)
Contract Length: 6 months
Start Date: ASAP
Overview:
We are looking for a hands-on SAP Technical/Data Architect to support the data workstream of a major SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration programme. This role will focus on analysing the current ECC data landscape, identifying Legacy data, and defining strategies for data cleansing, archiving, and life cycle management.
This is a highly technical role requiring deep SAP ECC expertise, practical experience with data migration and archiving, and the ability to make actionable recommendations to support the transition to S/4HANA.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct a detailed analysis of the current SAP ECC data environment, with a focus on Finance and HR data.
- Identify Legacy data, unused custom code, and data that cannot be migrated in its current state.
- Define and recommend data cleansing, archiving, and life cycle management strategies.
- Provide hands-on support in identifying data that is no longer used or improperly closed.
- Collaborate with the internal SAP team and Business Architect to align data strategy with overall migration goals.
- Deliver practical, technically sound recommendations for managing and migrating data to S/4HANA.
Key Deliverables:
- Identification of redundant or problematic data structures.
- Recommendations for data archiving and deletion (where appropriate).
- Lifecycle rules and standards for data management in the new S/4HANA environment.
- Strategic input into the data migration roadmap.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Strong hands-on experience with SAP ECC data structures and technical architecture.
- Proven track record in data cleansing, archiving, and life cycle management within SAP environments.
- Ability to analyse custom Back End code and determine usage/redundancy.
- Experience working with personal and sensitive data (eg HR/Finance).
- Strong technical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Comfortable working independently and remotely, with minimal supervision.
Desirable:
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA data migration projects.
- Familiarity with Higher Education data environments (not essential).
- Knowledge of SAP Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) tools.
