SAP BW & Analytics
Key
Responsibilities
- Extract
raw data from SAP BW, ECC, and S/4HANA using BW extractors, CDS Views,
Open ODS, and other relevant SAP interfaces.
- Design,
develop, and implement robust ETL processes within SAP BW/BW4HANA,
ensuring accuracy, consistency, and performance.
- Designing
and supporting data integration solutions that extract SAP BW/S4 data into
Hyperscaler platforms—primarily Google Cloud BigQuery.
- Perform
comprehensive data cleansing, validation, reconciliation, and enrichment
to maintain high data quality.
- Develop
advanced SQL queries and scripts to retrieve, validate, and analyze large
volumes of SAP transactional and master data.
- Collaborate
with business stakeholders to understand reporting needs and translate
them into precise technical specifications in BW and analytics platforms.
- Design,
build, and maintain reports, dashboards, and analytical models using SAC,
SAP BusinessObjects (WebI/IDT), BEx Queries, and Power BI.
- Maintain
and optimize existing BW data models, transformations, and reporting
solutions for long-term scalability.
- Troubleshoot
data inconsistencies, extractor issues, transformation errors, and
reporting defects proactively across SAP and cloud layers.
- Document
technical designs, business rules, data models, and integration flows
comprehensively for knowledge sharing.
- Stay
abreast of emerging trends in BW/4HANA, Embedded Analytics, CDS Views, SAP Data sphere, and cloud data integration.
Critical
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in computer science, Information Technology, Analytics, or a
related field.
- 8–12
years of hands-on experience in SAP BW, BW on HANA, and BW/4HANA.
- Proven
experience with ETL development within SAP BW, including InfoProviders,
CompositeProviders, Transformations, DTPs, AMDP routines, etc.
- Strong
understanding of data governance, data quality frameworks, and validation
processes.
- Expertise
in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), BOBJ, BEx, and working knowledge of Power
BI.
- Good
exposure to SAP functional modules: FI, CO, SD, MM, PS.
- Advanced
SQL skills for complex data querying and analysis.
- Strong
ABAP experience, especially in extractor enhancements, routines, AMDP
logic, and data-related custom code.
- Hands-on
experience integrating SAP data with cloud platforms (preferably Google
Cloud BigQuery; Azure/AWS exposure is a plus).
- Practical
knowledge of CDS Views, Embedded Analytics, and HANA-native modeling.
- Nice
to have: SAP Data sphere, SAP BDC, or experience with additional BI tools.
- Relevant
SAP certifications (BW/4HANA, HANA, SAC, Data sphere) are advantageous.